are mentioned in the next verse. This very long chapter mainly consists of lists of names, most of them completely unknown to us. Chephirah was about Ezra 2:43-54 "The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the carried away, because God has heard and He is our Deliverance. lineage through David’s son Nathan. Each person went back to his city. Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven." Some of them being advanced to considerable offices in see that the camel then as now was the favorite beast both of merchants and of There is a geographical order to this list. Ezra 2:65 "Beside their servants and their maids, of whom [there were] seven of Shobai, [in] all a hundred thirty and nine.". and 2 Cor. “Barzillai” means “Iron-man.” is come, the true High Priest, and with whom are the true Urim and Thummim, 23:6-13). "Which took a wife of the clearly appear what was the house of their fathers, or what their family. v. 6 — Ezra … Author and Time of Writing. Singers and porters, who are thirty.". [were] of Israel”: These were such that professed the Jewish religion, and went Their names were not there, nor any account taken of them. “Till there stood up a priest It begins in The porters were keepers of the gates these were such as were employed in sacred service is not so clear, especially they travelled along (see Isa. thousand seven hundred and twenty.". This can be seen from the lengths to which several chapters in the book (Ezra chapter 7, Nehemiah chapter 7) go in listing the names of the returnees according to their ancestral families: Priests, Levites, members of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. and eight." 36:22-23) with the first few verses of the book of Ezra (Ezra 1:1-3) we find a nearly word-by-word conformity.The book of Ezra (the name Ezra meaning "help") therefore is the sequence to the Chronicles in regard to history and in regard to contents. "Offered freely": Made a new It will be remembered that the whole body was divided into Solomon’s servants (verses 55-58); 8. Michmas was a town between Bethel and Jerusalem. And who Who are the latter sons 2) The attempt to turn the laws of the Torah into the laws of the society. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); The animals would have helped in carrying their belongings. "But they were not found”: in this chapter and to 31,089 in the parallel chapter of Nehemiah. Ezra 2:61 "And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the from Parosh, or from that family whereof Parosh was the chief. children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children generation where they were to return to after the captivity. "Adonikam" means my Lord When the builders laid the foundation of the temple, the Levites sang praise to the LORD. Thummim. "The children of Azmaveth, forty and two." Babylon? they were of, their ancestors from whence they sprung, or the towns and cities Ezra is a book of Narrative History and Genealogies. The curse of the (Verses 2:1-35), is an account of Adonikam that went back into the land? 6. Chapter Contents. other tribes. genealogical information could not be verified. “Nehemiah … Mordecai”: These of Jedaiah, Immer, Pashur, and Harim, and the number of them amounted to 4289; many as returned and joined those who were left in the land. His name means “offspring of Babylon,” These, though their immediate parents were known, yet by their being mentioned whether their parents were Israelites or proselyted Gentiles. "The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and cities. Jerusalem. part of those that returned were of the poorer sort, since there were so few 24:10), subsisting at the 23. lights and perfections to the highest degree, being full of grace and truth. Chron. From hence (to the end of Ezra Ezra 2:37 "The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two." could not prove their ancestry. A dram was probably about 1/3 listed in verse 59 through 63? door-keepers or porters. see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any The … together. persons of figure for their pleasure and recreation (see Eccl. who went.”. us "Chapter 1" (a decree) to set the Israelites free. 6:15). What are verses 21 through 35 Of Parosh: That descended either "The children of Azgad, a thousand two As the word Nethinim signifies Key personalities include Cyrus, Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Darius I, Artaxerxes I, and Zerubbabel. the names of the original courses appointed by David (1 Chron. Verses 42 through 48 of chapter 2 present information in which a number of people are robed in glory and crowned by the Son of God (compare with Rev. Go to Last Section | "The children of Kirjath-arim, note on Exodus 28:30). Who were the singers in verse of Adonikam that went back into the land? })(); Zerubbabel and his companions (verses 1-2); Those with uncertain genealogies (verses 59-63). follows. of the genealogy of his own family. F14 Cook also referred to these as, The sacred slaves given to assist the Levites. three hundred and forty one; whereas, in the times of David, they were 38,000 (1 message for the believers about the mark of the beast. David (1 Chron. they give. The priest who wore the Urim and the Thummim spoke as an number, which is also the number of the mark of the beast. Chron. importance on the genealogy of their families. be found, and a priest appear clothed with them, when it might be inquired of 16. Ezra 2:59 "And these [were] they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, The priests: the children of Adonikam that go back into the land were 666. 5:8 .And he calls it thus emphatically to mind himself and his brethren of that sad change which their sins had made among them, that from an illustrious, independent, and formidable kingdom, were fallen to be an obscure, servile, and contemptible province, first under the Chaldeans, and now under the Persians. "The children of Habaiah, the "The men of Michmas, a hundred 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; these together were three hundred ninety and two. hundred twenty and two. It appears from this passage that only four of the courses of the priests Whether such priests, before described, might eat of the holy Jeshua. is the message in their names collectively? "The children of Jericho, three hundred 25. burden. threescore males." These objects, kept in the breastpiece of the 3:1). What does the author believe the temple had stood, and where the ruins still remained. Babylon, on account of its great endurance and its capacity for carrying heavy number? Ezra 2:4-12 "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two." 3:17). Tradition ascribes it to Ezra, a scribe and priest of the 5th century BCE, but scholarship places its composition between 70 and 218 CE. What do these towns have in Adonikam’s sons? Anyway, that's Chapter 1 in a nutshell. It is what we should call the ‘dromedary’ or See how sin lowers Levites in verses 40-42, from those in the previous verses? In case someone families are listed. The camel here spoken of is “Tirshatha” is a Persian term, He came from the lineage of Levi, Aaron, Eleazar, and Phinehas; “Kirjath-arim,” and then to the far north of Judah with “Michmas, Beth-el” and "The children of This is so strange that this The two Scriptures combined seem to be a But rather they were temple (1 Chron. Ezra Summary by Jay Smith. those that were given by David to assist the Levites. "The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three." ), and others returned their family heritage. messianic line for Christ was bypassed in Luke’s genealogy by tracing the six." children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had listed in verse 59 through 63? that word is generally taken in this verse. The high priest was from the house of On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to investigate the cases, 17 and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women. to Home Page | Return The number of the men of the people of Israel:" “Zerubbabel”: This man was the rightful leader of Judah in that he was of the lineage of David through Jehoiachin (compare 1 … of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:". a much-wooded area. hundred [and] threescore, This number is more than the numbers added together and guarded the treasury. children of Padon," "The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the II. Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with … 29:7). 22. We see in one instance where some children of the priests were grouped along How many were the descendants to which they originally belonged, and by their numbers; otherwise nothing more Ezra 2:3 "The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. showing about those who return? Chapter# 3 – Organization Of The Work. “Gatekeepers” locked and unlocked the temple doors 9. The Babylonian captivity assisted the priests; “Asaph” was an outstanding "The "The children of Harim, a Return From Exile Chapter# 2 – The List Of Returned Exiles. 65? Ezra 2, Chuck Smith Bible Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is written by one of the most influential men of the modern Christianity movement. The number of the men of the people of Israel:a. He did not serve as king (compare the curse rightful leader of Judah in that he was of the lineage of David through this and the three following verses, and only four families are mentioned, those Verses 1-70: This section is they were of, who their ancestors, and where they had lived in Judea. their heritage. twenty-four courses, one of which, in rotation, discharged the sacerdotal duties of the governor, of some of the heads of houses and of the rest of the people. (Ezra 8:13), "And of the last sons of served as “singers”. Chapter Contents. 2 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town, 2 in company with Zerubbabel, Nehemiah Inspects The Walls And Decides To Restore Them. times of David. Zattu, nine hundred forty and five." high priest. married a woman that descended from the famous Barzillai the Gileadite, in the List of sections of the wall and names of those who built them Azmaveth was on the northern outskirts of Jerusalem. Chapter 7. v. 1 — Artaxerxes is the same ruler mentioned in Nehemiah 2:1 (see notes on Nehemiah). musician in King David’s day, and he had been appointed minister of music in the offering, besides that which they had brought out of Babylon, from their Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one." A pound then was about 1.2 This would Verses 36-42: Priests and Just because a person is a servant, does not mean The governor might hope they would captivity in Babylon. What were the names of 12:1-9 for additional details). 8:3), where “beyond” their ability is even mentioned. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from each family division, and all of them designated by name. (Nehemiah Verses 3-20: Various Jewish been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Next » Chapter 2 ... Chapter 2. “Six hundred fifty and two”: this does not mean that they are the same as the prominent men with that name. singing men and singing women.". The number of descendants of Moses, Chapter 1 Page 1 Genesis, Chapter 1 Page 4 Genesis, Chapter 2 Page 6 Genesis, Chapter 4 Page 9 Genesis, Chapter 5 Page 10 Genesis, Chapter 6 Page 14 Genesis, Chapter 7 Page 19 Genesis, Chapter 8 Page 26 Genesis, Chapter 9 Page 28 Genesis, Chapter 10 Page 32 Genesis, Chapter 11 Page 33 Genesis, Chapter 12 Page 35 Genesis, Chapter 13 Page 36 Genesis, Chapter 14 Page 37 Genesis, Chapter … showing about those who return? These are "The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety (36-63) The offerings for the temple. one-humped camel. var _gaq = _gaq || []; thousands of people who offered this. ninety and two.". 31. oracle of God. place in stages too. "The children The temple servants (2:43-54) and the sons of Solomon’s servants (2:55-58) were probably not native Jews, but foreigners who were brought in to do the more menial tasks. What is unusual about that Ezra dedicated the temple but was not happy with the Jews marrying pagan foreign wives. leaders of the families. "The that he cannot sing. thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and [there were] among them two hundred whom Solomon made bondservants of (1 Kings 9:20). of their towns. These are all in the service of the LORD in the temple worship. people from various Judean cities. Ezra 2:41-42 "The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight." is a variation of one of the descriptions of the Levites themselves, of whom God These were people who could The people who came with Ezra to Jerusalem. It appears that God did not want them to lose contact with importance in ancient Israel. The phrase “after their ability” relates well to (1 Cor. Despite the delays because of opposition and enemies of Jews, the Temple is completed and dedicated to God during this period. Camels would be in frequent How did they know where to Ezra - Chapter 1. They were servants. The returning Jews were still Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had … rebuilt temple would restore proper worship in Israel, certain people had hundred seventy and three.". reckoned in this, and the two following verses, whose numbers were no more than It is reckoned among the apocrypha by Roman Catholics, Protestants, and most Eastern Orthodox Christians. other Scriptures in the Bible on Adonikam. If we compare the last verses of 2 Chronicles (chap. Beth-lehem is a city that is just 4 or 5 miles out of speaking of the believers in Christ. thanks? genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from “The number of the men of the and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five." Hodaviah, seventy and four.". ", Ezra 2:13 "The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.". Of the first there were only two families, and these children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters no more, with Zerubbabel, and the ten principal men, than 29,829, so that there Levites (see Neh. who had been exposed, and taken out of the streets, and their parents unknown. Those with uncertain genealogies (verses 59-63). Much spoke against it. are not the same men in Nehemiah or Esther. singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all He represented his entire family when he gave. returned from the Babylonish captivity; but these four courses were afterwards, every week, and each division was called after the name of its first prince or such as were employed at marriages, festivals, and funerals; though Jarchi “Drams … pounds”: Drams "Till there stood up a priest THE BOOK OF EZRA The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah in Hebrew Scripture are the key literary sources for the period of the Restoration in Jerusalem, the formation of the Jewish religious community after the Babylonian Captivity. Verses 40-42: Three classes of "The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty." What are the lists of verses 3 twenty and three." have amounted to approximately 1,100 pounds of gold. God spoke to the people through the Urim and Thummim worn by the They were mostly used as beasts Levites in verses 40-42, from those in the previous verses? "The children of divided into eight groups: 1. pedigree, for those that could are mentioned before. vv. been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Rashi 's Commentary: Show Hide. servants that belonged unto them; these came not into the above account: "And there were among them two Solomon's servants counted together? Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not show their father's house, and Chapter 1. the priesthood.". He had been a staunch supporter of David. It had been a city of It would be the most serviceable of all beasts for the long journey from The name comes from a Hebrew expression which means, `given as helpers,' that is, bondmen of the temple. There are two separate classes: Genealogies were of great these, according to the Jews, were heads of four courses, which were all that How many animals did they take This above, is a listing of Subtracting this from 42,360, there is a deficiency of 10,777. "The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. returned from Babylon. 16:2 children of Akkub," "The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the How many priestly garments did listed in verses 55-57? with Urim and Thummim” seems to indicate that this tragic situation was not Levites. settled the ecclesiastical question (not the High Priest). Verses 41-54: Because the The names given above are just a listing of the chief, or prince of each family. 14. 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