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Text -- Ezra 1:1-11 (NET)
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The Decree of Cyrus
1:1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia , in order to fulfill the Lord’s message spoken through Jeremiah , the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia . He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom , announcing in a written edict the following :
1:2 “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia : “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth . He has instructed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem , which is in Judah .
1:3 Anyone from his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem , which is in Judah , and may build the temple of the Lord God of Israel – he is the God who is in Jerusalem .
1:4 Anyone who survives in any of those places where he is a resident foreigner must be helped by his neighbors with silver , gold , equipment , and animals , along with voluntary offerings for the temple of God which is in Jerusalem .’”
The Exiles Prepare to Return to Jerusalem
1:5 Then the leaders of Judah and Benjamin , along with the priests and the Levites – all those whose mind God had stirred– got ready to go up in order to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem .
1:6 All their neighbors assisted them with silver utensils , gold , equipment , animals , and expensive gifts , not to mention all the voluntary offerings .
1:7 Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the Lord’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed in the temple of his gods .
1:8 King Cyrus of Persia entrusted them to Mithredath the treasurer , who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the leader of the Judahite exiles.
1:9 The inventory of these items was as follows: 30 gold basins , 1,000 silver basins , 29 silver utensils ,
1:10 30 gold bowls , 410 other silver bowls , and 1,000 other vessels .
1:11 All these gold and silver vessels totaled 5,400 . Sheshbazzar brought them all along when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Cyrus |
Persia |
Jerusalem |
CAPTIVITY |
Prophecy |
Babylon |
Israel |
Temple |
Rulers |
ESDRAS, THE FIRST BOOK OF |
Zechariah |
Church and State |
Liberality |
TEMPLE, A2 |
Sheshbazzar |
Zerubbabel |
HAGGAI |
Temple, Solomon's |
Temple, the Second |
Emancipation |
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NET Notes -> Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:2; Ezr 1:2; Ezr 1:3; Ezr 1:4; Ezr 1:5; Ezr 1:5; Ezr 1:5; Ezr 1:6; Ezr 1:6; Ezr 1:6; Ezr 1:7; Ezr 1:8; Ezr 1:8; Ezr 1:8; Ezr 1:8; Ezr 1:8; Ezr 1:9; Ezr 1:9; Ezr 1:9; Ezr 1:10; Ezr 1:11
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NET Notes: Ezr 1:2 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Ezr 1:5 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Ezr 1:10 The meaning of the Hebrew term מִשְׁנִים (mishnim) is uncertain. The noun מִש&...
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