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Verse 14. _ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL_] He
first gave the order, and stirred up the hearts of the following
Persian kings to second that order.
_OF CYRUS_] This sovereign gave...
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ARTAXERXES - The Artaxerxes of marginal reference seems to be meant
(i. e., Longimanus); he was one of those who together with Cyrus and
Darius helped forward the completion of the work....
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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 CARRYING OUT OF THE DECREE; THE TEMPLE COMPLETED AND DEDICATED.
Ezra 6:14. This cannot be in its original form; the success of the
building is ascribed both to the commandment of God and to the de...
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COMMANDMENT. decree.
CYRUS, AND DARIUS, AND ARTAXERXES. Note the Figure of speech
_Polysyndeton,_ to mark the important fact that _three_ kings, at
various times, were concerned in the rebuilding of J...
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_the elders of the Jews_ cf. Ezra 5:5.
_and they prospered_ R.V. AND PROSPERED. Cf. Ezra 5:8.
_through the prophesying_ i.e. the success of the work was due in
great measure to the encouragement and...
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DISCOURSE: 435
THE SUBSERVIENCY OF A FAITHFUL MINISTRY TO THE ERECTION OF GOD’S
SPIRITUAL TEMPLE
Ezra 6:14. _And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered
through the prophesying of Haggai t...
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_VER._ 14. _AND ARTAXERXES KING OF PERSIA_— Houbigant omits the word
_Artaxerxes_ here....
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3. The completion of the building, and its dedication
TEXT, EZRA 6:13-18
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Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River,
Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out the decre...
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_AND THE ELDERS OF THE JEWS BUILDED, AND THEY PROSPERED THROUGH THE
PROPHESYING OF HAGGAI THE PROPHET AND ZECHARIAH THE SON OF IDDO. AND
THEY BUILDED, AND FINISHED IT, ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF...
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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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ARTAXERXES] The Temple was really completed in the reign of Darius
(Ezra 6:15), but Artaxerxes (464-424 b.c.) bestowed treasure upon it
(see Ezra 7)....
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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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CYRUS, AND DARIUS, AND ARTAXERXES KING OF PERSIA. — This verse
includes all the agents in the great work with which the book deals:
from Cyrus to Artaxerxes; the elders, that is, the heads of the Jews...
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וְ שָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּ
מַצְלְחִ֔ין...
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THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
Ezra 6:6
THE chronicler's version of the edict in which Darius replies to the
application of the Satrap Tattenai is so very friendly to the Jews
that questions have been...
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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 the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the
prophesying of (f) Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo.
And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandmen...
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_Artaxerxes, one of the seven who overturned the power of the magi;
(Usher, the year of the world 3483) or rather the king of Persia, who
lived some time after this, and was very favourable to the Jew...
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How truly beautiful in their place are God's ministers, when they
strengthen the hands that hang down, and confirm the feeble knees....
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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 THE ELDERS OF THE JEWS BUILDED,.... Went on with the building of
the temple:
AND THEY PROSPERED THROUGH THE PROPHESYING OF HAGGAI THE PROPHET AND
ZECHARIAH THE SON OF IDDO; or grandson, as before...
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And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the
prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And
they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of...
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_They prospered through the prophesying of Haggai_, &c. This is a
seasonable intimation that this great and unexpected success was not
to be ascribed to chance, or to the kindness or good-humour of Da...
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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 the elders of the Jews builded, they continued work on the Temple,
AND THEY PROSPERED THROUGH THE PROPHESYING OF HAGGAI, THE PROPHET, AND
ZECHARIAH, THE SON OF IDDO. Not only did these two prophet...
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THE SECOND TEMPLE DEDICATED...
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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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COMMANDMENT:
Chald. decree...
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13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the
building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is
completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself i...
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THEY PROSPERED THROUGH THE PROPHESYING OF HAGGAI: this is a seasonable
intimation that this great and unexpected success was not to be
ascribed to chance, nor to the kindness or good humour of Darius;...
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THE DECREE IS CARRIED OUT AND THE WORK ON THE TEMPLE IS COMPLETED
ACCOMPANIED BY DUE CEREMONY (EZRA 6:13).
Ezra 6:13
‘Then Tattenai, the governor of Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai,
and their comp...
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FINISHED IT
The worship of Jehovah was thus re-established in Jerusalem, but the
theocracy was not restored. The remnant which returned from the
Babylonian captivity lived in the land by Gentile suff...
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Ezra 6:14
This reference to the influence excited by the prophets Haggai and
Zechariah marks very plainly the nature and object of the prophetic
office. The word which God in time past spake by the mo...
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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 they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai._
THE TRUE PULPIT THE BEST PROMOTER OF HONEST INDUSTRY
It--
I. quickens the power of thought. He quickens public thought most who
presents the m...
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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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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 6:14 God, speaking here through his prophets, is
the real power behind events. But the actions of the Persian kings on
behalf of the Jews are also acknowledged.
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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
Ezra 6:13
SO THEY DID SPEEDILY. Tatnai and Shethar-boznai showed no reluctance.
They had no enmity against the Jews. Once clearly advertised of the
king's wishes, they carried them out wi...
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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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Ezra 1:1; Ezra 3:8; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 4:3; Ezra 5:1;...
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Through the prophesying — This is a seasonable intimation that this
great and unexpected success was not to be ascribed to chance, or to
the kindness or good humour of Darius, but unto God only, who b...