TSK - EZRA 1

  1  The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple.
 5  The people provide for their return.
 7  Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar.


VERSE 1
- Now in the.
   * 2Ch 36:22,23
- Cyrus.
  Cyrus is said to have been the son of Cambyses, king of
  Persia, and Mandane, daughter of Astyages, king of Media:  he
  was born about 600 years before Christ, and died at the age of
  70, after a reign of 30 years.  He was mentioned by name, and
  his conquests foretold, by the prophet Isaiah, about a century
  before his birth.  Josephus states the partiality he evinced
  towards the Jews, arose from the circumstance of these
  prophecies being shown him, probably by Daniel.

- by the mouth.
   * Jer 25:12-14; 29:10; 33:7-13
- the Lord.
   * Ezr 5:13-15; 6:22; 7:27 Ps 106:46 Pr 21:1 Da 2:1
- made a proclamation.  Heb. caused a voice to pass.
   * Mt 3:1-3 Joh 1:23


VERSE 2 
 - Lord God.
   * 1Ki 8:27 2Ch 2:12 Isa 66:1 Jer 10:11 Da 2:21,28; 5:23
- hath given.
   * Jer 27:6,7 Da 2:37,38; 4:25,32; 5:19-21
- all the kingdoms.
  According to the testimony of ancient writers, Cyrus, at this
  time, reigned over the Medes, Persians, Hyrcanians, Syrians,
  Assyrians, Indians, etc., and all lesser Asia.

- he hath charged.
   * Isa 44:26-28; 45:1,12,13


VERSE 3 
 - his God.
   * Jos 1:9 1Ch 28:20 Mt 28:20
- he is the God.
   * De 32:31 Ps 83:18 Isa 45:5 Jer 10:10 Da 2:47; 6:26 Ac 10:36


VERSE 4 
 - let the men.
   * Ezr 7:16-18 Ac 24:17 3Jo 1:6-8
- help him.  Heb. lift him up.
   * Ec 4:9,10 Ga 6:2
- the freewill.
   * Ezr 2:68-70 1Ch 29:3,9,17


VERSE 5 
 - whose spirit.
   * :1 2Ch 36:22 Ne 2:12 Pr 16:1 2Co 8:16 Php 2:13 Jas 16 1:16,17
   * 3Jo 1:11


VERSE 6 
 - strengthened their hands.  that is, helped them.
   * Ezr 7:15,16; 8:25-28,33
- willingly offered.
   * :4 Ps 110:3 2Co 9:7


VERSE 7 
 - Also Cyrus.
   * Ezr 5:14; 6:5
- Nebuchadnezzar.
   * 2Ki 24:13; 25:13-16 2Ch 36:7,10,18 Jer 27:21,22; 28:3-6 Da 1:2
   * Da 5:2,3,23


VERSE 8 
 - Sheshbazzar.
   * :11; 5:14,16 Hag 1:1,14; 2:2-4 Zec 4:6-10


VERSE 9 
 - chargers of gold.
   * Nu 7:13,19-89 1Ki 7:50 2Ch 4:8,11,21,22; 24:14 Mt 14:8
- nine.
   * Mt 10:29-31

VERSE 10


VERSE 11 
 - the vessels.
   * Ro 9:23 2Ti 2:19-21
- five thousand.
  Instead of 5,400, the enumeration of the articles in ver. 9,
  10, only amounts to 2,499; but in the account, Esdras 13 2:13,
  14, the amount is 5,469, as will be evident from the following
  statements:

             In Ezra.                     In Esdras.
     Gold chargers.....     30     Gold cups.........  1,000
     Silver ditto......  1,000     Silver cups.......  1,000
     Knives............     29     Silver censers....     29
     Gold basons.......     30     Gold vials........     30
     Silver ditto......    410     Silver vials......  2,410
     Other vessels.....  1,000     Other vessels.....  1,000
                         _____                         _____

     Said to be........  5,400     Total.............  5,469
     But only..........  2,499
                         _____                         _____

     Deficiency........  2,901     Surplus...........     69

  It is supposed that they actually amounted to 5,400, but that
  only the chief of them were specified, the spoons, etc. being
  omitted.

- captivity.  Heb. transportation.
   * Mt 1:11,12



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