Ezra 8:33

_NOW ON THE FOURTH DAY WAS THE SILVER AND THE GOLD AND THE VESSELS WEIGHED IN THE HOUSE OF OUR GOD BY THE HAND OF MEREMOTH THE SON OF URIAH THE PRIEST; AND WITH HIM WAS ELEAZAR THE SON OF PHINEHAS; AND WITH THEM WAS JOZABAD THE SON OF JESHUA, AND NOADIAH THE SON OF BINNUI, LEVITES;_ Now on the fourth day was the silver ... weighed in the house of our God. They devoted the first-three days after their arrival in Jerusalem to repose; on the next, the treasures were weighed and handed over to the custody of the officiating priests of the temple. The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and х_ PACHªOWT_ (H6347)] (cf. Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:6;...

31-36 Enemies laid wait for the Jews, but God protected them. Even the common perils of journeys, call us to go out with prayer, and to return with praise and thanksgiving. But what shall we render when the Lord has led us safely through the pilgrimage of life, through the gloomy vale of death, out of the reach of all our enemies, into everlasting happiness! Among their sacrifices they had a sin-offering. The atonement sweetens and secures every mercy to us, which will not be truly comfortable, unless sin be taken away, and our peace made with God. Then had the church rest. The expressions here used, direct us to the deliverance of sinners from spiritual bondage, and their pilgrimage to the heavenly Jerusalem, under the care and protection of their God and Saviour....

EXPOSITION EZRA 8:21 THEN I PROCLAIMED A FAST THERE. The fight of the civil ruler to "proclaim a fast" was unquestioned among the Jews and Israelites. Jezebel proclaimed one in Ahab's name when she wished to impress the Jezreelites with the notion that a great crime had been committed. Jehoshaphat did the same when he was invaded by the Ammonites, Moabites, and Mehunim (2 Chronicles 20:1). A fast was proclaimed in the fifth year of Jehoiakim when the kingdom of Judah was menaced by Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 36:9). Ezra therefore assumes that he may command one now, in connection with the perils of the coming journey. That we might afflict

NOW ON THE FOURTH DAY,.... After their arrival at Jerusalem: WAS THE SILVER, AND THE GOLD, AND THE VESSELS, WEIGHED IN THE HOUSE OF OUR GOD; the temple, that it might be seen and known that the exact weight which had been deposited with them was now faithfully delivered: THIS WAS DONE BY THE HAND OF MEREMOTH THE SON OF URIAH THE PRIEST, AND WITH HIM WAS ELEAZAR THE SON OF PHINEHAS; these were priests: AND WITH THEM WAS JOZABAD THE SON OF JESHUA, AND NOADIAH THE SON OF BINNUI, LEVITES; two priests and two Levites; for since there were of both that were charged with the above things, it was proper there should be some of both, when weighed, that they might be witnesses of their fidelity....

CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Those who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:1)_ 2. The gathering at Ahava (Ezra 8:15) 3. The fast proclaimed (Ezra 8:21) 4. The appointment of guardians (Ezra 8:24) 5. The departure and arrival in Jerusalem (Ezra 8:31) Ezra 8:1. The names of those who gathered around Ezra and went up with him are here recorded. In view of the magnificent decree and liberality of Artaxerxes, the company was very small. The majority preferred Babylon, and remained t

THE ARRIVAL IN JERUSALEM. Ezra 8:31. on the twelfth day. : _ cf._ Ezra 7:8 f., Ezra 8:15. Ezra 8:35. _Cf._ Zerubbabel's offerings at the dedication of the Temple, Ezra 6:17. Ezra 8:36. the king's commissions: mentioned in Ezra 7:21. SATRAPS. GOVERNORS: the satrap was a higher official, being ruler of a province; the governor (_pekhah_) administered a smaller district....

5. The journey is made, and the goods are delivered at Jerusalem. TEXT, EZRA 8:31-36 31 Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way. 32 Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. 33 And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levities, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. 34 Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time. 35 The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bul

PARTICULARS OF EZRA'S COMPANY 1. Them that went up] The sum of the numbers given is 1,496. Only males are mentioned, and if no women accompanied them, the absence of such doubtless increased the tendency that the people manifested to intermarry with heathen families....

THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 8 V1 This is the list of the families and the chief men in the families. They came with me from Babylonia during the rule of King Artaxerxes. V2 Gershom from the *descendants of Phinehas, Daniel from the *descendants of Ithamar, From the *descendants of David, Hattush, V3 from the *descendants of Shecaniah....

(32-36) The arrival in Jerusalem, and first proceedings there....