Ezra 3:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

Here is, I. A general assembly of the returned Israelites at Jerusalem, in the seventh month, Ezra 3:1. We may suppose that they came from Babylon in the spring, and must allow at least four months for the journey, for so long Ezra and his company were in coming, Ezra 7:9. The seventh month therefore soon came, in which many of the feasts of the Lord were to be solemnized; and then they gathered themselves together by agreement among themselves, rather than by the command of authority, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 3:3

And they set the altar upon his bases ,.... Which might remain of the old altar; or the meaning is, that it was fixed and settled on the same spot where it stood before: for fear was upon them, because of the people of those countries ; and therefore they hastened to erect an altar, and offer sacrifices to the Lord, in hope that he would appear for them, and help them against their enemies; or rather, as some render the words F17 כי "quamvis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 3:3

They set the altar upon his bases - Rebuilt it on the same spot on which it had formerly stood. As it was necessary to keep up the Divine worship during the time they should be employed in re-edifying the temple, they first reared this altar of burnt-offerings; and all this they did, "though fear was upon them," because of the unfriendly disposition of their surrounding neighbors. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-3

The first sacrifice. The third chapter begins much as the second chapter concluded, with a picture of the restored Israelites in their respective "cities" or homes. But they do not stay there very long. The temple and the temple worship, for which they had laid by ( Ezra 2:68 , Ezra 2:69 ) before dispersing, is still much on their minds. These verses tell us of the consequent action next taken in that direction— 1. on the part of the people specially; 2. on the part of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-3

The altar rebuilt. The return from Babylon is supposed to have been in the spring. The first employment of the people would be to construct for themselves huts, or so to repair dilapidated buildings as to make them fit for habitation. This accomplished, no time was lost in setting about the great work of re-establishing their ancient worship. So "when the seventh month was come," the month Tisri, corresponding to portions of our September and October, they repaired to Jerusalem to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

§ 2. RESTORATION OF THE ALTAR OF BURNT SACRIFICE , AND CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

Acceptable service. When the 42,000 Israelites arrived in the land whither they went forth, they took peaceable and glad possession of their old homes; many, if not most, of them returning to the very fields and homesteads from which their fathers had been led away. They then showed a piety which was partly the fruit of the long discipline they had passed through in Persia. Their service of Jehovah, on this their return, was characterised by— I. SPONTANEITY ( Ezra 3:1 , Ezra 3:5 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

Aspects of worship. I. The HUMAN in WORSHIP . "Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak," etc. ( Ezra 3:2 ). These men were the leaders in this movement of worship; they gathered the people thereto. There is a human side to Divine worship; the altar looks toward earth as well as toward heaven; man builds, if God consecrates it; man appoints the time of worship, arranges its method, gathers the people, stimulates the conscience by faithful words, and enforces the law. A few good men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:3

They set the altar upon his bases. They built the new altar upon the foundations of the old one, making it exactly conform to them. This was done, no doubt, to indicate that the religion which the exiles brought back from Babylon was in every respect identical with that which they had possessed before they were carried thither. Many moderns hold the contrary; but it has not yet been proved that the sojourn at Babylon modified the religious ideas of the Jews in any important particular. For... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 3:3

Upon his bases - They restored the old altar of burnt-offerings, which stood directly in front of the temple-porch, upon the old foundation. This became apparent on the clearing away of the ruins, and on a careful examination of the site. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 3:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 3:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezra 3:3

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