PART II (Ezra 7-10). THE WORK OF EZRA. Ezra 7:1. Ezra's Genealogy; his Return to Palestine. Ezra 7:1. Now after these things: _i.e._ those recorded as having taken place in the sixth year of Darius (Ezra 6:15). IN THE REIGN OF ARTAXERXES: 465- 425 B.C. What is now recorded took place in the seventh... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Aramaic. There is no reason for doubting the substantial genuineness of this document, though in the... [ Continue Reading ]
EZRA 7:27 F. EZRA'S THANKSGIVING. This purports to be in the very words of Ezra. The narrative is here continued in Hebrew again.... [ Continue Reading ]