Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Ezra 8:35
Which were come out of the captivity, to wit, these new comers, whom God had safely conducted hither.
Which were come out of the captivity, to wit, these new comers, whom God had safely conducted hither.
Verse 35. _TWELVE BULLOCKS FOR ALL ISRAEL_] Though of _tribes_ there were only _Judah_ and _Benjamin_, yet they offered a bullock for _every_ _tribe_, as if present. There can be little doubt that the...
Compare the marginal reference. The idea of offerings for all Israel pervades in this case the entire sacrifice, with the exception of the lambs, whose number (77) is unique, and has not been accounte...
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
ALSO, &C. The fourth of the ten _Sedarim_ (or cycles for public reading) begins here and goes on to Nehemiah 2:10, where it ends; thus uniting the two books in one. See note, p. 632. CHILDREN. sons....
Also _the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity_ R.V. The children OF THE CAPTIVITY WHICH WERE COME OUT OF EXILE. By this term is intended Ezra's company...
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...
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...
(32-36) The arrival in Jerusalem, and first proceedings there....
הַ֠ בָּאִים מֵֽ הַ שְּׁבִ֨י בְנֵֽי ־הַ
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...
_Israel. Some of the different tribes certainly returned, chap. vi. 17._...
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!...
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...
ALSO THE CHILDREN OF THOSE THAT HAD BEEN CARRIED AWAY, WHICH WERE COME OUT OF THE CAPTIVITY,.... Namely, those that now came along with Ezra: OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE GOD OF ISRAEL; by way of...
Ezra 8:35 [Also] the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six...
_Which were come out of the captivity_ Namely, those new- comers whom God had safely conducted thither. _Offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel_ Whereby they acknowledged the Lord for their Go...
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...
Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, those who had returned in this caravan, OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE GOD OF ISRAEL: TWELVE BULLOCKS FOR...
The Priests Entrusted With The Lord's Treasures...
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...
Ezra 8:35 children H1121 captive H1473 come H935 (H8802) captivity H7628 offered H7126 (H8689) offerings H5930 God...
Ezra 8:35 ‘The children of the captivity, who were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety six rams, seventy seven lambs, twelve he-goa...
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 8:35 For the first time, these EXILES see and worship at the rebuilt temple. ⇐...
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...
2 Chronicles 29:31; 2 Chronicles 29:32; Ezra 6:17; Leviticus 1:1;...
Sin offering — For it is the atonement that secures every mercy to us, which will not be truly comfortable, unless iniquity be taken away, and our peace made with God. They offer twelve bullocks, twel...