Ezra 7:19

19 And the vessels that were given to you for the service of the house of your God you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:19

The vessels also that were given thee for the service of the
house of thy God
These were vessels of silver, basins of gold, and vessels of fine copper; not what formerly belonged to the temple, they were delivered by Cyrus to Sheshbazzar; but what the present king and his counsellors freely offered at this time, see ( Ezra 8:25 Ezra 8:26 ) , those

deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem;
perfect and complete, the full number of them, as the word signifies ^F20; meaning not to be delivered before him, or in his presence, as a witness thereof, but that they should be dedicated and devoted to his service, who was worshipped in the temple at Jerusalem, and by the inhabitants of it; he seems as if he thought him a topical deity, the God of that particular place, which was the notion of the Heathens, see ( 1 Kings 20:23 ) , though he also speaks of him as the God of heaven.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (Mlvh) "integra et pleno numero redde", Michaelis.

Ezra 7:19 In-Context

17 With this money, then, with diligence you must buy young bulls, young rams, lambs, and their offerings and libations. You must offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.

18 You may do whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the remainder of the silver and gold according to the desire of your God.

19 And the vessels that were given to you for the service of the house of your God you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

20 And the remainder of the needs for the house of your God that falls to you to provide, you may provide from the house of the king's treasury."

21 "I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue forth a decree to all the treasurers who are in [the province] Beyond the River. Whatever the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, let it be done with diligence,