EZRA'S EXPEDITION
Ezra 7:1
LIKE the earlier pilgrimage of Zerubbabel and his companions, Ezra's
great expedition was carried out under a commission from the Persian
monarch of his day. The chronicler simply calls this king "Artaxerxes"
(_ Artahshashta_), a name borne by three kings of Persia, but t... [ Continue Reading ]
EZRA THE SCRIBE
Ezra 7:1
ALTHOUGH the seventh chapter of Ezra begins with no other indication
of time than the vague phrase "Now after these things," nearly sixty
years had elapsed between the events recorded in the previous chapter
and the mission of Ezra here described. We have no history of this... [ Continue Reading ]