Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ezra 4:1
The adversaries — The Samaritans. The relicks of the ten tribes, and the foreigners who had joined with them.
The adversaries — The Samaritans. The relicks of the ten tribes, and the foreigners who had joined with them.
CHAPTER IV _The Samaritans endeavour to prevent the rebuilding of the_ _temple_, 1-5. _They send letters to Artaxerxes, against the Jews_, 6-9. _A copy of the letter_, 10-16. _He commands the Jew...
ADVERSARIES - i. e., the Samaritans, a mixed race, partly Israelite but chiefly foreign, which had replaced to some extent the ancient inhabitants after they were carried into captivity by Sargon (see...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The offer of the Samaritans refused (Ezra 4:1)_ 2. The letter to King Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7) 3. The king's reply (Ezra 4:17) 4. The work is stopped ...
THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OPPOSED. Ezra 4:1. the adversaries: _i.e._ the northern Israelites of mixed race, Samaritans; they are called adversaries by anticipation, as they did not oppose the build...
ADVERSARIES. The Samaritans (Ezra 4:10). See note on 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 17:26. CHILDREN. sons. THE TEMPLE. The walls and gates already built by Nehemiah. See Structures (pp. 616, 617), and notes...
The Record of Opposition. (1) Ezra 4:1-5, from the reign of Cyrus to the reign of Darius. (2) Ezra 4:6, during the reign of Xerxes. (3) Ezra 4:7-23, during the reign of Artaxerxes 1. _Now_when the adv...
_VER._ 1. _THE ADVERSARIES OF JUDAH_— That is, the _Samaritans,_ who were planted in the several cities of Israel in the room of the Israelites, whom Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, had long before carr...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT B. The work is interrupted by Israel's enemies. 1. Opposition develops. TEXT, EZRA 4:1-5 1 Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the e...
_NOW WHEN THE ADVERSARIES OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN HEARD THAT THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY BUILDED THE TEMPLE UNTO THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL;_ The adversaries of Judah and Benjamin - i:e., strangers settl...
THE ADVERSARIES] The term is here anticipatory of the opposition subsequently displayed. The people thus designated were the Samaritans, who, in the main, were the descendants of the immigrants who, t...
FEUD BETWEEN THE JEWS AND SAMARITANS This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the Jews on their request bei...
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 4 V1 The enemies of the *descendants of Judah and Benjamin heard that they had returned from the *exile. Their enemies heard that they we...
THE ADVERSARIES. — The Samaritans, so termed by Nehemiah (Ezra 4:11). These were a mixed race, the original Israelite element of which was nearly lost in the tribes imported into the northern part of...
וַֽ יִּשְׁמְע֔וּ צָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּ בִנְיָמִ֑ן...
THE LIMITS OF COMPREHENSION Ezra 4:1; Ezra 4:24 THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra introduces the vexed question of the limits of comprehension in religion by affording a concrete illustration of...
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OPPOSED Ezra 4:1 So long as you lead a languid and unaggressive life, the enemy will leave you alone, but directly you begin to build God's temple, you may count on His str...
In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans, and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The historic chronology presents difficulties. The subject is not...
Now when (a) the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; (a) Meaning, the inhabitants of Samaria, whom the king of As...
_Enemies; Samaritans, and others, ver. 9._...
I beg the Reader to remark with me the several interesting circumstances which occur in this chapter. As an history they are deserving attention; but as a spiritual subject in reference to the buildin...
CONTENTS This chapter relates an interruption to the labours of the people in building the temple from their enemies. Commandment issued from the king to put a stop to the work....
_THERE ARE MANY ADVERSARIES_ ‘The adversaries of Judah and Benjamin.’ Ezra 4:1 I. THE RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY WOULD BE VIEWED WITH MINGLED FEELINGS BY THE SAMARITANS AND THOSE TRANSPLANTED FROM THE E...
But, in such a case, difficulties do not arise only from the weakness of the remnant; they proceed, also, from elements with which the remnant are outwardly connected, and which, at the same time, are...
NOW WHEN THE ADVERSARIES OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN,.... The Samaritans, as appears from Ezra 4:2, HEARD THAT THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY; the Jews, who had been in captivity seventy years, and were jus...
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; Ver. 1. _Now when the adversaries of Judah_] Aroused by those l...
_Now when the adversaries of Judah_, &c. The Samaritans, the relics of the ten tribes, and foreigners that had joined themselves to them, and patched up that mongrel religion of which we had an accoun...
1 The aduersaries, being not accepted in the building of the Temple with the Iewes, endeauour to hinder it. 7 Their Letter to Artaxerxes. 17 The decree of Artaxerxes. 23 The building is hindred. 1...
Now, when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin, the mixed population to the north of Judah, the Samaritans, who had mingled the Assyrian religion and customs with a remnant of the knowledge of Jehova...
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE HINDERED...
PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION (vv. 1-5) Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be friendly, as is seen in the way the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin came to Zeru...
THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY: _ Heb._ the sons of the transportation...
1-5 Every attempt to revive true religion will stir up the opposition of Satan, and of those in whom he works. The adversaries were the Samaritans, who had been planted in the land of Israel, Ezra 4:2...
EZRA CHAPTER 4 The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder it, EZRA 4:1. Their false and malicious letter to Artaxerxes, EZRA 4:7. Artexerxes's...
Ezra 4:1 adversaries H6862 Judah H3063 Benjamin H1144 heard H8085 (H8799) descendants H1121 captivity H1473 building H1129 ...
THE ENEMIES OF THE RETURNEES OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN SEEK TO HIJACK THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (EZRA 4:1). When they learned that work was beginning on the building of the Temple, the syncretistic Yahwi...
CONTENTS: Work hindered by adversaries. CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Ahasuerus, Jeshua, Artazerxes, Rehum, Shimshai. CONCLUSION: God's work cannot be advanced but Satan will rage and the gates of hell wi...
Ezra 4:1. _The adversaries of Judah._ These were the Samaritans; that is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their fathers, now intermarried with the heathen, who were worshippers o...
_Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard._ THE PROPOSAL OF THE SAMARITANS TO THE JEWS I. The proposal made by the Samaritans 1. Plausible in its form. 2. But evil in itself. (1) They...
EZRA 4:1 Enemies Stall the Project by Conspiring against It. The rebuilding project encounters opposition from other groups in the region, and the work ceases. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the Temple, and its rejection (Ezra 4:1). (ii.) The opposition of the Sa...
And when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity [had built the towers,] started to build the temple of the Lord unto the LORD God of Israel; they came to Zerubb...
1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 1 Kings 5:4;...