"And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed."
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DESTROY ALL - A similar malediction is found at the end of the great
inscription of this same king Darius at Behistun: If anyone injures
the tablet which he has set up, he prays that Ormazd will be th...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The search of the king and the result (Ezra 6:1)_
2. The command of Darius (Ezra 6:6)
3. The king's command obeyed (Ezra 6:13)
4. The house finished (Ezra 6:14)
5. The dedication o...
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THE KING'S REPLY ACCORDING HIS PERMISSION TOR THE BUILDING TO BE
CONTINUED.
Ezra 6:1. a decree: the actual decree does not begin until Ezra 6:8.
Ezra 6:2. Achmetha: _cf._ Tob_3:7; _i.e._ Ecbatana, i...
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ALTER. Supply Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6): "alter [this
decree]"....
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_And the God that hath caused his name_, &c. A Hebrew phrase (see Deu
12:11; 1 Kings 8:29; Nehemiah 1:9; Jeremiah 7:12) introduced by the
Jewish Compiler into his paraphrase of Darius's decree.
_dest...
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2. Darius-' decree ordering the reconstruction.
TEXT, EZRA 6:6-12
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Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River,
Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues, the officials of the pr...
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_AND THE GOD THAT HATH CAUSED HIS NAME TO DWELL THERE DESTROY ALL
KINGS AND PEOPLE, THAT SHALL PUT TO THEIR HAND TO ALTER AND TO DESTROY
THIS HOUSE OF GOD WHICH IS AT JERUSALEM. I DARIUS HAVE MADE A D...
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COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the
Temple, and the completion of the work....
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 6
V1 Then King Darius gave a command. So people searched in the records.
Those records were in the house of the records in the city called...
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וֵֽ אלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ
תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל ־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְ
עַם֙ דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ...
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THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
Ezra 6:6
THE chronicler's version of the edict in which Darius replies to the
application of the Satrap Tattenai is so very friendly to the Jews
that questions have been...
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PROSPERED IN A DIFFICULT WORK
Ezra 6:1
How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it
was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it.
When we are anxious and...
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There can be no doubt that Tattenai felt that finding such a decree
was unlikely, if not impossible. That the search must have been
thorough is indicated by the place where the roll was found. The
sea...
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And the God that hath caused his name (e) to dwell there destroy all
kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter [and] to
destroy this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have m...
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Observe how the hand of the Lord is with this decree. Tatnai and his
companions are reproved for opposing God's work. Darius not only
commands the temple to be built, but at his own cost and charge. N...
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All this shews us that, in ceasing to build the temple, Israel was in
fault. It appears from Haggai (Ezra 2:15) that they had made no
progress at all. The terror with which the adversaries had inspire...
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AND THE GOD THAT HATH CAUSED HIS NAME TO DWELL THERE,.... Whose name
is not only called upon there, and that called by his name; but who
grants his presence, and causes his Shechinah, or divine Majest...
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And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings
and people, that shall put to their hand to alter [and] to destroy
this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have made...
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_The God that hath caused his name to dwell there_ Who hath willed
that a temple should be built there, called the temple or house of
Jehovah. _Destroy all kings and people that shall put to their han...
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1 Darius finding the decree of Cyrus, maketh a new decree for the
aduancement of the building.
13 By the helpe of the enemies, and the directions of the prophets,
the Temple is finished.
16 The feas...
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THE FAVORABLE DECREE OF DARIUS...
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Having received the letter from Tattenai, Darius ordered that a search
be made in the archives where the treasures were stored in
Babylon.There is no doubt that God led the searchers to Achmetha in
th...
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1-12 When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes
concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from
whom such good service was not expected. While our thoughts are
dir...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Ezra 6:12 God H426 name H8036 dwell H7932 (H8745) there H8536 destroy
H4049 (H8741) any H3606 king H4430 people H5972 put H7972 (H8748) hand
H3028 alter H8133 (H8682) destroy H2255 (H8742) this H1791...
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THE KING INSTRUCTS TATTENAI ON HOW TO PROCEED (EZRA 6:6).
Having established what was in the decree of Cyrus, king Darius now
issued his instructions to Tattenai and his colleagues on how they are
to...
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CONTENTS: Darius confirms the decree of Cyrus. Temple furnished and
worship restored.
CHARACTERS: God, Darius, Haggai, Zechariah, Tattenai, Shethar-bozenai,
Cyrus.
CONCLUSION: When God's time has co...
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Ezra 6:2. _There was found at Achmetha,_ that is, _Ecbatana,_ the
capital of Media, as in the Vulgate, the city where the archives were
kept; _a roll_ of the parchment. Revelation 7:1. “(?)” [Revelati...
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EZRA 6:1 King Darius Discovers and Reaffirms Cyrus’s Decree, and the
Work Is Completed. A record of Cyrus’s decree is discovered, and
King Darius confirms that the Jews are to be allowed to continue t...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) The
search for and discovery of the decree of Cyrus (Ezra 6:1). (ii.) The
decree of Darius for the furtherance of the building of the Temple...
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EXPOSITION
DISCOVERY OF THE DECREE OF CYRUS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEMPLE, AND
RECITATION OF ITS EXACT TERMS (Ezra 6:1).
The application made by the satrap of Syria to Darius received his
immediate at...
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So Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of
the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. And there was
found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of...
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1 Kings 9:3; 2 Chronicles 7:16; Acts 5:38; Acts 5:39; Acts 9:5;
Deuteronomy 12:11; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 16:2; Ecclesiastes
9:10;...
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Destroy — Tho' this temple was at length most justly destroyed by
the righteous hand of God, yet perhaps the Romans, who were the
instruments of that destruction, felt the effects of this curse. For
t...