Ezra 5, new international version niv the bible app. Then king cyrus gave them to a man named sheshbazzar. To ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the god of heaven. Ezra and nehemiah span the reigns of five persian kings david and pat alexander, p. Ezra does not ask for a persian escort, trusting in the lord to protect them. The tradition is that the prophet ezra wrote the book of ezra. Chapters 16 deal with the initial return of a remnant from babylon under the leadership of zerubbabel. An initial group returned to jerusalem with sheshbazzar, the prince of judah 1. The book of ezra does not specifically name its author. Ezra s voice breaks in at the end, praising god for inspiring the king and his officials to help and favor ezra.
If we compare the last verses of 2 chronicles chap. Firm tied to singapores ezra holdings files for chapter 11 in us. Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech 11.
Now when ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of god, there assembled unto him out of israel a very great congregation of men and women and children. Watch our overview video on the prophetic books of ezra and nehemiah. According to the traditional view, ezra arrived in jerusalem in the seventh year of artaxerxes i 458 b. The oldest manuscripts of the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot also treat ezra and nehemiah as one book. The jews are counted and are permitted to return to judah to rebuild the temple. Feb 18, 2018 part 1 in a study through the book of ezra. Ezra bible book with full chapters king james version. He says that he gathered other leaders of israel to go with him. The lord, the god of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has. Firm tied to singapores ezra holdings files for chapter. Cyrus helps the exiles to return in the first year of cyrus king of persia, in order to fulfill the word of the lord spoken by jeremiah, the lord moved the heart of cyrus king of persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing. We have indeed betrayed our god by taking as wives. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of ezra in the bible king james version. To do this the jews had to come out of babylon the territory of worldly religious power.
It is interesting to note that once ezra appears on the scene in chapter 7, the author of the book of ezra switches from writing in the third person to first person. Ezra is also given the power to impose taxes, and enforce the mosaic law. The last four books of the hebrew canon are ezra, nehemiah, and 1 and 2 chronicles, in that order. Though the book does not specifically claim ezra as the author, the writing style changes from third person in chapters 16 to first person for the rest of the book. The greater part of this book, though it bears the name of ezra, tells of the pioneers who came back from exile to jerusalem a whole lifetime before him. The books of ezra and nehemiah describe the revival wrought by god of a small part of the jews who now returned into the land of promise and gathered again unto the place, which jehovah had chosen to put his name there deuteronomy 12. The events in the rest of the book happened almost 60 years later in 458 bc. For ezra had prepared and set his heart to seek the law of the lord to inquire for it and of it, to require and yearn for it, and to do and teach in israel its statutes and its ordinances. Jewish tradition states that ezra is the author of ezranehemiah as well as the book of chronicles, but modern scholars generally accept that a compiler from 5th century bce socalled the. Ezra was a scribe and priest sent with religious and political. The bible book of ezra with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Ezra 1 new international version niv cyrus helps the exiles to return.
Commentary for ezra 1 the history of this book is the accomplishment of jeremiahs prophecy concerning the return of the jews out of babylon. All these sheshbazzar took with him when the exiles were brought up from babylon to. Now this is the copy of the letter that the king artaxerxes gave unto ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the lord, and of his statutes to israel. Book of ezra overview insight for living ministries. The nehemiah memorial, chapters 17 and 11, may have circulated as an independent work before being combined with the. 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.
Intermarriage with the surrounding heathen and enemies of god and israel. Ezra 8 includes a firstperson reference, implying the authors participation in the events. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of shinar. The books of ezra and nehemiah are the key literary sources for the period of the restoration, the formation of the jewish religious community after the babylonian captivity. Chapters 16 deal with the initial return of a remnant from babylon under the leadership of zerubbabel in 538 b. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of ezra in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Ezra 1 niv cyrus helps the exiles to return in bible gateway.
In these books, many israelites return to jerusalem after the exile and face. The greater part of this book, though it bears the name of ezra, tells of the. The most popular bible verses from ezra top verses bible. Nehemiah 11 is the eleventh chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the 21st chapter of the book of ezra nehemiah in. We read how they built the temple of god in jerusalem again.
Some have proposed a reverse order in which nehemiah arrived in 444 b. Ezra 1 niv cyrus helps the exiles to return in bible. This summary of the book of ezra provides information about the title, authors. From sunday, february, 11 2018 at calvary chapel tricities, kennewick, wa.
Before that date, it had been included in the book of ezra. Ezra 1 new international version niv cyrus helps the exiles to return 1 in the first year of cyrus king of persia, in order to fulfill the word of the lord spoken by jeremiah, the lord moved the heart of cyrus king of persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing. The book of nehemiah has been, since the 16th century, a separate book of the hebrew bible. Bowman, the book of ezra and the book of nehemiah, in the interpreters bible, ed. We are the servants of the god of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of israel. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from babylon to jerusalem. Ezra 1 kjv now in the first year of cyrus king of bible gateway. Ezra 1 is the first chapter of the book of ezra in the old testament of the christian bible, or the. Ezra is the author of the book and is also the main character in the story starting in chapter 7 ezra 7. All these did sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up. Book of ezra and nehemiah covers the events of the jews returning from the babylonian captivity. Cyrus made a decree giving the jewish exiles in his empire the right to return to jerusalem and rebuild the temple in 538 b.
Ezra 6 is the sixth chapter of the book of ezra in the old testament of the christian bible, or the book of ezranehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. David guzik commentary on ezra 1, where cyrus, king of persia, makes a decree. Ezra 6 is the sixth chapter of the book of ezra in the old testament of the christian bible, or the book of ezra nehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. From its contents we especially learn, that every good work will meet with opposition from enemies, and be hurt by the misconduct of friends. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of ezra in easy english. Chronicles, ezra, nehemiah, and esther were originally part of the writings of hebrew scripture, but were placed in the historical books in the greek septuagint. Ezra 3 is the third chapter of the book of ezra in the old testament of the christian bible, or the book of ezranehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. Ezra, chapter 1 united states conference of catholic bishops. Ezra 2 niv bible now these are the people of the province. Jewish tradition has long attributed authorship of this historical book to the scribe and scholar ezra, who led the second group of jews returning from babylon to jerusalem ezra 7. The prophets haggai and zechariah also played important roles in encouraging the people of judah and their leaders zerubbabel, the.
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