Esdras 7:19

19 »En cuanto a las copas que te confiamos para el servicio del templo de tu Dios, entrégalas todas al Dios de Jerusalén.

Esdras 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.

Esdras 7:19 In-Context

17 Usarás estos donativos específicamente para comprar toros, carneros, corderos y las ofrendas de grano y las ofrendas líquidas correspondientes, para que se ofrezca todo en el altar del templo de tu Dios en Jerusalén.

18 El oro y la plata que sobren pueden usarse para lo que tú y tus colegas crean que sea la voluntad de su Dios.

19 »En cuanto a las copas que te confiamos para el servicio del templo de tu Dios, entrégalas todas al Dios de Jerusalén.

20 Si precisas alguna otra cosa para el templo de tu Dios o para otra necesidad similar, puedes tomarla de la tesorería real.

21 »Yo, el rey Artajerjes, por la presente, envío el siguiente decreto a todos los tesoreros de la provincia situada al occidente del río Éufrates:
“Deben darle a Esdras, el sacerdote y maestro de la ley del Dios del cielo, todo lo que él les pida.