Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Ezra 6:5
Be restored to Sheshbazzar; for this is part of Cyrus's decree, (which is here recited,) and not Darius s, which does not begin till the next verse.
Be restored to Sheshbazzar; for this is part of Cyrus's decree, (which is here recited,) and not Darius s, which does not begin till the next verse.
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 ...
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, in...
VESSELS. Compare Ezra 1:7. IS. was....
_and place_them _in the house of God_ R.V. AND THOU SHALT PUT THEM IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. The A.V. does not mark the abrupt transition to the 2nd pers. sing. The use of the 2nd pers. sing. and the occur...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT D. The Temple is completed and dedicated. TEXT, Ezra 6:1-5 1. The Royal Edict authorizing construction is found. 1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was...
_IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CYRUS THE KING THE SAME CYRUS THE KING MADE A DECREE CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD AT JERUSALEM, LET THE HOUSE BE BUILDED, THE PLACE WHERE THEY OFFERED SACRIFICES, AND LET THE FOUN...
COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work....
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 calle...
AND ALSO LET THE GOLDEN AND SILVER VESSELS ... BE RESTORED. — The desecration of these vessels by Belshazzar (Daniel 5:2) was thus to be expiated. Every word, including the twice repeated “house of Go...
וְ֠ אַף מָאנֵ֣י בֵית ־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה
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...
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...
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...
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and (b) brought again...
_Placed formerly, before the destruction of the temple. Protestants, "and place them in the house of God."_...
Surely the Lord's hand was in this, for otherwise when the decree of Cyrus was not found in Babylon, what could have prompted the mind of Darius to have had search made for it in another of his provin...
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...
AND ALSO LET THE GOLDEN AND SILVER VESSELS,.... See Ezra 1:7 and which confirms what the Jews said to Tatnai, Ezra 5:14....
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto...
_And place them in the house of God_ Thus far the decree of Cyrus is recited, which justified all the allegations of the Jews in the foregoing chapter. In the next verse the decree of Darius thereupon...
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...
and also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the Temple which is at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon, 2 Chronicles 36:7, BE RESTORED, AND BRO...
THE FAVORABLE DECREE OF DARIUS...
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...
BROUGHT AGAIN: Chaldee, go...
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 di...
Ezra 6:5 Also H638 gold H1722 silver H3702 articles H3984 house H1005 God H426 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 took H5312 ...
THE KING INITIATES A SEARCH AND DISCOVERS THE DECREE OF CYRUS, THE CONTENTS OF WHICH IS REVEALED (EZRA 6:1). Ezra 6:1 ‘Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the arc...
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...
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...
_And search was made in the house of the rolls._ THE SEARCH FOR THE DECREE OF CYRUS Learn-- 1. Honest and thorough investigation promotes the interests of religion and of the Church of God. 2. The...
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...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 6:3 This record is not identical with the DECREE as recorded in Ezra 1:2. It gives new specifications about the building, its location, its size, and its materials.
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...
EXPOSITION DISCOVERY OF THE DECREE OF CYRUS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEMPLE, AND RECITATION OF ITS EXACT TERMS ...
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...
2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Chronicles 36:18; 2 Chronicles 36:6; 2 Chronicles 36:7;...