Ezra 2 Footnotes
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2:62 To qualify for service in the priesthood, certain standards had to be met. The ancestry standards established here reveal that ability or desire were not the only criteria for some areas of spiritual service.
2:63 God had specified the use of Urim and Thummim for discerning his will (Ex 28:30). This practice does not persist in the church since all believers now have the Holy Spirit indwelling them and also have the complete written revelation of God’s will in the Bible to help them discern God’s will.
2:68 Some believers today discourage the use of money for buildings and other expenses that they consider to be unnecessary for the church’s mission, claiming that all money should go toward reaching and helping people. The freewill gifts contributed for the rebuilding of the temple, however, are regarded positively (see 1Ch 29:1-9).