"Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter."
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Verse Ezra 5:17. _THE - TREASURE HOUSE_] גנזיא _ginzaiya_. This
is a Persian word, [Persian] _gunji, a treasury_.
There is a great deal of good sense and candour in this letter.
Nothing of passion or...
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LET THERE BE SEARCH MADE ... AT BABYLON - They perhaps doubted whether
proof of the decree of Cyrus remained in the archives. The
Pseudo-Smerdis had had the records in his power for seven months; and,...
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The prophetic ministry of Haggai and Zechariah (Ezra 5:1)_
2. The result of their ministry (Ezra 5:2)
3. Tatnai's interference (Ezra 5:3)
4. The letter to Darius (Ezra 5:6)
Ezra 5:1...
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EZRA 4:24 TO EZRA 5:17. The narrative which was broken off at the end
of Ezra 4:5 is now resumed. There is silence regarding the period 536-
520 B.C.; in 516, however, it is said that the building had...
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_if_it seem _good to the king_ A similar phrase in Ezra 7:18; Esther
1:19.
_in the king's treasure house_ which apparently was the repository of
important documents as well as of treasure. The express...
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2. A letter is sent to clarify the situation.
TEXT, EZRA 5:6-17
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This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai, the governor of the
province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleague...
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE RECOMMENCED
This chapter gives an account of a renewed attempt to rebuild the
Temple, and recites a letter from the Persian officials in Judæa to
the Persian court to enqui...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 5
V1 Haggai and Zechariah (a *descendant of Iddo) were *prophets. They
spoke messages from the God of Israel to the *Jews who were in Juda...
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(3-17) Tatnai’s appeal to Darius....
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וּ כְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל ־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב
יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּ בֵ֨ית גִּנְזַיָּ֜א
דִּי ־מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י...
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NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT
Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:1
IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews
throughout, that no sooner has the chronicler let a ray of sunshine
fall...
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THE MISSION OF HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH
Ezra 5:1
It is necessary to read the books of Haggai and Zechariah to see what
difficulties the leaders of the people had to meet, and how much they
needed the hel...
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A study of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah makes it perfectly
evident that the cessation of the work of building was unworthy of the
men who had commenced. Judged by all human standards they co...
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Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made
in the king's (g) treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether
it be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to bu...
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_Library. Septuagint, "treasury-house." Arabic, "for the archives." It
is called "the house of books," chap. vi. 1. (Calmet)_...
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The Lord had certainly softened the minds of those men, that though
they sent an accusation against the people to the king, yet the Lord
overruled the inditing of it. When a man's ways please the Lord...
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Whatever happens, they have to go through that which puts faith to the
proof; but their path is ordered by the will of God, and their faith
relies upon Him. In this case they had to wait; but God's ti...
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NOW THEREFORE, IF IT SEEM GOOD TO THE KING, LET THERE BE SEARCH MADE
IN THE KING'S TREASURE HOUSE, WHICH IS THERE AT BABYLON,.... Where
were the archives of the kingdom, where the laws, decrees, edict...
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Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made
in the king's treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it
be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build...
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_Now therefore, let there be search made_, &c. So they properly
propose, that the real facts might be ascertained; _in the king's
treasure-house_ The house or place where the records of the kingdom
we...
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1 Zerubbabel and Shealtiel, incited by Haggai and Zacharie, set
forward the building of the Temple.
3 Tatnai and Shether Boznai could not hinder the Iewes.
6 Their letter to Darius against the Iewes...
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The Letter of Inquiry Directed To Darius...
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WORK RESUMED AND OPPOSITION RESUMED
(vv. 1-5)
The initiative for resuming the work had come from the Lord who moved
the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak in His name to the Jews in
Judah and J...
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3-17 While employed in God's work, we are under his special
protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our
duty, and encourage us therein, when difficulties are ever so
discouragi...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Ezra 5:17 Now H3705 if H2006 good H2869 to H5922 king H4430 search
H1240 (H8721) kings H4430 treasure H1596 house H1005 there H8536
Babylon H895 whether H2006 is H383 decree H2942 issued H7761 (H8752)...
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THE PERSIAN GOVERNOR WRITES TO KING DARIUS CONCERNING THE BUILDING OF
THE TEMPLE AND THE STATEMENT OF THE ELDERS CONCERNING THEIR CASE (EZRA
5:6).
It should be noted how deliberately the writer gives...
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CONTENTS: Encouragement of the prophets and the work resumed.
CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah, Jeshua, Tattenai, Darius,
Shethar-bozenai.
CONCLUSION: It is a sign that God has mercy in sto...
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Ezra 5:4. _Then said we._ Septuagint: “Then said they unto them.”
Ezra 5:16. _Since that time even until now hath it been in building,
and yet it is not finished._ The chronology of the Persian empir...
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_The copy of the letter that Tatnai._
THE LETTER OF THE KING CONCERNING THE WORK
This letter has three chief divisions.
I. The inquisition of the Persian authorities.
II. The reply of the Jewish l...
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EZRA 5:1 The Work Is Resumed, and Local Officials Seek Confirmation
of Cyrus’s Decree. After a period of inactivity, the leaders resume
work on rebuilding the temple, and provincial officials inquire...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] i. The work resumed through the
preaching of Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets (Ezra 5:1). ii. The
workers interrogated by the Persian authorities west of the Euphrat...
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EXPOSITION
RENEWAL OF OPPOSITION ON THE PART OF THE NEIGHBOURING HEATHEN. LETTER
WRITTEN BY THEM AND SENT TO DARIUS (Ezra 5:3). Once more opposition
showed itself. Tatnai, a high officer, called "gove...
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So it tells us here in chapter five,
The prophet Haggai, and the prophet Zechariah, they prophesied unto
the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of
Israel. Then rose up Zerub...
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Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:3; Proverbs 25:2...
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Now therefore. &c. — If the case had been so fairly stated to
Artaxerxes, he would hardly have hindered the work. The people of God
could not be persecuted, if they were not belied....