Ezra 7:19 - Exposition

The vessels also. It does not appear that these were sacred vessels belonging to the temple, like those which Cyrus had intrusted to Zerubbabel for restoration to the house of God. Rather, it would seem, they were a part of the voluntary "offering" mentioned in Ezra 7:15 , in which they are distinctly included ( Ezra 8:25-28 ). We may perhaps conclude that the vessels sent with Zerubbabel had proved insufficient in number for the great festivals.