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Verse 23. _WHY SHOULD THERE BE WRATH_] As he believed he was appointed
by the Almighty to do this work, he therefore wished to do it
heartily, knowing that if he did not, God would be displeased, and...
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Literally, as in the margin, i. e., Whatsoever is commanded in the Law
with respect to the temple service....
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II. THE RETURN UNDER EZRA AND HIS REFORMATION
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The journey of Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1)_
2. The decree of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:11)
3. Ezra's thanksgiving (Ezra 7:27)...
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DECREE OF ARTAXERXES. This decree granted a further return of exiles
for the purpose of reorganising the Temple worship. With the exception
of the introductory words of Ezra 7:11, this section is in A...
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DILIGENTLY. quickly, exactly.. Persian word, _, adrazda_ Occurs only
here.
WHY... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
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The contents of the letter are given in Aramaic....
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_Whatsoever_is _commanded_&c. literally, "Whatsoever is from the
commandment", same word as in Ezra 6:14.
_let it be diligently done_ R.V. LET IT BE DONE EXACTLY. The word in
the original -adrazda", o...
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DISCOURSE: 436
THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES
Ezra 7:23. _Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be
diligently done for the house of the God of heaven_.
WE are accustomed in divine ordinances...
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2. The letter of Artaxerxes
TEXT, EZRA 7:11-26
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Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra
the priest, the scribe, learned in the words of the commandments of
the LORD...
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_WHATSOEVER IS COMMANDED BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN, LET IT BE DILIGENTLY
DONE FOR THE HOUSE OF THE GOD OF HEAVEN: FOR WHY SHOULD THERE BE WRATH
AGAINST THE REALM OF THE KING AND HIS SONS?_ NO JFB COMMENTAR...
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THE JOURNEY OF EZRA TO JERUSALEM
1. Now after.. Artaxerxes] The interval of time here implied amounted
to more than fifty years, from the sixth year of Darius (516 b.c.) to
the seventh year of Artaxer...
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WHY SHOULD THERE BE WRATH, etc.] The piety of the Persian kings led
them to seek the favour of the deities worshipped by the different
nationalities under their sway: cp. Leviticus 6:10....
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 7
In the first 6 Chapter s of the Book of Ezra, we read about the
people who returned from *exile. We read how they built the *temple of...
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(11-26) Credentials and commission of Ezra. After the general
statement the particulars are given, beginning with the letter of
authorisation, in which we discern throughout the hand of Ezra....
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WHATSOEVER IS COMMANDED BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN. — The last is the
strongest ground for such an ample authorisation. In the solemn and
devout firman the phrase “the God of heaven” occurs twice, and the
P...
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כָּל ־דִּ֗י מִן ־טַ֨עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ
שְׁמַיָּ֔א י
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A KING'S BOUNTY
Ezra 7:19
Ezra's commission was very ample. Those who officiated or assisted in
Temple service were exonerated from taxation. Full permission was
given to take all voluntary gifts of...
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Here begins the second section of the Book, that which gathers around
the doings of Ezra. Between the close of the last chapter and the
commencement of this sixty years had passed away. To a very grea...
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The several features in this grant were all in favor of the church.
And how strange would it seem did we not look deeper than the surface
of the matter, and behold the Lord's hand in the direction, to...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7 AND 8.
Alas! this was not the end of the history. God, in His goodness, must
still watch over the unfaithfulness and the failures of His people,
even when t...
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WHATSOEVER IS COMMANDED BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN,.... In the law given by
Moses to the people of Israel:
LET IT BE DILIGENTLY DONE FOR THE HOUSE OF THE GOD OF HEAVEN; for the
service of it, particularly...
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Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently
done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath
against the realm of the king and his sons?
Ver. 23. _For why...
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_Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently
done_ Here Jacobus Capellus cries out in a kind of rapture, “O,
words to be written upon the palaces of kings, in golden letters, an...
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1 Ezra goeth vp to Ierusalem.
11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra.
27 Ezra blesseth God for his fauour.
[THE KINGS LETTER.]
1 NOW after these things, in the reigne of Artaxerxes king...
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THE LETTER OF ARTAXERXES...
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Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently
done for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath
against the realm of the king and his sons? Artaxerxies believ...
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EZRA'S RETURN TO JERUSALEM
(vv. 1-10)
These first ten verses form a brief introduction as to who Ezra was
and the fact of his coming to Jerusalem. Details are given after this,
verses 11 to 26 quoti...
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WHATSOEVER IS COMMANDED:
_ Heb._ whatsoever is of the decree...
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11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God,
reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in
judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christian...
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For the omission of any part of his worship occasioned by my neglect.
This danger and duty he discerned, partly by natural light, and
principally by the information of Ezra, EZRA 8:22, who had the kin...
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Ezra 7:23 Whatever H3606 commanded H2941 by H4481 God H426 heaven
H8065 diligently H149 done H5648 (H8725) house...
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THE LETTER TO THE TREASURERS IN BEYOND THE RIVER A COPY OF WHICH IS
INCLUDED IN ARTAXERXES LETTER (EZRA 7:21).
It will be noted that there is in these verses an opening address,
followed by the detail...
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EZRA'S COMMISSION FROM THE PERSIAN KING ARTAXERXES (EZRA 7:11).
We are now provided with a copy of Artaxerxes' decree to Ezra,
recorded in its original Imperial Aramaic. We must remember that this
was...
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ALMOST SIXTY YEARS AFTER THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE EZRA, AN EXPERT IN
THE LAW, COMES TO JERUSALEM BRINGING WITH HIM A GROUP OF FELLOW-JEWS
AND MUCH TREASURE FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD, BEING AUTHORISED BY...
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CONTENTS: Ezra's expedition to Jerusalem and his thanksgiving.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezra, Artaxerxes.
CONCLUSION: God is able to do for us exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think. When mag...
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Ezra 7:1. _Ezra the son,_ or grandson of _Seraiah._ His genealogy was
of the highpriests' line in several ages; and the dignity of his birth
might be one cause of his being so much noticed while in Ba...
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_Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently
done._
THE DECREE OF ARTAXERZES
It is remarkable that some of the richest effusions of poetry in the
whole Scriptures proceeded fr...
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_Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes._
THE OFFICE AND DUTY OF THE CIVIL MAGISTRATE
It is the office of a Christian magistrate to encourage and protect
good men in the exercise...
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ABSOLUTELY IT
Let it be done exactly. Ezra 7:23.
The other day I watched a girl sewing. Round her neck she had hung an
inch-tape, and every now and then she stopped sewing, took her
inch-tape, and m...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 7:1 Ezra the Priest Comes to Jerusalem to
Establish the Law of Moses. The text now skips ahead 57 years (see
note on 7:1–7). Ezra the scribe is charged by King Artaxerxes to
establis...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 7:23 In making these provisions (v. Ezra 7:22),
the king may have been hoping to keep away God’s WRATH against
himself (the KING)...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now enter upon the second and
concluding part of this book, which treats of the return of certain
Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem under Ezra, and the reformation whi...
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EXPOSITION
THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA (Ezra 7:11). The present
decree was of the nature of a _firman _granted to an individual. It
embodied, in the first place, a certain number of...
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Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:1)
Who is Longimanus of the secular history.
Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of
Moses, which the LORD God of...
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Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:18; Psalms 119:4; Zechariah 12:3...