Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 3

50 catchwords278 parallels

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Ezra 3 . 1 , The altar is set up; Ezra 3 . 4 , Offerings renewed; Ezra 3 . 7 , Workmen employed in preparing materials; Ezra 3 . 8 , The foundations of the temple are laid in great joy and mourning.

Ezra 3:1

By the seventh month, the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:1 · BSB

the seventh7 parallels

as one6 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Ezra 3:2

Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

Ezra 3:2 · BSB

Jeshua7 parallels

Zerubbabel9 parallels

as it is written6 parallels

  • Exodus 20:24
  • Exodus 20:25
  • Numbers 28:3-31
  • Deuteronomy 12:5-7
  • 2 Chronicles 6:6
  • Psalm 78:68 Bp. Patrick observes , that before the temple was built , there seems to have been a tabernacle pitched for Divine service , as was in David's time , not on mount Moriah , but mount Sion , to be used while the temple was building. Let us learn hence to begin with God , and to do what we can in the worship of God , when we cannot do what we would. They could not immediately have a temple , but they would not be without an altar. Wherever a Christian goes , if he carry not with him the sacrifices of prayer and praise , he is wanting in his duty; for he has an altar ever ready that sanctifies both the gift and the giver

Reciprocal7 parallels

Ezra 3:3

They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

Ezra 3:3 · BSB

the altar1 parallel

for fear6 parallels

even burnt2 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Ezra 3:4

They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.

Ezra 3:4 · BSB

the feast6 parallels

the daily1 parallel

as the duty of every day required3 parallels

Heb. the matter of the day in his day

Reciprocal8 parallels

Ezra 3:5

After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.

Ezra 3:5 · BSB

the continual8 parallels

willingly5 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Ezra 3:6

On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.

Ezra 3:6 · BSB

Reciprocal2 parallels

the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid Heb. the temple of the Lord was not yet founded.

Ezra 3:7

They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

Ezra 3:7 · BSB

gave money6 parallels

meat5 parallels

Joppa5 parallels

Joppa , now Jaffa or Yaffa , one of the most ancient sea-ports in the world , is situated in a fine plain on the shore of the Mediterranean , between Jamnia south and Caesarea of Palestine north , 150 stadia from Antipatris , according to Josephus , 30 miles south of Caesarea , 12 miles north of Ashdod , 9 miles west of Ramla , and 40 miles west of Jerusalem , according to modern authorities; and in lat. 32 degrees 50 minutes long. 65 degrees 40 minutes according to Ptolemy. It is still a considerable town , containing about 4 ,000 or 5 ,000 souls , and occupying a circular eminence close to the seaside , with a citadel on the summit; the bottom of the hill being surrounded by a wall 12 or 14 feet high , and two or three feet thick. The environs are occupied by extensive gardens

according1 parallel

Reciprocal6 parallels

carpenters or , workmen

Ezra 3:8

In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.

Ezra 3:8 · BSB

Zerubbabel1 parallel

twenty years old2 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Ezra 3:9

So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.

Ezra 3:9 · BSB

Jeshua1 parallel

Not Jeshua the high-priest , before mentioned , but another Jeshua , a Levite , mentioned in the parallel passage

Judah2 parallels

Hodaviah , הודויה [Strong's H1938] , is called Hodevah , הודוה [Strong's H1937] , by the elision of י , yood , and was probably named Judah , from the word having the same signification

Reciprocal3 parallels

together Heb. as one

Ezra 3:10

When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

Ezra 3:10 · BSB

when the builders1 parallel

they set4 parallels

trumpets5 parallels

the sons of Asaph4 parallels

after the ordinance5 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Ezra 3:11

And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: "For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever." Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

Ezra 3:11 · BSB

they sang5 parallels

because11 parallels

shouted8 parallels

because3 parallels

Reciprocal32 parallels

Ezra 3:12

But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.

Ezra 3:12 · BSB

many1 parallel

when the foundation8 parallels

wept3 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Ezra 3:13

The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

Ezra 3:13 · BSB

So that1 parallel

This sight must have been very affecting; a whole people , one part weeping aloud with sorrow , the other shouting aloud for joy; and on the same occasion too , in which both sides felt an equal interest. The prophet Haggai

  • Haggai 2:1-9 comforted them on this occasion , by assuring them that the glory of this latter house should exceed that of the former , because the Lord would come to this temple , and fill it with His glory

the noise1 parallel

shouted5 parallels

and the noise7 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

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In the wider web30 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Ezra 3:10-11 → 2 Chronicles 5:13, Ezra 3:2 → Deuteronomy 12:11, Ezra 3:2 → Deuteronomy 12:13, Ezra 3:2 → Deuteronomy 12:14, Ezra 3:2 → Deuteronomy 12:5, Ezra 3:2 → Deuteronomy 12:6, Ezra 3:3-7 → Exodus 29:38-42, Ezra 3:3-7 → Leviticus 23:33-43, Ezra 3:3-7 → Numbers 28:3-8, Ezra 3:4 → Leviticus 23:37, Psalm 136 → Ezra 3:10-11, Haggai 2:3 → Ezra 3:12
Echoes Luke 3:27 → Ezra 3:2
Trajectories
Aaron (The Great High Priest), Brazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Feast of Tabernacles (Dwelling with God), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session), New Moons (Renewal and Rest), Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection), Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
Longitudinal Themes
Exile and Return
Chiasms
Shaped Ezra 3:1–6:22, Ezra 3:1–7, Ezra 3:11–13, Ezra 3:8–12
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