Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.6.22). Acts 11:29; I Cor. Now again, God's people had disobeyed and compromised their faith by marrying pagan women. However, it is probable that the same son and father mentioned in Ezra 10:31 is the same person as mentioned here (cf. 15Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, 16"Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. 24For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them. See SPECIAL TOPIC: ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CALENDARS at 3:1. The Day of Atonement was to occur on the 10th. .send" These are all Qal PLURAL IMPERATIVES. 9:2). Then the people did according to this promise. 7b has "massage," p. 18, with oil of myrrh and other cosmetics, p. 23 (cf. 8I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" 3. The second (BDB 825, KB 962) means "self-imposed separateness or exclusiveness," Anchor Bible, vol. v. 28). Isa. We speak of God as if He were a human person, but He is not. Some commentators think it was the residence of the Persian governor (NIV Study Bible footnote, p. 698). All Old Testament Books for Free! [PDF] - InfoBooks.org In a sense this was an enactment of Jubilee freedom (cf. 21After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib's house even as far as the end of his house. "the God of heaven" This was the Persian Zoroastrian title for Ahura Mazda, but the Jews had taken it and applied it to YHWH. Deut. It is related etymologically to the Hebrew word emunah, which is found in Habakkuk 2:4 and is translated in English "faith." B. See SPECIAL TOPIC: HOLY at Ezra 8:28. "let their cosmetics be given them" From verse 12 we know that there was a year of training involved in the preparation of these women. 25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates. The second term's (BDB 308) basic meaning is "to miss the mark." II Sam. The different kinds of temple personnel and lay persons are included. 8:4 These people listed were apparently priests or Levites (Masseiah in both vv. "from the days of the kings of Assyria to this day" Assyria took the Northern Ten Tribes captive in 722 b.c. v. 4) and oath. 3:2; Neh. 7:64 "they were considered unclean" The VERB (BDB 146 II, KB 169, Pual IMPERFECT) means "defiled," here in the same sense that their Levitical ancestry could not be confirmed. 3. 10:3 "now let us make a covenant with our God" This VERB (BDB 503, KB 500, "cut") is a Qal IMPERFECT used in a COHORTATIVE sense. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam on his left hand. 20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 12:10,22,23), 2.a Levitical singer who had married a pagan (cf. 1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities. Cultures change but revelation does not! REB). 7:7 has Raamiah. For "Thy strong hand" see note at 1:6. Job 15:20). II Sam. NJB"she was overcome with grief". "to kill" (BDB 246, KB 255, Qal INFINITIVE CONSTRUCT), 3. It uses the three feasts in Esther as the structure to follow the story line: A. "twentieth year" This was 446/445 b.c. View our current career opportunities. The name Hananiah also appears in the list of 10:23. 13:19 Nehemiah uses his official governmental authority to close the city on the Sabbath. And You brought them into the land Gerizim in the Early Years of the Seleucid Rule over Judah, in: Kartveit, M.; Knoppers, G.N. See note at 4:9. The Religion of the Post-Exilic Prophets - The University of Chicago 1:30; 3:22; 20:4; Josh. NKJV"are brought into slavery" 13But there are many people; it is the rainy season and we are not able to stand in the open. 24Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. "frightened them" This is another Peel PARTICIPLE, which is used only here in the OT (BDB 117, KB 132). NRSV"the trouble" 4:29). 2:7-9). 7:24 This describes the taxation being lifted or prohibited from the servants of the temple. . What is the relationship between the books of Ezra and Nehemiah? The third term "memorial" (BDB 272) means "proof of citizenship" (cf. This Hebrew term (BDB 29) has a large usage. The Hebrew root (BDB 298) can be understood in two ways: 1.from the phrase "to be strong," referring to fortifications or military soldiers (#4), 2.from the phrase "to be strong," used metaphorically of wealth (#3). It is the very separateness that allowed the Jews to maintain their culture and tradition while in exile. 7:29 it is listed as "Kirioth Jearim," which is a city northwest of Jerusalem. 21:10-14 and the many foreign marriages of Israel's former leaders? "Water Gate" The gate on the eastern wall, where the people met to hear Ezra read the law of God (cf. . 1:10; 4:14. 6:36). 6:16 "saw it" This is italicized in the NASB (1970), but the textual problem is that the MT has a word that can be understood as yr' (afraid, Analytical Key to the Old Testament, by John Joseph Owens, vol. 10:6; Neh. 12When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, "They will come up against us from every place where you may turn," 13then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows. 11Thus they answered us, saying, 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. Sheshbazzar was appointed governor (cf. 6:12 "the God who has caused His name to dwell there" This follows the covenant phrasing of Deuteronomy (cf. 16So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal palace in the tenth month which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 9:26; II Chr. Moses (cf. 32 the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; 66Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 67their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720. 29:7), later it will become drachma (Greek word). 5:11-31, esp. The Hebrew term (BDB 154) means "an enclosing wall" or "a rock wall showing ownership"; so this refers to the covenant people being restored to the land of promise, in order that all the world can see the mercy and power of God in fulfilling His covenant promises (e.g., Gen. 15:12-21)! "Parosh" This name appears several times in Ezra and Nehemiah as an Israelite family that returned with Zerubbabel. Exod. Ezra 8:24,29; 10:5; II Chr. 17They refused to listen, The special food for the priests could not be eaten by them (cf. 27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to adorn the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king's mighty princes. 9-11). It is not that the book itself causes insurmountable problems, but that, like Jonah and Job, it may have an historical core which is elaborated for theological reasons. In later Judaism most walled cities observed Purim on the fourteenth of Adar, but in Jerusalem on the fifteenth. NJB"judicious men". As it turned out, from 5:14 and 13:16, he stayed for 12 years. 15:8; I Chr. . There are several words in this verse found only here in the OT. This has the connotation of urgency. 7:11 Notice the different ways to identify Ezra: 3.the one learned in the words of the commandments of the Lord. 5:22; Deut. "then I gathered them and restored them to their posts" "Them" must refer to the Levites who had left the temple service to farm their own small plots of land (cf. 60:7,9,13. They already had a covenant with God. 3:14). 6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, 7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. He was cursed by Noah because of his father's sin (cf. 10:18, cf. "Tobiah" Tobiah (BDB 375, "YHWH is my good") was an Ammonite who opposed Nehemiah (cf. 55:2). If this is true then the "20 cubit width" found in the Peshitta may be accurate. 6:17 "Tobiah" His name is Jewish and he is one of the major antagonists of Nehemiah. TEV"she was deeply disturbed" 4:1 "the enemies" There was a delay from the starting of the temple in 536 b.c. 1. 17Now if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, if it be that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.". Artaxerxes is called king of Babylon. "Elam" The Hebrew text has "eternity," but most translations, ancient and modern, read the Qere "Elam." 5 century B.C. 30:10; Job 21:3; Ps 22:7). vv. This involved leaving established homes and farms. If you found this list useful, dont forget to share it in your social networks. 9:9 "You saw see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt" This relates to Exod. 2:6 "who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem" Many have assumed that if this refers to Mordecai he would have been over 100 years old since the exiles under Nebuchadnezzar occurred in either 605, 597, 586, or 582 b.c. Possibly this meeting occurred at the city gate, which was the place of justice and social life in ancient Jewish communities. And what is your further request? 5:15 "laid burdens on the people" The VERB (BDB 457, KB 455, Hipil PERFECT) is a metaphor derived from placing a heavy yoke on a domestic animal (e.g., I Kgs. NRSV"who were wise" They took possession of the land of Sihon the king of Heshbon 2. Geba (a Levitical city also spelled Gabe, cf. 9:5). 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; 25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered. 9Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city. 2. 14So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, Neh. 27-29), but they were experiencing calamity (cf. The seas and all that is in them. Jeremiah and the . 27and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its towns, And the heavenly host bows down before You. Uploaded by Derek Kidner, Tyndale Commentary Series, p. 55). Josephus, Antiq. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 7:43-45 8It was very displeasing to me, so I threw all of Tobiah's household goods out of the room. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 8:35-36 The first covenant depended on human performance, but the reality of Genesis 3 doomed it from the start. 25But when it came to the king's attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. How many times did Jews return to Judah and under whose leadership? 9:20 "You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them" God's "good spirit" does not necessarily refer to the NT Trinitarian understanding of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. ", NASB, NJB"they were considered reliable" NET"Chephirim" He is mentioned in the Davidic genealogy of I Chr. "cast lots" This VERB (BDB 656, KB 709, Hiphil PERFECT) means "casting lots (cf. These VERBS (BDB 304, KB 302, "be strong" and BDB 793, KB 889, "do") are both Qal IMPERATIVES. v. 38). These plagues target and repudiate the nature and animal gods of Egypt. 14, p. 67). I Sam. For a good discussion of the Hebrew word hesed see NIDOTTE, vol. "all the people were attentive to the book of the law" There is no VERB, literally "the ears of all the people to the book of Law." 23:6. Until further evidence is found it seems preferable to give Esther the benefit of the doubt. However, in the case of the Israelites, it was their sin and rebellion which allowed their defeat! 6:3-15 that several names have been left out (cf. Prayer is a way for humans to show their faith and trust in the faithful, trustworthy God. NASB, NKJV, The Jews should have known this from their recent experience of the exile. 10:30 "and we will not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons" This does not refer to racial exclusion, but religious exclusion (cf. v. 10d; Exod. Against the backdrop of the identity of the deputation visiting Jerusalem as seen by the author of Ezra and the completely different self-presentation of the envoys from the north, the serious conflict that ensues is described. Ezra had grieved all day with his spiritual companions. Download PDF Ebooks Easily, FREE and Latest. Bible readers do have the responsibility of applying the inspired truth to their day and their lives. 18 the sons of Jorah, 112; Most Jews fast on the 13th day of Adar and feast on the 14th and 15th. 5Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, who would presume to do thus?" 16I also applied myself to the work on this wall; we did not buy any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. The Levites translate from Hebrew to Aramaic (Talmud sees this as this beginning of the Targums, (cf. Nehemiah used all the official clout he could muster. Ps. He is seen as the compiler and editor of the entire OT, as well as the founder of the great synagogue (i.e., Sanhedrin), which historically begins the period of rabbinical Judaism (all sects except the Pharisees were wiped out in the fall of Jerusalem by the Roman general Titus in a.d. 70). 3:16-18; 4:20-22). 8:6 and 9:5) spells out what "calamity" means. The Aramaic VERB "complete" (BDB 1086, KB 197) is the Peal PASSIVE PARTICIPLE, used as an ADJECTIVE, "peace," which was a way of addressing the king. He would overthrow enemies outside and within Israel alike. 19A decree has been issued by me, and a search has been made and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days, that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it, 20that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the River, and that tribute, custom and toll were paid to them. As it is the two Hebrew words seem to refer to the Jews who undertook the building project. post-exilic prophets may become clearer if the character of their times is suggested. I wonder if the origin of a raised, wooden pulpit came from this specially prepared, wooden platform (lit. It means to make great or powerful. 1. "Noadiah" This is a feminine name (BDB 418, although there is a masculine usage in Ezra 8:33) and shows the acceptability of female prophets. 1:4. C.Nehemiah secured the help of different groups of society (i.e., businessmen, priests, surrounding cities) to work on the wall which fit their own interests. 19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the official of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascent of the armory at the Angle. Gen. 26:18 for another use of this phrase). 6), but it was David who organized them into 24 orders who took turns serving in the temple (cf. 18:26,28; II Chr. TEV"We have acted wickedly against you" The amount was staggering, yet he asked for no protection! 7:1 "Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia" The date seems to be 457 b.c. 632-33 footnote #9). 9:1; II Chr. See note at 5:8. It is a loan word from a Semitic root earlier than Hebrew. 5. 6This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues the officials, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king. Deut. Understanding of God's word unlocks the confusion of sin. 4:12 "told us ten times" This also shows the degree of fear in the Jewish population. Josh. 1:10 "bowls of a second kind" Some lexicons think the word comes from the root, "double" (i.e., "of a second kind") and refers to bowls that matched each other (cf. 1. 13Then on the second day the heads of fathers' households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law. TEV, NJB"reprimanded". 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, The parallel non-canonical account in I Esdras puts their numbers as 472 and 71 (cf. Prayer is the outward manifestation of a biblical world view and faith! 1. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 7:8-10 "Shimshai the scribe" We learn from Herodotus (Hist. 13:22 "the Levites. From the Bible we know that God is spirit. This whole account is a strange and bizarre event! "Seraiah" This was the name of the High Priest in Jerusalem who was killed when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple (cf. Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess. NASB"capitol" 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, If this is so, then these three enemies denoted that the leaders of the regions surrounding Judah were all hostile. B. v. 4). This was the unseen hand of God, which is active throughout the account. "the ninth month" This refers to the month of Kislev which was midwinter, therefore, they were trembling not only from Ezra's statement but also from the cold brought on by the winter rains. And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress. "the Pool of Shelah at the King's Garden" Many believe this to be the Pool of Siloam, which was in the most southern end of the walled city. This family returned initially under Zerubbabel with 1,222 males (cf. 8:1 "On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews" It was a common practice during the Persian period for the property of condemned people to revert to the crown (cf. v. 21), (2) Nehemiah's special Persian helpers (cf. (4:23-6:22). "Nehemiah" This is not the cup bearer of Artaxerxes who later built the wall of Jerusalem. 26 the sons of Ramah and Geba, 621; "gave a banquet for the women in the palace" This either refers to the harem (seven eunuchs mentioned in v. 10) or, more probably, to the wives of the guests of the king. 2:7 "let letters be given me for the governors" This VERB (BDB 678, KB 733) is a Qal IMPERFECT used in a JUSSIVE sense. Gen. 19:8; I Kgs. 9:4). 3I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. "Beersheba" This is about 32 miles south of Jerusalem. It was a covenant renewal ceremony, something like Josh. What were the rich Jews doing to their poor brothers in chapter 5? For a full discussion of these tribes of Canaan see Ezra 9:1. 10:3 seems to contradict this (unless it was added by a later editor). 8:9; 17:10,24; 28:2,7,11). II Chr. The Aramaic in 6:3-5 was the official written document put in the archives. Luke 12:48). 55:11, 3.success of the vicarious, substitutionary work of the Suffering Servant, Isa. See SPECIAL TOPIC: THE REMNANT, THREE SENSES at 1:4. There is a parallel relationship between this VERB and, 1. When you add up both Ezra's (29,818) and Nehemiah's (31,089) lists by names, cities and groups neither equal this number. 22-26 were contemporaries with Ezra and Nehemiah. "a mosaic pavement" The list of the stones used in the pavement are. These sinful leaders must put away their foreign, pagan wives and their children by them. YHWH has not forsaken or abandoned, but His people have forsaken and abandoned Him (cf. "Joppa" This was the seaport for Jerusalem. 5:26, while The Expositor's Bible Commentary cites I Chr. 14:13; Num. from the reign of Dadusha, king of Ashnunna, 3. YHWH's promises and merciful character kindled hope (BDB 876) for, 3.assurance of His personal presence (cf. . The second (BDB 688, KB 742) is a Qal COHORTATIVE. Here it is spelled daric (alternative form is in I Chr. ), 5. 6:8 Darius is following Cyrus' decree by funding the project from the Persian royal treasury. 6). 15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. 3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 5. 1.1. God's judgments are both judicially fair and redemptively purposeful. 5:14 "the temple of Babylon" Originally each city of Babylon had their own deity. 9:38 "we are making an agreement in writing" Although the word "covenant" is not used here, a similar but rare word is employed. However, this is not the New Covenant of Jer. See SPECIAL TOPIC: NAMES FOR DEITY at Neh. SPECIAL TOPIC: CHARACTERISTICS OF ISRAEL'S GOD. 12:25), but other times they seem to be listed as a separate, yet related, group (cf. 3, p. 796, where it describes this place as barren due to exposure to the sun. SPECIAL TOPIC: Haggai (Taken from Dr. Utley's Old Testament Survey). 2:10,19; 4:1, 2. 12 the sons of Elam, 1,254; What they said they would do (BDB 793 I, KB 889, Qal IMPERFECT), they now swore they would do (BDB 793 I, Qal INFINITIVE CONSTRUCT). Even before this time period one of Ham's sons was named Canaan. C.Esther's Hebrew name may have had a similar sound to the following Persian words: 1.star (Persian root, possibly because of the shape of the myrtle blossoms), 2. 29Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers' households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord." The TEV translation carries the basic thought of the PLURAL form in this context. 7:38 "3,930" In Ezra 2:35 the number is 3,630. And next to him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs. 24:17), referring to exile. Marduk is the high-god of the Babylonian pantheon, also called Bel (lord). NJB"the priests who lived in the district" 1. The Post-Exilic Prophets: Obadiah, Joel, Haggai, And Malachi - bible.org 4:11,17,19,21,22). NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 12:22-26 31:31-34 and Ezek. 2:4). NIDOTTE, vol. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 7:11-20 I Esdras 9:19 asserts that Jeshua himself was not involved. 9Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? NKJV"being allied" 2:10) continues Sanballat's mockery by the use of an idiom. This is surprising since the book of Ezra records the decree of Cyrus to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem twice, once in Hebrew (1:1-4) and once in Aramaic (6:1-5). "on the first day of the seventh month" The seventh month was a very important month to the Hebrews (cf. 10 When I entered the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined at home, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you, and they are coming to kill you at night." 2. The third theory supposes it to refer to Artaxerxes II which would be 398 b.c. 9:31 God's covenant judgment (cf. See Special Topic at Ezra 7:17. 4:6; 5:13-14; 12:18; II Chr. 13:22; 14:19-24; 16:10; 19:9,16; 24:15-18; 34:5; 40:34-38). The Jews borrowed the titles used by the Persian Zoroastrians for their high god (Ahura Mazda) and applied them to YHWH. 15:3,9). It shows the racial validity (seed of Abraham) of the returning exiles by the following: 3.the religious exclusivism of the returnees in relation to the offer of help by the surrounding Persian provinces who were a mixture of YHWHism and paganism. .His lovingkindness" These are the two special terms for the covenant God. But this does not fit 3:12-13; Haggai 2:1; and Zech. 4:10; 10:1; 11:1). 16:9, 2. 5:9 "Haman went out that day glad and pleased of heart" This book, like the Bible itself, is filled with shocking role reversals (i.e., Adam, Joseph, David, Solomon, Manasseh, etc.). 35Lod and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. "at the square" It is highly unusual that this convocation should occur at the city square, and not at the temple. 24We also inform you that it is not allowed to impose tax, tribute or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim or servants of this house of God.". There may be evidence of an editor in the phrase "the days of Nehemiah," Neh. "the assembly of God" This is the only place in the OT wherethe word for assembly, Qahal (BDB 874), and the word Elohim (BDB 43) are placed together. 4Now on the Levites' platform stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Chenani, and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God. "this man" This refers to Artaxerxes I, who Nehemiah served. TEV"we will do" Luke 6:46). 6-23 is a historical parenthesis describing the continual opposition of the Samaritans throughout the rebuilding period of the temple (Ezra 1-5) and the city (Ezra 7-10; Nehemiah). "that is Esther" This lady apparently had two names, one Hebrew and one Persian, which must have been common for Jews taken into exile. Why she did this is uncertain, but her fasting and prayers brought faith and wisdom (the unseen hand of God)! "has given me all of the kingdoms of the earth" The VERB (BDB 678, KB 733) is a Qal PERFECT. So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared. 17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. 4:5; 19:13; Ezra 2:26. "let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows" They were already dead as is obvious from vv. 38The second choir proceeded to the left, while I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of Furnaces, to the Broad Wall, 39and above the Gate of Ephraim, by the Old Gate, by the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard. These articles are mentioned in Jer. For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly. NJB"one thousand silver dishes". This view has been followed by W. F. Albright, John Bright, E. J. Be acquainted with the messages of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The term "destruction" (BDB 2, cf. NIDOTTE, vol. It is used of Nehemiah in Neh. He is faithful (cf. 9Queen Vasti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. TheSapientialbooks are located after the historical books, and constitute one of the most beautiful literary prose in history, it has a huge consideration worldwide for the rich poetry that can be found in them, the book of Song of Songs is an example. 9"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, I Chr. 2:5 "a Jew" This term (BDB 397, KB 394) has several meanings. Gen. 1:1). 13:29), or three groups (Exod. This ADJECTIVE (BDB 51) developed from the VERB (BDB 51, KB 63, Pulal), which is used often in the prophets (Puel). 3:25; 7:8; 10:14; and I Esdras 8:30). The wall was straight so the term must refer to something on the inside like the corner of a building or open court. 27:28-29), like Jericho (cf. NKJV"Will they fortify themselves" "the wisdom of your God which is in your hand" The "wisdom of your God" parallels "the law of your God which is in your hand" (v. 14). 48:43-44; Isa. 48:1; 96:4; 99:2; 135:5; 145:3; Jer. 6All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 able men. Behold, we are slaves in it. 10:1-5. INTRODUCTION For my second book review, I picked up Eileen Schuller's "Post- Exilic Prophets." Its 192 pages are composed of thematic presentations based upon the writing of the prophets after the Babylonian exile (c. 586 - 439 BC) of the people of Judah. NKJV"There were . For You are righteous.". These questions are mysteries. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 7:1-7 Ezra 1, under Cyrus; second, Zerubbabel/Jeshua, cf. 13A copy of the edict to be issued as law in each and every province was published to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 9-11, they do not equal even half of this amount. v. 2, even their political and religious leaders) and sinful (cf. NASB, NKJV, (PDF) Mission Perspective of the Eight Century Prophets, Exilic and ., in Mesopotamia, offense is ultimately viewed in relation to society; while in Israel, all offense is ultimately against God." And exalted above all blessing and praise! Originally published in Tabletalk, our daily Bible study magazine. This is the general term (BDB 948) for evil and its consequences, which is used so often in the OT. The historicity of this decree is confirmed by a similarly written Persian decree addressing the request for the rebuilding of an Elephantine Jewish worship center in Egypt.

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