Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:9
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
9. ( b) Material for the maintenance of the worship.
young bullocks, &c.] Cf. Ezr 7:17.
for the burnt offerings of ] R.V. for burnt offerings to. The king is speaking generally of burnt offerings as one chief class of offering, and not particularly of the Levitical system.
wheat, salt, wine, and oil ] Cf. Exo 29:40 (flour, oil, wine); Lev 2:1-16 (flour, oil, salt, &c., the meal offering). The king alludes to the other chief class of offering.
according to the appointment ] R.V. according to the word, i.e. the priests at Jerusalem were to specify what their system most required.
day by day ] See on chap. Ezr 3:4.
without fail ] i.e. without intermission. Literally ‘which is to be no intermission’. The LXX. must have had another reading in which the negative was dropped, and a similarly sounding word ‘to ask’ substituted for that rendered ‘fail’. LXX. ‘whatsoever they shall ask’ ( ). The Vulg. ‘lest there be room for complaint in aught’ (ne sit in aliquo querimonia) and 1Es 6:30 ‘without further question’ seem also to have translated the more familiar root.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Ezr 6:9-10
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven.
Sacrifice as a rule of supplication unto God
I have made choice of this passage to show that sacrifice was a rite of supplication to God, wherein the supplicant came not with his naked prayer, but presented something unto God whereby to find favour in His sight. The thing presented was a federal gift, consisting of meat and drink, in the tender whereof as a sinner he recognised himself to be his Gods vassal and servant, so by acceptance of the same he was reconciled and restored to His covenant by the atonement and forgiveness of his sins. For as according to the custom of mankind, to receive meat and drink from the hand of another was a sign of amity and friendship, much more to make another partaker of his table, as the sinner was here of Gods, by eating of His oblation: hence those who came to make supplication of the Divine Majesty whom they had offended were wont by this rite to make way for their suit by removing the obstacle of His offence.
1. It is often said of Abraham and Isaac that where they pitched their tents they also built an altar, and there called upon the name of the Lord; but an altar is a place for sacrifice; therefore sacrifice must be a rite whereby they called upon the name of God.
2. The same appears by the speech of Saul (1Sa 13:12), which shows that to offer a burnt-offering was to make supplication (1Sa 7:8-9).
3. This is further proved by Psa 116:13 : I will take the cup of salvation (or drink offering) and call upon the name of the Lord.
4. The same is implied in Mic 6:6 and also in Pro 15:1, where sacrifice and prayer are taken the one for the other.
5. The like may be inferred out of Solomons prayer at the dedication of the temple and the Lords answer thereto. In the prayer no mention is made of sacrifice to be there offered, but only that God would be pleased to hear the prayers that should be made in that place or towards it. Nevertheless, when God appeared to Solomon in the night, He said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to Myself for a house of sacrifice (2Ch 7:12). From what has been said we can understand in what sense the ancient Church called the Eucharist a sacrifice, and how harmless that notion was, viz., they took this sacrament to have been ordained by Christ to succeed the bloody sacrifices of the law, and to be a means of supplication and address to God, in the New Testament as they were in the Old, by representing the body and blood of Christ unto His Father, according to His appointment. (J. Mede, B. D.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven,…. All which were used for burnt offerings, see Le 1:2
wheat, salt, wine, and oil; “wheat”, or “fine flour”, for the “minchah” or meat offering; “salt”, for every offering; “wine”, for the drink offerings; and “oil”, to be put upon the meat offerings, see Le 2:1,
according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail; for the daily sacrifice, and the meat and drink offerings which attended it, Ex 29:38.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(9) Both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs.An accurate account of the provision required for the sacrifices and meat-offerings of the daily service of the Temple: how accurate will be seen by consulting Exodus 29 and Leviticus 2.
Appointment here is simply the word: that is, of direction.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ezr 6:9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
Ver. 9. Of the God of heaven ] Heathens have this notion by nature, that God is the God of heaven, and that there he is, as in his place; howbeit we must not conceive that God is commensurable by any place, since he filleth all places, and is everywhere all-present, totally present wheresoever present; but in heaven is his glory most manifested, and on earth is he alone to be worshipped.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
GOD. Chaldee. ‘elah. (Singular) Same as Hebrew Eloah. App-4.
GOD of heaven. See note on 2Ch 36:23.
wine = strong red wine. Hebrew. chemer. See App-27.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
young bullocks: Lev 1:3-5, Lev 1:10, Lev 9:2, Psa 50:9-13
lambs: Exo 29:38-42, Num 28:1 – Num 29:40
wheat: Lev 2:1-16, Num 15:4-31, 1Ch 9:29
salt: Lev 2:13, Mar 9:49
let it be given: Isa 49:23
Reciprocal: Exo 34:15 – whoring Deu 32:31 – General Ezr 7:17 – buy speedily Neh 11:23 – the king’s Eze 45:17 – the prince’s