Ezra and Nehemiah: Their Lives and TimesFleming H. Revell Company, 1890 - 182 páginas This is a commentary and analysis of Ezra and Nehemiah, two books of the Old Testament. The Biblical texts and their historical context are explained in great detail. |
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Ahava Ammonites Artaxerxes author's Ancient Monarchies authority Babylon Babylonian Bible Bishop Arthur Hervey Book Book of Ezra Book of Nehemiah brought Captivity caravan chap character Chron command covenant Cyrus Darius Darius Hystaspis decree doubt Eliashib Esther Euphrates Ewald exiles Ezra and Nehemiah Ezra vii Ezra's favour feast gates gathered God's governor governorship hand heathen Hebrew high priest History of Israel Holy hundred ibid Iddo Jehovah Jerusalem Jewish Church Jews Josephus journey Judæan Judæan community Judah king's Kuenen labours land Lectures Levites Lord Malachi monarch nation Nethinim offered Palestine Persian Persian king person prayer priests and Levites probably prophets province Reformers regarded Religion of Israel religious restoration royal rulers sabbath sacred sacrifice Sanballat satrap scribe silver Smith's Dictionary Speaker's Commentary Stanley Susa synagogue Temple service thee thou tion tithes Tobiah tribes twelve unto vers viii wall Xerxes Zerubbabel
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Página 149 - The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall come : they shall bring gold and incense ; and they shall show forth the praises of the LORD.
Página 55 - And when the builders laid the foundation of the Temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Página 40 - Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my LORD, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Página 55 - And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
Página 74 - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared : for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry ; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Página 56 - For we were bondmen ; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Página 56 - O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Página 57 - Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy god that brought thee up out of Egypt, and...
Página 56 - And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
Página 26 - And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem!