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Verse Ezra 9:8. _AND NOW FOR A LITTLE SPACE_] This interval in which
they were returning from servitude to their own land.
_GRACE HATH BEEN_ SHOWED] God has disposed the hearts of the Persian
kings t...
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The “little space” was above 60 years, counting from the second
year of Darius Ezra 4:24, or about 80 years, counting from the first
year of Cyrus Ezra 1:1. This does not seem to Ezra much in the
“lif...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. Ezra's astonishment and grief (Ezra 9:1)_
2. Ezra's confession and prayer (Ezra 9:5)
Ezra 9:1. When all these things had been done (that are related in
chapter 8:33-36) Ezra was confr...
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EZRA'S CONFESSION.
Ezra 9:5. at the evening Oblation: therefore in the presence of the
assembled worshippers.
Ezra 9:7. from the days of our fathers: _i.e._ from the times of the
patriarchs onwards....
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A LITTLE SPACE. a little while. Hebrew. _kim'at._ See note on "almost"
(Proverbs 5:14). Referring to the respite which had been begun by the
kings of Assyria (Ezra 6:22.Nehemiah 9:32;...
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Ezra's Prayer
Ezra's prayer, as a confession of national sin, should be compared
with the prayer of the Levites (Nehemiah 9:6-38), and more especially
with the prayer of Daniel (Daniel 9:4-19). As in...
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Ezra's Confession
5. _And at the evening sacrifice_ R.V. AND AT THE EVENING OBLATION,
i.e. at the time of its being offered.
_I arose up from my heaviness_ R.V. I AROSE UP FROM MY HUMILIATION.
Marg....
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The period since the decree of Cyrus a divinely appointed respite of
probation.
_And now for a little space_ R.V. AND NOW FOR A LITTLE MOMENT. -For a
little moment", as in Isaiah 26:20 -Hide thyself f...
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_VER._ 8. _TO GIVE US A NAIL IN HIS HOLY PLACE_— _To give us a
seat,_ &c. Houbigant. See Pilkington, p. 200. The idea seems to be
taken from the _nails or pins_ with which the tabernacle was fastened...
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2. Ezra's prayer is set down for us.
TEXT, EZRA 9:6-15
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and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face
to Thee, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our...
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_AND NOW FOR A LITTLE SPACE GRACE HATH BEEN SHEWED FROM THE LORD OUR
GOD, TO LEAVE US A REMNANT TO ESCAPE, AND TO GIVE US A NAIL IN HIS
HOLY PLACE, THAT OUR GOD MAY LIGHTEN OUR EYES, AND GIVE US A LIT...
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9:8 nail (a-27) Or 'tent-pin.' see Isaiah 22:23 ....
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 9
V1 After these things had happened, the leaders came to me. They
said, ‘The *people of Israel have not kept themselves separate from
th...
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(5-15) Ezra’s prayer of confession and deprecation.
(5) AND AT THE EVENING SACRIFICE I AROSE UP. — Until the afternoon
Ezra had sat silent and in grief before the Temple, and in presence of
the people...
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וְ עַתָּ֡ה כִּ מְעַט ־רֶגַע֩ הָיְתָ֨ה
תְחִנָּ
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FOREIGN MARRIAGES
Ezra 9:1
The successful issue of Ezra's undertaking was speedily followed by a
bitter disappointment on the part of its leader, the experience of
which urged him to make a drastic...
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A LEADER'S SORROWS FOR HIS PEOPLE'S SINS
Ezra 9:1
The mingling of the holy seed with heathen peoples was always the
curse of Israel, and it has been the temptation of God's children in
every age. Do...
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On Ezra's arrival at Jerusalem complaint was made to him of the
failure and sin of the people. What an appalling story it was, that
during these sixty years, even though there had been no return to
he...
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And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD our
God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a (f) nail in his
holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us...
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As a. Protestants, "for a little space, grace hath been shewed from
the Lord," (Haydock) and yet we are again irritating Him! (Calmet) ---
A pin, or nail, here signifies a small settlement or holding;...
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Reader! what sweet and gracious signs of sorrow, and of real communion
with God. The blushing, and dropping countenance, under the conscious
sense of the divine presence, are among the truest tokens o...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9 AND 10.
Alas! as soon as he can look into these things, he finds the law
already broken, evil already come in. The people of Israel had not
kept themselves...
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AND NOW, FOR A LITTLE SPACE, GRACE HATH BEEN SHOWED FROM THE LORD OUR
GOD,.... It was but a small time since the Lord first began to show
favour to them, so that they soon after began to revolt from h...
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And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD our
God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his
holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a li...
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_Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass _ We
are not purged from the guilt of our fathers' sins, but we are still
feeling the sad effects of them; yea, and are repeating the sa...
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1 Ezra mourneth for the affinitie of the people with strangers.
5 He prayeth vnto God with confession of sinnes.
1 NOWE when these things were done, the Princes came to me, saying,
The people of Isr...
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And now for a little space, for almost sixty years, GRACE HATH BEEN
SHOWED FROM THE LORD, OUR GOD, TO LEAVE US A REMNANT TO ESCAPE, AND TO
GIVE US A NAIL IN HIS HOLY PLACE, the figure being that of a...
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Ezra's Confession of the People's Sin...
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HUMBLED BECAUSE OF MIXED MARRIAGES
(vv. 1-4)
If Ezra expected to engage in the pleasant work of the priesthood, it
must have been a keen disappointment to find soon after his arrival
that there was...
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LITTLE SPACE:
_ Heb._ moment
A NAIL:
Or, a pinne [symbol in wrong place]
IN HIS HOLY PLACE:
That is, a constant and sure abode...
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5-15 The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of
the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take
away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Ezra's address is a pen...
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NOW FOR A LITTLE SPACE: it is but a little while since God hath
delivered and restored us, and yet we are already returned to our
former sin and folly. Or thus, We have enjoyed this favour but a
littl...
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Ezra 9:8 little H4592 while H7281 grace H8467 LORD H3068 God H430
leave H7604 (H8687) escape H6413 give...
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EZRA'S ADMISSION OF ISRAEL'S GUILT BEFORE YHWH ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
(EZRA 9:5).
When the time of the evening sacrifice came, no doubt feeling that
this act of atonement and dedication on the behalf...
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EZRA DEALS WITH THE PROBLEM OF RETURNEES WHO HAVE BEEN LED ASTRAY INTO
IDOLATRY HAVING TAKEN FOREIGN WIVES (EZRA 9:1 TO EZRA 10:44).
It is important here to recognise that what was in question was not...
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CONTENTS: The remnant loses its separated position. Ezra's prayer and
confession.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezra.
CONCLUSION: Let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though
their sins have piled up t...
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Ezra 9:2. _The holy seed have mingled with the people._ The
distinction of the Jews from the heathen was not by nature, but by
grace. Their nobility lay in adherence to the covenant of God, and so
the...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 9:1 Ezra Discovers and Confronts the Problem of
Intermarriage. Ezra discovers that the Jewish community has mixed with
idolatrous non-Jewish groups in religion and in marriage. He le...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 9:8 FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, that is, for the time
following Cyrus’s edict, Israel has enjoyed God’s FAVOR. It has
actually been nearly a century, but that is “brief” compared to
Israel’s...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now come to the social and
religious reformation effected by Ezra amongst the Jews who had
previously returned to their own land (chaps. 9 and 10). And in this
chap...
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§ 2. REFORMATION OF RELIGION ACCOMPLISHED BY EZRA AT JERUSALEM.
EXPOSITION
IN the interval between Zerubbabel's rule and the coming of Ezra from
Babylon with a special commission appointing him gover...
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Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The
people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated
themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to...
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1 Samuel 14:27; 1 Samuel 14:29; 2 Kings 19:30; 2 Kings 19:31;...
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A little space — It is but a little while since God hath delivered
us, and yet we are already returned to our sin. A remnant — The far
greatest part of the Israelitish nation were yet in captivity. A...