And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The “little space” was more than 60 years, counting from the second year of Darius (Ezra 4:24), or about 80 years, counting from the fi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Ezra’s prayer of confession and deprecation.

(Ezra 9:5) And at the evening sacrifice I arose up.—Until the afternoon Ez…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And now, for a little space, grace has been shown from the
Lord our God
It was but a sm…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the ble ed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by the…

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