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Verse Ezra 6:2. _AT ACHMETHA_] Ecbatana in India, whither it is
probable all the records of Cyrus had been carried. This was a sort of
summer residence for the kings of Persia....
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“Achmetha” is the “Ecbatana,” or “Agbatana,” of the
Greeks, the Persian name for which, as we find in the Behistun
Inscription, was HaGMaTANa.
We must suppose that, when Babylon had been searched in...
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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 ...
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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, in...
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ACHMETHA. Ecbatana, the capital of ancient Media....
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_And there was found at Achmetha_ R.V. margin, That is, _Ecbatana_.
The precious document was not found at Babylon. It has been suggested
that valuable records were hastily transferred from Babylon to...
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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.
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Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was...
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_AND THERE WAS FOUND AT ACHMETHA, IN THE PALACE THAT IS IN THE
PROVINCE OF THE MEDES, A ROLL, AND THEREIN WAS A RECORD THUS WRITTEN:_
There was found at Achmetha, х_ Bª-'ACHMAªTAA'_ (H307). The margi...
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6:2 Achmetha (a-6) Ecbatana, capital of Great Media. fortress (b-9) Or
'capital.'...
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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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ACHMETHA] i.e. Ecbatana in Media....
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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
calle...
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AT ACHMETHA. — That is, Ecbatana, the Median capital of Cyrus. It is
probable that the original roll of parchment had been destroyed at
Babylon by Smerdis, but a copy of it was found here, probably in...
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וְ הִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּ אַחְמְתָ֗א בְּ
בִֽירְתָ֛א...
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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...
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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 there was found at (a) Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the
province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus
written:
(a) In which were the acts of the kings of the Medes and Pe...
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Ecbatana. Chaldean achmetha, signifies "a jug, or chest." (Calmet) ---
"They found in the chest of the palace, under the inscription of
Media." (Munster) (Pagnin) --- "And a roll was found (some add,...
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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...
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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 THERE WAS FOUND AT ACHMETHA,.... Which Jarchi and Aben Ezra take
to be the name of a vessel in which letters and writings were put for
safety; but it was no doubt the name of a place; the Vulgate...
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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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And there was found at Achmetha, the ancient capital of Northern Media
and a favorite place of residence with Cyrus, IN THE PALACE, THAT IS
IN THE PROVINCE OF THE MEDES, A ROLL, apparently one of parc...
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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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ACHMETHA:
Or, Ecbatana, or in a coffer...
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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
di...
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Here the king's answer may seem to begin, and this following account
he sends to them, and after that lays down his commands. ACHMETHA; the
royal city of the Medes and Persians....
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Ezra 6:2 Achmetha H307 palace H1001 province H4083 Media H4076 a H2298
scroll H4040 found H7912 (H8728) it...
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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...
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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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_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...
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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 ...
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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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Achmetha — The royal city of the Medes and Persians....