2 Chronicles 35:27; Exodus 12:6-36; Ezra 6:16; Joshua 5:10
With this verse the writer resumes the use of the Hebrew language, which he had discarded for the Chaldee from Ezra 4:8 . With the exception of th...
The Celebration of the Passover. Hebrew is resumed here. Ezra 6:19 . the fourteenth day of the first month: cf. Exodus 12:6-20 . The leading...
And, &c. Here recommences the Hebrew language. See note on Ezra 4:8 . kept the passover. One of the ten so recorded. See note on Exodus 12...
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Completion and Dedication of the Temple This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work.
(16-22) The dedication of the second Temple.
Upon the fourteenth day of the first month. — Recording the special celebration of the Passover — after the precedent of Hezekiah and Josiah — Ezra...
THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE Ezra 6:6-22 THE chronicler's version of the edict in which Darius replies to the application of the Satrap Tattena...
Prospered in a Difficult Work Ezra 6:1-22 How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it...
There can be no doubt that Tattenai felt that finding such a decree was unlikely, if not impossible. That the search must have been thorough is indic...
How beautiful and truly interesting is it, to discover, more or less, through the Bible, from the first forming of the church on our fathers coming o...
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. The month Nisan or Abib, which was the month follow...
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth [day] of the first month. Ver. 19. And the children of the captivity ] So...
And the children, of the captivity kept the passover Now they were newly delivered out of their bondage in Babylon, it was seasonable to commemorat...
Having received the letter from Tattenai, Darius ordered that a search be made in the archives where the treasures were stored in Babylon.There is no...
Completion of the Second Temple. B. C. 516....
No text from Poole on this verse.
The Writer Now Commences Again In Hebrew. The writer now changes back from using Aramaic to using Hebrew. This is in order that the whole passage...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) The search for and discovery of the decree of Cyrus ( Ezra 6:1-5 ). (ii.) The decree of D...
first month That is, April.
Ezra 6:2 . There was found at Achmetha, that is, Ecbatana, the capital of Media, as in the Vulgate, the city where the archives were kept; a ro...
And they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai. The true pulpit the best promoter of honest industry It-- I. quickens the power of tho...
EXPOSITION Ezra 6:13 So they did speedily. Tatnai and Shethar-boznai showed no reluctance. They had no enmity against the Jews. Once clearl...
The Second Temple Dedicated
And the children of the captivity kept the Passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month, very shortly after the dedication of the Temple, whic...
19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.