Purified together. — This verse should be translated as follows, contrary to the present accentuation: “The priests were purified; and the Levites were purified as one man: all were pure; and killed.” In this fact the present Levitical and official purity of both orders surpassed that of Hezekiah’s celebration (2 Chronicles 29:34; 2 Chronicles 30:3). It had come to be the practice that the Levites slaughtered all the paschal lambs.
Verse 20. _THE LEVITES WERE PURIFIED TOGETHER_] They were all ready at one time to observe the proper rites and ceremonies, and had no need of having a second passover, which was appointed by the law...
Some render, “And the priests were purified; and the Levites, as one man, were all of them pure.” A contrast is drawn between the universal purity of the Levites and the merely general purity of the p...
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 CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER. Hebrew is resumed here. Ezra 6:19. the fourteenth day of the first month: _cf._ Exodus 12:6. The leading part taken by the Levites here is not in accordance with earli...
The explanatory -for" means that this celebration of the Passover could take place, because the priests and Levites had duly prepared themselves for it by ceremonial purification. _the priests and th...
4. The Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread observed TEXT, Ezra 6:19-22 19 And the exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites had puri...
_AND THE CHILDREN OF THE CAPTIVITY KEPT THE PASSOVER UPON THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work....
FOR THE PRIESTS, etc.] better, 'for the priests had purified themselves, and the Levites, as one man, were all of them pure.' KILLED THE PASSOVER FOR ALL] i.e. the Levites, who in Hezekiah's time kill...
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...
כִּ֣י הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ הַ כֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְ הַ לְוִיּ
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...
_One man, with zeal and unanimity; so that a second Phase was not to be celebrated, 2 Paralipomenon xxx. 3._...
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...
FOR THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES WERE PURIFIED TOGETHER, ALL OF THEM WERE PURE,.... They were all to a man pure, and all purified as one man; all were of one mind to purify themselves, and took care to...
For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them [were] pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves....
_The priests and Levites were purified together_ Hebrew, כאחד, _cheechad, as one man_, so the word signifies. They were unanimous, both in their resolutions, and in their endeavours, to make and keep...
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...
For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, having taken care to perform the rites of consecration, Exodus 19:10, and to be cleansed from all Levitical defilement, A...
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...
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 6:20 priests H3548 Levites H3881 purified H2891 (H8694) H259 clean H2889 slaughtered H7819 (H8799) Passover...
THE WRITER NOW COMMENCES AGAIN IN HEBREW. The writer now changes back from using Aramaic to using Hebrew. This is in order that the whole passage from Ezra 4:1 to Ezra 6:22, although written mainly in...
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 6:19 The text returns from Aramaic to Hebrew in v. Ezra 6:19 (see note on 4:7–8). The PASSOVER is...
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...
2 Chronicles 29:34; 2 Chronicles 30:15; 2 Chronicles 35:11; Exodus 12:21;...