Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Ezra 8:32
And we came to Jerusalem, after a journey of about four months, and abode there three days, resting from the effects of their journey.
And we came to Jerusalem, after a journey of about four months, and abode there three days, resting from the effects of their journey.
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Those who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:1)_ 2. The gathering at Ahava (Ezra 8:15) 3. The fast proclaimed (Ezra 8:21) 4. The appointment of guardians ...
THE ARRIVAL IN JERUSALEM. Ezra 8:31. on the twelfth day. : _ cf._ Ezra 7:8 f., Ezra 8:15. Ezra 8:35. _Cf._ Zerubbabel's offerings at the dedication
5. The journey is made, and the goods are delivered at Jerusalem. TEXT, EZRA 8:31-36 31 Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of...
_AND WE CAME TO JERUSALEM, AND ABODE THERE THREE DAYS._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
PARTICULARS OF EZRA'S COMPANY 1. Them that went up] The sum of the numbers given is 1,496. Only males are mentioned, and if no women accompanied them, the absence of such doubtless increased the tend...
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 8 V1 This is the list of the families and the chief men in the families. They came with me from Babylonia during the rule of King Artaxerx...
THREE DAYS. — Devoted, as in the similar case of Nehemiah, to rest and more private devotion....
(32-36) The arrival in Jerusalem, and first proceedings there....
וַ נָּבֹ֖וא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַ נֵּ֥שֶׁב שָׁ֖ם י
THANKSGIVING FOR SAFETY AND SUCCESS Ezra 8:24 Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, and next the great deposit of the gospel; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 T...
In this chapter we have, first, a representative list of those who joined Ezra when he went up to Jerusalem. First in order, members of the priestly and royal houses are named (verses Ezr 8:1-2). Then...
I admire the continual observance of the offerings, and the sacrifices; not for the multitudes of beasts slaughtered, but for the evident reference the whole had to the person of the Lamb of God. Oh!...
_FAITH AND COURAGE_ ‘The hand of our God was upon us.… And we came to Jerusalem.’ Ezra 8:31 I. IF EZRA HAD BEEN A COWARD, HE WOULD NEVER HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HE DID.—Had he looked at the difficul...
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...
AND WE CAME TO JERUSALEM, AND ABODE THERE THREE DAYS. Before they went about any business, delivered what was committed to them for the use of the temple, and the commissions to the king's officers; a...
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. Ver. 32. _And abode there three days_] For necessary refreshment, after so long a journey. The body is the soul's servant, and must therefore be...
_The hand of our God was upon us_ To protect and strengthen us in so dangerous and long a journey. _And he delivered us from the hand of the enemy_ There were not only many enemies who hated them, and...
1 The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon. 15 He sendeth to Iddo for ministers for the Temple. 21 He keepeth a fast. 24 He committeth the treasures to the custodie of the Priests. 31 Fro...
A LIST OF EZRA'S COMPANIONS (vv. 1-14) Those who voluntarily came to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem are recorded here, the men numbering almost 1500. Women also must have been present, but are not ment...
31-36 Enemies laid wait for the Jews, but God protected them. Even the common perils of journeys, call us to go out with prayer, and to return with praise and thanksgiving. But what shall we render w...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Ezra 8:32 came H935 (H8799) Jerusalem H3389 stayed H3427 (H8799) three H7969 days H3117...
Ezra 8:32 ‘And we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.' Arriving in Jerusalem they rested for ‘three days'. This period would enable them to recover from the rigours of the journey and sor...
Ezra 8:22 , EZRA 8:31 The symbolic phrase "the hand of our God," as expressive of the Divine protection, occurs with remarkable frequency in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, and though not peculiar to...
CONTENTS: List of Ezra's companions and his visit to Jerusalem. Treasure placed in the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Ezra, Sherebeah, Hashabiah, Meremoth, Eleazar, Jozabad, Noadiah. CONCLUSION: God's serv...
Ezra 8:15. _The river that runneth to Ahava,_ or the river of Diavam. Adiabena is a remote region, according to Boiste, in Assyria, and contiguous to Parthia: but whether the city and river of Ahava w...
EZRA 8:1 Ezra Journeys to Jerusalem with a New Wave of Returnees, Bearing Royal Gifts for the Temple. This section gives a more extended account of Ezra’s return to Jerusalem. Readers learn of those w...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 8:32 WE CAME TO JERUSALEM. This was on the first day of the fifth month (Ab, July/August), after nearly four months of travel (see note on 7:9)....
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) A list of the heads of houses, with the number of adult males accompanying each of them, who went with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra...
EXPOSITION EZRA 8:21 THEN I PROCLAIMED A FAST THERE. The fight of the civil ruler to "proclaim a fast" was unquestioned among the Jews and Israelites. Jezebel proclaimed one in Ahab's name when she w...
So in chapter eight it gives to us a list of those who went with Ezra, totaling out about 754 of the males, when you add the priests that were added to later. So they numbered the people, and they fou...
Ezra 7:8; Ezra 7:9; Nehemiah 2:11...