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Ezra 7:17-27

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17 with this money, therefore * *, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams and lambs, 1with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and 2offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 "Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.
19 "Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
20 "The rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, 3provide for it from the royal treasury.
21 "I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the River, that whatever * Ezra the priest, 4the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,
22 even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt as needed.
23 "Whatever * is commanded * by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, 5so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
24 "We also inform you that 6it is not allowed to impose tax, tribute or toll 7on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim or servants of this house of God.
25 "You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, 8appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge * all the people who are in the province beyond the River, even all those who know the laws of your God; and you may 9teach anyone who is ignorant * of them.
26 "10Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment."

The King's Kindness

27 Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, 11who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to adorn the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem,
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Ezra 7:17-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 7

In this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, Ezr 7:1-6, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of many others with him, Ezr 7:7-10, a copy of the commission King Artaxerxes gave him to execute, Ezr 7:11-26, and his thankfulness, Ezr 7:27,28.

and the dedication of it, and keeping the passover:

\\in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia\\; in the seventh year of his reign, Ezr 7:7,8, who is the same with Darius in the preceding chapter; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; \\See Gill on "Ezr 6:14"\\.

\\Ezra the son of Seraiah\\; the high priest slain by Nebuchadnezzar Jer 52:24,27, this Ezra was a younger son of his, brother to Josedech, and uncle to Joshua, who were high priests in succession; his pedigree is carried in the ascending line up to Aaron, in this and the four following verses; only six generations, for brevity sake, are omitted, between Azariah and Meraioth, which may be supplied from 1Ch 6:7-10, \\See Gill on "1Ch 6:3\\. 20133-950205-1547-Ezr7.2

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 11

  • 1. Numbers 15:4-13
  • 2. Deuteronomy 12:5-11
  • 3. Ezra 6:4
  • 4. Ezra 7:6
  • 5. Ezra 6:10
  • 6. Ezra 4:13, 20
  • 7. Ezra 7:7
  • 8. Exodus 18:21; Deuteronomy 16:18
  • 9. Ezra 7:10; Malachi 2:7; Colossians 1:28
  • 10. Ezra 6:11, 12
  • 11. Ezra 6:22

Footnotes 6

  • [a] I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch
  • [b] I.e. One kor equals approx ten bu
  • [c] Lit "without prescription"
  • [d] Lit "from the decree of"
  • [e] Lit "throw on them"
  • [f] Lit "rooting out"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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