“ And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. ”
The Arrival in Jerusalem. Ezra 8:31 . on the twelfth day. : cf. Ezra 7:8 f., Ezra 8:15 . Ezra 8:35 . Cf. Zerubbabel's offerings at the dedication of the Temple, Ezra 6:17 . Ezra...
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Particulars of Ezra's Company 1. Them that went up] The sum of the numbers given is 1,496. Only males are mentioned, and if no women accompanied them, the absence of such doubtless increased the t...
Three days. — Devoted, as in the similar case of Nehemiah, to rest and more private devotion.
Thanksgiving for Safety and Success Ezra 8:24-36 Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, and next the great deposit of the gospel; 1 Timothy...
In this chapter we have, first, a representative list of those who joined Ezra when he went up to Jerusalem. First in order, members of the priestly and royal houses are named (verses Ezr 8:1-2). The...
I admire the continual observance of the offerings, and the sacrifices; not for the multitudes of beasts slaughtered, but for the evident reference the whole had to the person of the Lamb of God. Oh!...
FAITH AND COURAGE ‘The hand of our God was upon us.… And we came to Jerusalem.’ Ezra 8:31-32 I. If Ezra had been a coward, he would never have accomplished what he did. —Had he looked at th...
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. Before they went about any business, delivered what was committed to them for the use of the temple, and the commissions to the king's officers...
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. Ver. 32. And abode there three days ] For necessary refreshment, after so long a journey. The body is the soul's servant, and must therefore b...
The hand of our God was upon us To protect and strengthen us in so dangerous and long a journey. And he delivered us from the hand of the enemy There were not only many enemies who hated them, an...
A LIST OF EZRA'S COMPANIONS (vv. 1-14) Those who voluntarily came to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem are recorded here, the men numbering almost 1500. Women also must have been present, but are not...
Ezra's Arrival at Jerusalem. B. C. 457. 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on...
No text from Poole on this verse.
Ezra 8:32 ‘And we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.' Arriving in Jerusalem they rested for ‘three days'. This period would enable them to recover from the rigours of the journey and...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) A list of the heads of houses, with the number of adult males accompanying each of them, who went with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem ( Ezr...
Ezra 8:22-23 , Ezra 8:31-32 The symbolic phrase "the hand of our God," as expressive of the Divine protection, occurs with remarkable frequency in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, and though no...
Ezra 8:15 . The river that runneth to Ahava, or the river of Diavam. Adiabena is a remote region, according to Boiste, in Assyria, and contiguous to Parthia: but whether the city and river of Ahav...
EXPOSITION Ezra 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there. The fight of the civil ruler to "proclaim a fast" was unquestioned among the Jews and Israelites. Jezebel proclaimed one in Ahab's n...
The Priests Entrusted With The Lord's Treasures
Ezra 7:8 ; Ezra 7:9 ; Nehemiah 2:11