Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 7:19
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
19. The vessels also those] R.V. And the vessels. The vessels here mentioned are probably those enumerated chap. Ezr 8:25-27, gifts ( ) to the Temple from the king and from individuals. Quite separate from the sacred vessels (Ezr 1:7) restored by Cyrus.
for the service of &c.] A word occurring only here, connected with the word rendered A.V. ‘ministers’, R.V. ‘servants’ in Ezr 7:24. LXX. translates by , Vulgate ‘ministerium’.
before the God of Jerusalem ] A remarkable expression, probably a condensed form for ‘before the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem’ (Ezr 7:15).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The vessels also that were given thee for the service of the house of thy God,…. These were vessels of silver, basins of gold, and vessels of fine copper; not what formerly belonged to the temple, they were delivered by Cyrus to Sheshbazzar; but what the present king and his counsellors freely offered at this time, see Ezr 8:25, those
deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem; perfect and complete, the full number of them, as the word signifies t; meaning not to be delivered before him, or in his presence, as a witness thereof, but that they should be dedicated and devoted to his service, who was worshipped in the temple at Jerusalem, and by the inhabitants of it; he seems as if he thought him a topical deity, the God of that particular place, which was the notion of the Heathens, see
1Ki 20:23, though he also speaks of him as the God of heaven.
t “integra et pleno numero redde”, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) The vessels.Offered (see Ezr. 8:25) to be added to those sent up by Zerubbabel.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
19. The vessels Gold and copper basins, and the like, which had been contributed by Persians or Israelites. Compare Ezr 8:25-27. The vessels mentioned in Ezr 1:7 were those which had been taken from Jerusalem, and that act of Cyrus was a restoration of what belonged to the temple. But the vessels here mentioned were an additional contribution to the treasures of the temple, and were the gifts, chiefly, of the king and his counsellors.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ezr 7:19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
Ver. 19. The vessels also, &c. ] How naturally seemeth this king to care for the service of God! and what pity is it that he should so oft call him your God, and thy God, and not own him for his! So hard a thing it is to relinquish that vain conversation that people have received by tradition from their fathers. I will never forsake the religion that I have received from my forefathers, said Cicero. And the monarch of Morocco told the English ambassador that he had lately read St Paul’s Epistles, and liked them so well, that were he now to choose his religion, he would, before any other, embrace Christianity. But every one ought, said he, to die in his own religion; and the leaving of the faith wherein he was born was the only thing that he disliked in that apostle.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
vessels. See note on Ezr 1:1.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
a Kings Bounty
Ezr 7:19-28
Ezras commission was very ample. Those who officiated or assisted in Temple service were exonerated from taxation. Full permission was given to take all voluntary gifts of money. Orders were issued for the supply of food and other necessities. He was also appointed governor of all Jews west of the Euphrates. The royal bounty was very generous. Here was the harvest of Daniels prayers and tears. God did exceeding abundantly unto His people beyond all that they had asked or thought. Notice how Ezras love for Gods law impressed Artaxerxes with the conviction that it was perfect. He commanded that the will of God should be the supreme court of reference to Ezra and his brethren in the disposal of the free-will offerings. He further enjoined that they should do exactly the commands of the God of heaven, and ordained that all who refused should be punished. So great was his respect for the Law, that he left Ezra to do very much as he thought best. This reverence on the part of a heathen monareh for Gods law shames us. Let us make more of it ourselves! Let us be people of the Book, and exalt it as we are exalted by it, in the judgment even of those who do not revere it!
Fuente: F.B. Meyer’s Through the Bible Commentary
The vessels: Ezr 8:27-30, Ezr 8:33, Ezr 8:34
the God of Jerusalem: 2Ch 32:19, Jer 3:17
Reciprocal: Jer 27:22 – then