에스라 8:15-20 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The rendezvous, or the second muster. We have been told twice before in this story that Ezra went up from Babylon to Jerusalem ( Ezra 7:6-8 , Ezra 7:9 ), and that he did not go by himself. But we only now enter upon the actual details of this second and supplementary expedition. Who were those that went up with him? And what was the nature of the first step which he and they took in common? We may answer these questions in the opposite order. The first step was to meet Ezra at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Church preparing itself for duty. I. THAT IT IS PREPARED BY COMING OUT FROM A HUMILIATING CAPTIVITY . "This is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon" ( Ezra 8:1 ). Ezra and his comrades must quit the scene of their captivity before they can carry the sacred vessels to Jerusalem; the Church must arise and leave its moral Babylon before it can serve God in successful enterprise. II. THAT IT IS PREPARED BY PRAYERFUL SOLITUDE . "To... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15

1 gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava . The "river that runneth to Ahava" is now generally identified with the Is of Herodotus, a small stream flowing into the Euphrates from the east, at a point where stood a city of the same name, distant (according to Herodotus) eight days' journey from Babylon. The city appears to be mentioned under the slightly variant forms of Ava ( עַוָּא ) and Ivah ( עִוָּה ) in the Second Book of Kings (17:24; 19:13). It is called... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-20

The halt at the Ahava. The journey of the children of Israel from Babylon to Jerusalem may be viewed, like that of their fathers from Egypt to Canaan, as a type of the pilgrimage of Christians from the abominations and miseries of the sinful world to the purity and happiness of heaven. In this view the halt at the "river that runneth to Ahava" may suggest— I. THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SEASONS FOR REELECTION . 1. The halt furnished Ezra with such a season. 2. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-31

DETAILS OF EZRA 'S JOURNEY FROM BABYLON TO JERUSALEM ( Ezra 8:15-31 ). We gather from scattered statements in this passage— 1. That Ezra, with his companions, after a journey of nine days' duration, reached Ahava from Babylon on the ninth day of the first month; 2. That he rested three days at Ahava, and proclaimed a fast; 3. That he was there joined by a small number of Levites and a considerable body of Nethinims from the immediate neighbourhood; 4. That,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:17

Iddo , the chief at the place Casiphia. Not "the Caspian" certainly; nor even "Casvin," which is at least 400 miles from Hit by the nearest route, but some Babylonian village in the vicinity of Ahava, not otherwise known to us. Unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims. The "and" here is rightly supplied. It has fallen out in consequence of the word Iddo ending with the same letter. Iddo, though the head man of the village under the Persians, belonged by descent to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:18

By the good hand of our God upon us. This is Ezra's usual mode of acknowledging the good providence and favour of Almighty God (see Ezra 7:6 , Ezra 7:9 , Ezra 7:27 ; and Ezra 8:31 ). Similar expressions occur also in Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 2:8 , Nehemiah 2:18 ), but not elsewhere in Scripture. A man of understanding. In the Hebrew Ish-sekel , which some take for a proper name, but without any necessity. No such name is known to have existed; and the real name of "the man of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:20

The Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed. We learn this fact from the present passage only; since neither in Kings nor Chronicles is there any mention made of David's adding to the hieroduli , or temple servants. It is, however, quite in accordance with his other arrangements that he should have done so. The original Nethinims were the Gibeonites ( Joshua 9:23 ). All … were expressed by name. Iddo sent to Ezra a list of the Nethinims, which, however, he does not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:15

Ahava was both a town and a river Ezra 8:21. The modern name of the place is Hit. It is famous for its bitumen springs, and is situated on the Euphrates, at a distance of about 80 miles from Babylon, toward the northwest.None of the sons of Levi - The Levites appear to have been disinclined to return to Jerusalem (see Ezra 3:8 note). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:17

Casiphia - Its situation is wholly unknown; but it cannot have been far from Ahava. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:15-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 8:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 8:17

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