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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Chronicles Nehemiah
Ezra 1
The history of this book is the accomplishment of Jeremiah's
prophecy, concerning the return of the Jews out of Babylon, at the
end of seventy years, and a type of the accomplishment of the
prophecies in the Revelation, touching the deliverance of the
Gospel Church from Spiritual Babylon. Ezra preserved the
records of that great revolution, and transmitted them to the
church in this book. It gives us an account of the Jews return from
their captivity, chap. 1, 2. Of the building of the temple,
notwithstanding the opposition it met with, chap. 3-6. Of Ezra's
coming to Jerusalem, chap. 7, 8. Of his obliging those that had
married strange wives to put them away, chap. 9, 10.
The proclamation of Cyrus, for the release of the Jews, and
building of the temple, ver. 1-4. The return of many of them, ver.
5, 6. Orders given for restoring the vessels of the temple, ver. 7-
11.
Verse 1. Fulfilled - Nebuchadnezzar carried many of the Jews into
captivity in the first year of his reign (the fourth of Jehoiakim). He
reigned forty-five years, his son Evil-merodach twenty-three, and
his grandson Belshazzar, three years, which make up the seventy
years foretold by Jeremiah. First year - Of his reign in Babylon:
for he had been king of Persia for many years.
Verse 2. All, &c. - In those parts of the world; all that vast empire
formerly under the Assyrians and Babylonians. The gift of which
he ascribes to the great God; by that express prophecy of Isaiah
concerning him, Isaiah xliv, 28; xlv, 1, 13, so long before he was
born; which prophecy the Jews had doubtlessly shewed him,
which also carried a great evidence with it, especially to him who
was so highly encouraged by it: or by a special illumination which
God vouchsafed to him, as he did to Nebuchadnezzar and Darius,
and some other Heathen princes.
Verse 5. Then rose up, &c. - These being a new generation, went out
like their father Abraham, from this land of the Chaldees, not
knowing whither they went.
Verse 6. Strengthened their hands - God can, when he pleases, incline
the hearts of strangers to be kind to his people; yea, make those
strengthen their hands, who formerly weakened them.
Verse 8. Sheshbazzar - Zerubbabel; the Chaldeans called him
Sheshbazzar, that is, Joy in tribulation, but among his own people
he was called Zerubbabel, a stranger in Babylon. So he looked
upon himself, tho' (Josephus says) he was captain of the life-
guard.
Chapter 1:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Chronicles Nehemiah
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