PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Ezra
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 29,988 words · 164 reading sections
Ezra 8:17
Ezra 8:17 Ver. 17. And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia,.... Not a place by the Caspian sea, and near the Caspian mountains, as Munster, which was too far off to go and return in the time they must, see Ezr 7:9, but, as Jarchi, a place in Babylon so called, a village near it, or …
254 wordsSECTION 122Ezra 8:18
Ezra 8:18 Ver. 18. And by the good hand of our God upon us,.... Favouring their designs and orders, protecting those that were sent, and inclining those they were sent to use their interest and authority with those that were under them, and making them willing also to agree to what was proposed to them: they brought …
132 wordsSECTION 123Ezra 8:19
Ezra 8:19 Ver. 19. And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari,.... These were of the same division of Levites as Sherebiah: his brethren and their sons, twenty; these thirty eight, with those they came with, were all Levites; the Nethinims follow.…
46 wordsSECTION 124Ezra 8:20
Ezra 8:20 Ver. 20. Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites,.... To wait upon them, and minister to them, as they did to the priests; some think those were the same with the Gibeonites, whom Joshua gave to the service of the sanctuary, and David confirmed; but othe…
113 wordsSECTION 125Ezra 8:21
Ezra 8:21 Ver. 21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava,.... After the messengers to Iddo were returned with those they brought with them: that we might afflict ourselves before our God; humble themselves before him for their sins, confess them, and declare their repentance of them, and ask forgiveness …
222 wordsSECTION 126Ezra 8:22
Ezra 8:22 Ver. 22. For I was ashamed to require of the kings band of soldiers and horsemen,.... Which he might have had, only asking for them; so great was the interest he had in the king's favour: to help us against the enemy in the way; the Arabs, Samaritans, and others, that might lie in wait for them, to rob them…
266 wordsSECTION 127Ezra 8:23
Ezra 8:23 Ver. 23. So we fasted, and besought our God for this,.... Sought the Lord by fasting and prayer for a good journey, and preservation in it: and he was entreated of us; accepted their prayer, as Jarchi, so that they came safe to Jerusalem.…
47 wordsSECTION 128Ezra 8:24
Ezra 8:24 Ver. 24. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests,.... That were in company with him; so that it seems there were more than the two mentioned, Ezr 8:2, very probably their families, or some of their brethren, were with them: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them; these men nam…
106 wordsSECTION 129Ezra 8:25
Ezra 8:25 Ver. 25. And I weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels,.... When he delivered them to them; this he did as a proof of his own integrity and faithfulness, and as a security against any charge or accusation of embezzling any part of them, and to set them an example, and also that they might…
122 wordsSECTION 130Ezra 8:26
Ezra 8:26 Ver. 26. I even weighed unto their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver,.... Which, according to Scheuchzer {a} amount to 975,000 imperials, and, of our money, 2,229,450 pounds sterling: and silver vessels one hundred talents; which came to 35,300 pounds, or 50,000 imperials; according to Jarchi, there w…
195 wordsSECTION 131Ezra 8:27
Ezra 8:27 Ver. 27. Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams,.... Which were upwards of 1000 pounds of our money; for Bishop Cumberland says {e}, the Persian "daric", "drachma", or "drachm", weighed twenty shillings and four pence; and, according to Dr. Bernard, it exceeded one of our guineas by two grains, See …
239 wordsSECTION 132Ezra 8:28
Ezra 8:28 Ver. 28. And I said unto them, ye are holy unto the Lord, the vessels are holy also,.... As they were dedicated and set apart to holy service, so the vessels were sacred to holy uses, and therefore not to be converted to any other: and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of you…
77 wordsSECTION 133Ezra 8:29
Ezra 8:29 Ver. 29. Watch ye, and keep them,.... The vessels, the gold, and the silver, that they be not hurt and diminished: until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord: that is, until they had delivered…
96 wordsSECTION 134Ezra 8:30
Ezra 8:30 Ver. 30. So took the priests and the Levites,.... The twelve priests and twelve Levites, mentioned in Ezr 8:24, the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God; this they undertook to do, and did.…
52 wordsSECTION 135Ezra 8:31
Ezra 8:31 Ver. 31. Then we departed from the river of Ahava, on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem,.... The month Nisan, answering to part of March and part of April; this was two days before the passover began: and the hand of our God was upon us; guiding, directing, and protecting them by his …
658 wordsSECTION 136Ezra 9:1
Ezra 9:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 9 Ezra being informed, by some of the princes who complained unto him, of the marriages of many of the Israelites with the people of the land, the Canaanites and others, was greatly grieved and distressed, Ezr 9:1, upon which he made a confession of their sins to God, with great shame, s…
296 wordsSECTION 137Ezra 9:2
Ezra 9:2 Ver. 2. For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sorts,.... Some that were widowers not only took wives to themselves of the above nations, either when they were of Babylon, where many of these nations also were, or rather since their return; but they took for their sons also; yea,…
190 wordsSECTION 138Ezra 9:3
Ezra 9:3 Ver. 3. And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle,.... Both inward and outward garments, that which was close to his body, and that which was thrown loose over it; and this he did in token of sorrow and mourning, as if something very dreadful and distressing, see Job 1:20 and plucked off t…
297 wordsSECTION 139Ezra 9:4
Ezra 9:4 Ver. 4. There were assembled unto me everyone that trembled at the words of the God of Israel,.... That had a reverence for the word of God, and the things contained in it; feared to break the laws of God, and trembled at his judgments, which they might apprehend would come upon transgressors, see Isa 46:2, …
134 wordsSECTION 140Ezra 9:5
Ezra 9:5 Ver. 5. And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my heaviness,.... The signs and tokens of it, particularly sitting on the ground; or "from my fasting" {n}, having eaten nothing that day, it being early in the morning when he was told the above case: and having rent my garment and my mantle; which he had …
105 wordsSECTION 141Ezra 9:6
Ezra 9:6 Ver. 6. And said, O my God,.... Here begins the prayer of Ezra, and that with faith in God as covenant God, even when he was about to make confession of sin, and repentance for it; that prayer is right which is put up in faith, and that repentance genuine which is accompanied with faith, and flows from it: I…
216 wordsSECTION 142Ezra 9:7
Ezra 9:7 Ver. 7. Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day,.... The sins they were guilty of had been long continued in, which was an aggravation of them: and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands; the ten trib…
168 wordsSECTION 143Ezra 9:8
Ezra 9:8 Ver. 8. And now, for a little space, grace hath been showed from the Lord our God,.... It was but a small time since the Lord first began to show favour to them, so that they soon after began to revolt from him; which argued the strange propensity of their minds to that which is evil, and from which they coul…
241 wordsSECTION 144Ezra 9:9
Ezra 9:9 Ver. 9. For we were bondmen,.... To the Chaldeans when in Babylon, which was more than the Jews in the times of Christ would own, Joh 8:33, yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage; had not left them to continue in it always: but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia; moved …
246 wordsSECTION 145Ezra 9:10
Ezra 9:10 Ver. 10. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this?.... What apology or excuse can be made for such ingratitude? what can be said in favour of such a people? what kindness can be expected to be shown to a people who had behaved in so base a manner? for we have forsaken thy commandments: particularly …
72 wordsSECTION 146Ezra 9:11
Ezra 9:11 Ver. 11. Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets,.... Moses, and Joshua, and others, see De 7:3 saying, the land, unto which ye go to possess it; meaning the land of Canaan: is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from …
119 wordsSECTION 147Ezra 9:12
Ezra 9:12 Ver. 12. Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons,.... That is, in marriage, see De 7:3, where the prohibition is expressed in the same language: nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever; that is, as long as they continue in their idolatries and imp…
130 wordsSECTION 148Ezra 9:13
Ezra 9:13 Ver. 13. And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass,.... As famine, sword, pestilence, and captivity, for their idolatries and other heinous sins: seeing that our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve; for they deserved eternal punishment, whereas it wa…
167 wordsSECTION 149Ezra 9:14
Ezra 9:14 Ver. 14. Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations?.... That are guilty of abominable idolatries, and of all uncleanness: wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us; it might be justly expected: so that there should be no remnant …
71 wordsSECTION 150Ezra 9:15
Ezra 9:15 Ver. 15. O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous,.... And would appear to be so, should Israel be entirely cut off, and utterly consumed for their iniquities: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day; that they remained yet escaped out of captivity, and escaped the wrath and vengeance of God, was not o…
187 wordsSECTION 151Ezra 10:1
Ezra 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 10 Upon Ezra's prayer and confession, it was proposed by Shechaniah, that those who had married strange wives should put them away with their children, which they swore to do, Ezr 10:1, and proclamation was made throughout the land for all to meet at Jerusalem in three days' time, and a…
299 wordsSECTION 152Ezra 10:2
Ezra 10:2 Ver. 2. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra,.... This man seems to be one of those that now came with Ezra from Babylon, see Ezr 8:3, we have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land; not that he had taken any himse…
136 wordsSECTION 153Ezra 10:3
Ezra 10:3 Ver. 3. Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God,.... Renew our covenant with him, and lay ourselves under fresh obligation by promise and oath, and unanimously agree to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them; he means all the strange wives, such marriages being unlawful; and such wiv…
253 wordsSECTION 154Ezra 10:4
Ezra 10:4 Ver. 4. Arise,.... From the ground, where he lay prostrate: for this matter belongeth unto thee; as a priest and scribe of the law, well versed in it, and therefore could direct what was to be done according to it; and as a ruler under the king of Persia, and a commissioner of his, to inquire whether the la…
126 wordsSECTION 155Ezra 10:5
Ezra 10:5 Ver. 5. Then arose Ezra,.... From the ground where he lay: and made the chief priests, and the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word: he took an oath of all that were present to do what was proposed, namely, to put away strange wives and their children: and they sware…
80 wordsSECTION 156Ezra 10:6
Ezra 10:6 Ver. 6. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God,.... Departed from thence: and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib; who was of the family of the high priest. Eliashib was grandson of Joshua the high priest, and succeeded his father Joiakim as such; but though Johanan was never high p…
208 wordsSECTION 157Ezra 10:7
Ezra 10:7 Ver. 7. And they made proclamation,.... By the voice of an herald: throughout Judah and Jerusalem, unto all the children of the captivity; who were returned from it: that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; within a time after mentioned.…
44 wordsSECTION 158Ezra 10:8
Ezra 10:8 Ver. 8. And that whosoever would not come within three days,.... Or at the end of three days, as Jarchi, this was the space of time allowed, and which was decided upon for the quick dispatch of this affair, to prevent any schemes that might be formed to obstruct it, and lest those who had agreed to it, and p…
243 wordsSECTION 159Ezra 10:9
Ezra 10:9 Ver. 9. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin,.... And such of the ten tribes that returned and dwelt among them: gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days; the time fixed: which they were the more careful to observe, since it was enjoined by the authority of princes and elders, and the…
297 wordsSECTION 160Ezra 10:10
Ezra 10:10 Ver. 10. And Ezra the priest stood up,.... In the midst of the assembly to make his speech, acquainting them with the reason of their meeting together: and said unto them, ye have transgressed; the law of God in the following instance: and have taken strange wives; of the people of the land and others, id…
79 wordsSECTION 161Ezra 10:11
Ezra 10:11 Ver. 11. Now therefore make confession to the Lord God of your fathers,.... Of their sin, and express their detestation of it, and repentance for it: and do his pleasure; obey his will, and particularly in this case: and separate yourselves from the people of the land; the Canaanites, &c. have no fellowsh…
80 wordsSECTION 162Ezra 10:12
Ezra 10:12 Ver. 12. Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice,.... That they might be heard, and to show that they were willing and ready to comply with what was proposed: as thou host said, so must we do; being convinced of their sin, they saw it was a duty incumbent on them to put away their str…
80 wordsSECTION 163Ezra 10:13
Ezra 10:13 Ver. 13. But the people are many,.... Who have been guilty of this evil: and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without: in the street, because of the rain: neither is this a work of one day or two; to inquire into this affair, who they are that have taken strange wives, and to persua…
87 wordsSECTION 164Ezra 10:14
Ezra 10:14 Ver. 14. Let now our rulers of all the congregations stand,.... Let the great sanhedrim, or court of judicature at Jerusalem, be fixed and continued, and others: and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times; to the court at Jerusalem, at certain and fixed known time…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.