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2018 February 24

Ruin Capriccio (c. 1786)
Hubert Robert (1733-1808)
Rococo Style; Capriccio Genre
Also Associated with Academic Art and with Veduta Art
Akademie der bildenden Kunste, Vienna, Austria
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

[ Illustration: Today's painting is suggestive of a temple-like ruin, as the ruin of Solomon's Temple might have looked to the Jews of Ezra's day. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

     Explanation: Ezra 5 the Jews began to rebuild the Temple after a 17 year hiatus.
     Due to the exhortations of the prophets Haggai (520 B.C.) and Zechariah (520-518 B.C.), the Jews resumed their efforts to build the Temple after an interlude of 17 years (1-2).
     At the same time, Tatnai, Shetharboznai, and their companions, who were officials in the land, came to the Jews and asked them who had commanded them to do this work. But God's eye was upon the Jews, and the officials could not make the work cease until word came from Darius II (423-404 B.C.) to forbid or to allow the work (3-5).
     The officials sent a letter to Darius II concerning the exchange of words which they had with the Jews about their building project, and describing the work on the Temple which was being made with "great stones," literally "stones of rolling," indicating that the stones were so large that they may have had to be rolled or drug to the building site. The Jews told them that the Temple had been built by a great king many years ago. But it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar when their forefathers provoked God to anger. But a subsequent king, Cyrus II, the Great, (c. 600 or 576 - 530 B.C.), made a decree to rebuild the Temple; and he returned the vessels which had been in the Temple. This work was supervised by the governor, Sheshbazzar. So, on the basis of this reply from the Jews, the officials asked Darius II to search his records and see if these things were true and to let them know what his pleasure was concerning these matters (6-17).
     NOTE: Ezra (538-456 B.C.) was contemporary with the following Biblical persons: Joel (580-450 B.C. -- if this late date applies, rather than a date in the 9th century B.C.); Haggai (520 B.C.); Zechariah (520-518 B.C.); Esther (483-473 B.C.); Nehemiah (445-425 B.C.).

[Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

[Post Exile Chronology 1. Post Exile Chronology 2. Post Exile Chronology 3.]

[Prophets Chronology 1. Prophets Chronology 2. Prophets Chronology 3. Prophets Chronology 4.]

[Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3.
Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.]

[New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.]

[ Sermons: William Still. Geoff Thomas. Various. ]

RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Ezra 5: 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-11; Ezra 6:3-5; Psalm 126: Psalm 85; Haggai; Zechariah].
     [1] Haggai 1:1-15; Zechariah 1:1-21; Zechariah 4:6-10.
     [2] Ezra 3:2; Haggai 1:12-15; Zechariah 6:11; Ezra 6:14; Haggai 2:4-9, 20-23; Zechariah 3:1-4:14; 2 Corinthians 1:24.
     [3] Ezra 6:6, 13; Ezra 7:21; Nehemiah 2:7-9; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 1:3; Matthew 21:23; Acts 4:7.
     [5] Ezra 7:6, 28; Ezra 8:22; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 32:8; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 76:10; Philippians 1:28; 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 129:2-5; Ezra 6:6-12.
     [6] Ezra 4:11, 23; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 6:6.
     [7] Ezra 4:17; Daniel 3:9; Daniel 4:1; Daniel 6:21; John 14:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:16.
     [8] Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6; Nehemiah 11:3; Esther 1:1, 22; Ezra 1:2-3; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23; Deuteronomy 10:17; Deuteronomy 32:31; Psalm 145:3; Daniel 2:47; Daniel 3:26; Daniel 4:2,34-37; Daniel 6:26; Mark 13:1-2.
     [11] Joshua 24:15; Psalm 119:46; Daniel 3:26; Jonah 1:9; Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8; Acts 27:23; Romans 1:16; Romans 6:16; Galatians 6:14; 1 Kings 6:1 - 7:51; 2 Chronicles 3:1 - 5:14.
     [12] 2 Kings 21:12-15; 2 Chronicles 34:24-25; 2 Chronicles 36:16-17; Nehemiah 9:26-27; Isaiah 59:1-2; Jeremiah 5:29; Daniel 9:5; Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 29:24-28; Deuteronomy 31:17; Deuteronomy 32:30; Judges 2:14; Judges 4:2; Judges 6:1; 1 Kings 9:6-9; 2 Chronicles 7:19-22; Psalm 106:40; 2 Kings 24:2,10; 2 Kings 25:1, 8-11; 2 Chronicles 36:6; Jeremiah 39:1; Daniel 1:1-2.
     [13] Ezra 1:1-8; Ezra 6:3-5; Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1.
     [14] Ezra 1:7-10; Ezra 6:5; 2 Chronicles 36:7,18; Jeremiah 52:19; Daniel 5:2-3; Ezra 7:27; Proverbs 21:1;Ezra 1:11; Haggai 1:1, 14; Haggai 2:2, 21; Acts 13:7-8, 12.
     [15] Ezra 1:2; Ezra 3:3; Ezra 6:3.
     [16] Ezra 3:8, 10; Haggai 1:12-14;Haggai 2:18; Zechariah 4:10; Ezra 6:15.
     [17] Ezra 4:15, 19; Ezra 6:1-2; Proverbs 25:2; Ezra 6:3-5.
     -- From Treasury of Scripture Knowledge ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

Ezra Detailed Outline

Ezra 5

1. Building the Temple (Ezra 1:1 - Ezra 6:22)

B. Phase 2: Darius' Decree (5:1 - 6:22)

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology.

¹ Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. ² Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
³ At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you [gave a decree] to build this house, and to make up this wall? ⁴ Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? ⁵ But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

⁶ The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: ⁷ They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. ⁸ Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. ⁹ Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you [gave a decree] to build this house, and to make up these walls? ¹⁰ We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. ¹¹ And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago [from before], which a great king of Israel builded and set up. ¹² But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. ¹³ But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. ¹⁴ And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and bought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; ¹⁵ And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. ¹⁶ Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. ¹⁷ Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

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