Ezra 7:1-10 - Exposition

PART II .

SECOND RETURN OF THE ISRAELITES FROM CAPTIVITY UNDER EZRA .

1. DECREE OF ARTAXERXES , AND RETURN UNDER EZRA , WITH THE NUMBERS OF THOSE WHO RETURNED , AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEF MEN .

1. The genealogy of Ezra ( Ezra 7:1-5 );

2. The fact of his journey, with its dates ( Ezra 7:6-10 );

3. The decree of Artaxerxes with respect to Ezra ( Ezra 7:11-26 );

4. The thanksgiving of Ezra ( Ezra 7:27 , Ezra 7:28 );

5. The numbers of those who accompanied him to Jerusalem, with the names of the chiefs ( Ezra 8:1-14 );

6. The circumstances of the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem ( Ezra 8:15-31 ); and

7. The three days' rest at Jerusalem and execution of the more pressing commissions ( Ezra 8:32-36 ).