Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Ezra 6:16
Children of the captivity. — This designation is peculiarly appropriate here, as in Ezra 6:20. “All Israel” soon follows.
Children of the captivity. — This designation is peculiarly appropriate here, as in Ezra 6:20. “All Israel” soon follows.
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 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...
CHILDREN. sons....
_the children of Israel_ Cf. the application of the term -Israel" in Ezra 2:70; Ezra 3:1. In its special religious significance, its use here is appropriate to the sacredness of the event, in which th...
3. The completion of the building, and its dedication TEXT, EZRA 6:13-18 13 Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out the decre...
_AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, THE PRIESTS, AND THE LEVITES, AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY, KEPT THE DEDICATION OF THIS HOUSE OF GOD WITH JOY,_ The children of Israel ... kept the dedic...
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...
וַ עֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי ־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְ...
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...
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...
How beautiful and truly interesting is it, to discover, more or less, through the Bible, from the first forming of the church on our fathers coming out of Egypt, even to the days of the Lord Jesus, ho...
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...
AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,.... Those of the ten tribes that remained after the body of the people were carried captive, or came with the Jews at their return: THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES, AND THE RE...
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, Ver. 16. Kept the dedication … with joy] So...
_The children of Israel_ Probably some out of each of the twelve tribes; _the priests and Levites, &c., kept the dedication of the house of God with joy_ When it was built, being designed only for sac...
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...
And the children of Israel, the entire congregation of the returned exiles, THE PRIESTS, AND THE LEVITES, AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY, KEPT THE DEDICATION OF THIS HOUSE OF GOD WITH J...
THE SECOND TEMPLE DEDICATED...
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...
THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY: Chald. the sons of the transportation...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Ezra 6:16 children H1123 Israel H3479 priests H3549 Levites H3879 rest H7606 descendants H1123 captivity H1547 celebrated H564
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...
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 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...
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...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 6:16 THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. Even though the returned exiles consisted of only three tribes (see note on 1:5), they represent all 12, THE NUMBER OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL
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 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...
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...
1 Chronicles 15:28; 1 Chronicles 9:2; 1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 30:23;...