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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

The exodus under Ezra. "After these things," viz; the events which culminated in the dedication of the temple, and consequent ordering of the service of God. "In the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia," after an interval of nearly sixty years, during which the house of the Lord had so fallen into disrepair as to need "beautifying," and the civil state of the children of the restoration had become disordered, and needed readjustment. With these purposes, and with a view to leading back to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

Ezra: his character and work. The study of human character and of human life is not only an essential part of human knowledge, but of spiritual culture. Biography is a means of grace. We do well to follow in thought the lines along which the noblest of our race have moved: we are thereby attracted toward them, and grow up toward their spiritual stature. We may learn from the life and character of Ezra by considering— I. WHAT WE KNOW HE WAS AND DID . He was— 1. A... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

Ezra the type of as ideal minister. I. THAT HE IS GENERALLY A MAN OF GOOD MORAL ANCESTRY . "The son of Aaron the chief priest" (verse 5). Ezra was in the line of a renowned and religious ancestry; the past history of Israel would be full of meaning to him; sacred traditions would inspire him in the present national crisis, It is well for a minister to have in his ancestry men whose lives and activities have been intimately associated with the Church; their holy example... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:2-4

This portion of the genealogy agrees exactly with that of Jehozadak in 1 Chronicles 6:3-15 , excepting in the omission, which has been already noticed, of six names between Azariah and Meraioth. We may gather from 1 Chronicles 9:11 that a Meraioth is also omitted between the Zadok and Ahitub of 1 Chronicles 9:2 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:6

This Ezra went up . See comment on Ezra 2:1 , where the same expression ― "went up"—is used. He was a ready scribe in the law of Moses. On the meaning of this phrase, and the new position occupied by " scribes " after the captivity, see 'Introduction to Ezra,' § 5. Which the Lord God of Israel had given . It is characteristic of Ezra's piety never to forget that the law was not a mere human code given by an earthly lawgiver, not even a national treasure, the accumulation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:6-10

EZRA 'S JOURNEY FROM BABYLON TO JERUSALEM , WITH DATES (Xerxes Ezra 7:6-10 ). In introducing himself, Ezra seems to regard it 25 of primary importance to state two things— read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:7

The same six classes are here mentioned as furnishing colonists under Ezra which, according to the earlier narrative ( Ezra 2:70 ), had accompanied Zerubbabel. The order in which the classes are mentioned is nearly, but not quite, the same. In the seventh year of Artaxerxes. This is the emphatic clause of the verse; Ezra's main object in the section being to give the exact date of his journey. As Artaxerxes began to reign in b.c. 464, his seventh year would be b.c. 458. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 7:1

After these things - The words mark an interval of 57 years; if, with most commentators, we take Artaxerxes to be Longimanus. See the introduction to the Book of Ezra. Three kings named Artaxerxes, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Artakhshasta, and the Persian Artakhshatra, ruled over Persia, namely,: Longimanus, Mnemon, and Ochus. The evidence is in favor of the first being meant here: he was the grandson of Darius Hystaspis, Jeshua’s contemporary.The genealogy of Ezra here is incomplete. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 7:6

A ready scribe - Or, “a ready writer” Psalms 45:1. The professional scribe was well known in Egypt from an early date (see Genesis 39:4 note); and under David and his successors “scribes” were attached to the court as the king’s secretaries (2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 20:25; 2 Kings 12:10, etc.). It was scarcely, however, until the time of the captivity that the class to which Ezra belonged arose. The “scribes” of this time, and of later Jewish history, were students, interpreters, and copiers of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 7:1

Ezra 7:1. In the reign of Artaxerxes The same of whom he speaks chap. Ezra 6:14. Ezra the son of Seraiah Descended from him, but not immediately. For Seraiah, being high-priest when Jerusalem was taken was then slain by the Chaldeans, (2 Kings 25:18; 2 Kings 25:21,) at which time, it is likely, Ezra was not in being: but he was his grandson, or great-grand-son, and his descent is mentioned from him, because he was an eminent person, who flourished before the destruction of the temple,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:2-4

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 7:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 7:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 7:1

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