Joseph ExellEzra 2:2-64The number of the men of the people of Israel.A suggestive recordConsider--I. The significance of the fact of the record.1. It Was an honour to the pious and patriotic ones who returned.2. It is an illustration of the Divine record of God’s spiritual Israel (Luke 10:20).3. It suggests that every one of His people is precious in the sight of God (Isaiah 49:16).II. The significance of the contents of the record. We have in this list--1. Significant persons.(1) Zerubbabel, an ancestor... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Ezra 2:2-64
Ezra 2:2-64The number of the men of the people of Israel.A suggestive recordConsider--I. The significance of the fact of the record.1. It Was an honour to the pious and patriotic ones who returned.2. It is an illustration of the Divine record of God’s spiritual Israel (Luke 10:20).3. It suggests that every one of His people is precious in the sight of God (Isaiah 49:16).II. The significance of the contents of the record. We have in this list--1. Significant persons.(1) Zerubbabel, an ancestor... read more