Bible Commentary

And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, [every one] to his place, and place [them] in the house of God. 5. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:5”

[With] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house: 4. a row of new timber ] R.V. marg. ‘According to the Sept. one row of timber.’ It has been much disputed what ‘the three rows of great stones and the row … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:4”

In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 3. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:3”

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written: 2. And there was found at Achmetha ] R.V. margin, That is, Ecbatana. The precious document was not found at Babylon. It has been suggested that valuable records were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:2”

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Chap. Ezr 6:1-12. Darius’s Decree 1. made a decree ] cf. Ezr 4:19. search was made ] literally ‘they made a search’. Plural used impersonally. in the house of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 6:1”

Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 5:17”

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which [is] in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and [yet] it is not finished. 16. Then came the same Sheshbazzar ] The work here ascribed to Sheshbazzar is evidently that over which Zerubbabel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 5:16”

And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in his place. [See comments on Ezr 5:14]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Take these vessels, go forth, place them in the temple. For the Keri reads … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 5:15”

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that [was] in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto [one], whose name [was] Sheshbazzar, whom … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 5:14”

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 13. Cyrus the king of Babylon ] Cyrus so called frequently in the Inscriptions: cf. Artaxerxes king of Babylon, Neh 13:6, and Darius king of Assyria, Ezr 6:22. the same king … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 5:13”