A “house of the rolls” was discovered at Koyunjik, the ancient Nineveh, in 1850 - a set of chambers, i. e., in the palace devoted exclusively to the storing of public documents. These were in baked clay, and covered the floor to the depth of more than a foot. Such a “house” was probably that at Babylon.
CHAPTER VI _Darius orders search to be made for the edict of Cyrus_, 1. _It is found at Achmetha_, 2. _A transcript of this edict_, 3-5. _Darius confirms it_, 6-12. _Tatnai encourages the Jews to...
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...
DARIUS: i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See Chronological Structure and notes (pp 617, 618), and App-67. BABYLON. See note on Ezra 5:13....
Ezra 6:1-12. Darius's Decree 1. _made a decree_ cf. Ezra 4:19. _search was made_ literally -they made a search". Plural used impersonally. _in the house of the rolls_ R.V. IN THE HOUSE OF THE ARCHI...
_VER._ 1. _DARIUS THE KING_— As Darius, the better to fortify his title to the crown, had married two of the daughters of Cyrus, he thought himself bound to do every thing which might tend to the hono...
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...
_THEN DARIUS THE KING MADE A DECREE, AND SEARCH WAS MADE IN THE HOUSE OF THE ROLLS, WHERE THE TREASURES WERE LAID UP IN BABYLON._ Darius the king. This was Darius Hystaspes. Great and interesting lig...
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...
MADE A DECREE. — Rather, _gave an order._ WERE LAID UP. — In the original, _laid down,_ in a chamber for the storing of documents and other treasures....
בֵּ אדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם...
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...
_Library. Protestants, "house of the rolls, where the treasures were," &c. --- Babylon. In the city, the search was fruitless: (Vatable) but in the kingdom, the record was discovered. (Menochius)_...
CONTENTS This Chapter relates an event of great joy to the people of God. Darius commands the building to go on. It is finished. They celebrate the Passover, and make a feast of dedication....
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...
THEN DARIUS THE KING MADE A DECREE,.... To make inquiry after the edict of Cyrus, to search the public records for it: AND SEARCH WAS MADE IN THE HOUSE OF THE ROLLS; or "books" r, in a public library...
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Ver. 1. _Then Darius the king_] DARIUS HYSTASPES, who succeeded Cambyse...
_Then Darius the king made a decree_ To search the rolls in Babylon, where search was fairly made; but not finding the edict there, they searched in Achmetha, or Ecbatana, the royal city of the Medes...
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...
Then Darius the king made a decree, he issued an edict or command for this special occasion, AND SEARCH WAS MADE IN THE HOUSE OF THE ROLLS, in the royal archives, WHERE THE TREASURES WERE LAID UP IN B...
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...
ROLLS: Chalde, books LAID UP: Chalde, made to descend...
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 CHAPTER 6 Darius answereth the former letter, EZRA 6:1; and maketh a new decree, EZRA 6:8. By the help of the adversaries, and the directions of the prophets, the temple is finished, EZRA 6:13. T...
Ezra 6:1 Then H116 King H4430 Darius H1868 issued H7761 (H8754) decree H2942 search H1240 (H8745) archives...
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...
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...
Ezekiel 2:9; Ezekiel 3:1; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19; Ezra 5:17;...
A decree — To search the rolls in Babylon, where search was first made; but not finding the edict there, they searched in Achmetha, or Ecbatana, and found it....