I include the whole of these in one list, for Levites, Nethinims, and the Singers, with the children of Solomon's servants, may be summed up as bearing offices in one and the same household, though in different departments. read more
Nathinites, "people given" (1 Paralipomenon ix. 2.; Haydock) by Josue, David, and Solomon. (Tirinus) read more
36-63 Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians. read more
Ezra 2 CHAPTER TWO, with the exception of the last three verses, is taken up with details as to the number of those who answered to the proclamation, named under the heads of their families. The heads are named and the families counted. God took note of them and put their names into His record, while those, whose hearts did not stir them up to go, are passed over in silence. Let us take note of this. The first name mentioned is Zerubbabel, who became the 'Tirshatha', or civil Governor: the... read more
The Priests, Levites, and Servants of the Temple v. 36. The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, the latter being the first high priest of the new community, a grandson of Seraiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had put to death at Riblah, 2 Kings 25:18-Psalms :, nine hundred seventy and three. v. 37. The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. v. 38. The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. v. 39. The children of Rarim, a thousand and seventeen. This... read more
B.—THE CATALOGUE OF THE RETURNING EXILES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLEEzra 2:1-67. (Comp. Nehemiah 7:6-73.)I. The catalogue of the families and households of the people. Ezra 2:1-351Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua,... read more
Chapter two contains the register of those who, taking advantage f Cyrus’s decree, turned their faces toward Jerusalem. The list proceeds in a definite order, from the leaders downward. First, the names of those immediately associated with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:1-2 ). Then follow the names of families, with the numbers in each case ( Ezr 2:3-20 ) ; names of the members of the priesthood ( Ezr 2:36-39 ) ; following these the list and numbers of the Levites ( Ezr 2:40-42 ); after these the Nethinim... read more
A List Of Those Who Returned From Babylon To Jerusalem In The Initial Stages (Ezra 2:1-70 ). In this chapter we are provided with a list of those who returned from Babylon, taking advantage of Cyrus’ edict. This list must have been recorded early on and deposited in a recognised official place (compare Nehemiah 7:5). Whilst it might be our tendency to take a quick look at the list of names and move on we should not disregard its spiritual lessons. We should recognise that: 1) It indicates... read more
The Enrolling Of The Nethinim (Ezra 2:43-54 ). The Nethinim (given ones) probably had their origin in the Gibeonites who were forced to become ‘hewers of wood and drawers of water’ for the Tabernacle (Joshua 9:27). Whoever they were they were seen as ‘given to God’. (Compare the same description of the Levites in Numbers 8:16 where the word is ‘nethunim’). They would later be added to by prisoners of war and other slaves, as Ezra 8:29 makes clear when it speaks of them as ‘those whom David... read more
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The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Ezra 2:1-70
Ezra 2:0 1. Now these are the children of the province [Judea] that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, unto Babylon [as into a lion's den, see Nah 2:10 ], and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city [the cities and villages are more distinctly enumerated by Nehemiah]; 43. The Nethinims [the lowest order of the ministry (Numbers 31:47 ; Jos 9:23 )]: the children of Ziha, the children... read more