Esdras 6:10

10 para que ofereçam sacrifícios agradáveis ao Deus dos céus e orem pelo bem-estar do rei e dos seus filhos.

Esdras 6:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 6:10

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God
of heaven
Such as will be acceptable to him, ( Genesis 8:21 )

and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons;
prayer being wont to be made at the time of the morning and evening incense; and the Jews used to pray for other people besides themselves, and especially when desired, and particularly for kings and civil magistrates, to whom they were subject, see ( Jeremiah 29:7 ) ( 1 Timothy 2:1 1 Timothy 2:2 ) , the sons of Darius Hystaspis, for whose life, as well as his own, he would have prayer made, were, according to Herodotus ^F4, three by his first wife, the daughter of Gobryas, before he began to reign, the eldest of which was Artobazanes; which sons must be here meant, since this was towards the beginning of his reign; he had afterwards four more by Atossa the daughter of Cyrus, the eldest of which was Xerxes, who succeeded him: many of the Heathens had an high opinion of the God of the Jews, and of their prayers to him for them; even the Emperor Julian ^F5 styles him the best of all the gods, and desired the Jews to pray to him for the welfare of his kingdom; nor need it seem strange that Darius should desire the same, since he was a devout prince; his father Hystaspes is supposed by some to be the same that was one of the most famous among the Persian Magi, or ministers in sacred things; and Darius himself had so great a veneration for the men of that sacred order, that he commanded that it should be put upon his sepulchral monument, that he was master of the Magi ^F6; and by his familiarity with the priests of Egypt, and learning their divinity, had the honour, while alive, to have deity ascribed to him ^F7.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Polymnia, sive, l. 7. c. 2.
F5 Opera, par. 2. ep. 25. p. 153.
F6 Porphyr. de abstinentia, l. 4, c. 16.
F7 Diodor. Sic. l. 1. p. 85.

Esdras 6:10 In-Context

8 “Além disso, promulgo o seguinte decreto a respeito do que vocês farão por esses líderes dos judeus na construção desse templo de Deus:“As despesas desses homens serão integralmente pagas pela tesouraria do rei, do tributo recebido do território a oeste do Eufrates, para que a obra não pare.

9 E o que for necessário: novilhos, carneiros, cordeiros para os holocaustos oferecidos ao Deus dos céus, e trigo, sal, vinho e azeite, conforme for solicitado pelos sacerdotes em Jerusalém, tudo deverá ser entregue diariamente a eles, sem falta,

10 para que ofereçam sacrifícios agradáveis ao Deus dos céus e orem pelo bem-estar do rei e dos seus filhos.

11 “Além disso, determino que, se alguém alterar este decreto, atravessem-lhe o corpo com uma viga tirada de sua casa e deixem-no empalado. E seja a sua casa transformada num monte de entulho.

12 E que Deus, que fez o seu nome ali habitar, derrube qualquer rei ou povo que estender a mão para mudar este decreto ou para destruir esse templo de Jerusalém.“Eu, Dario, o decretei. Que seja plenamente executado”.