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thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels one thousand.
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Restoration of Sacred Worship
The specific listing of gold and silver bowls isn't just a dry inventory. Commentators explain that these were the very items taken from the temple and desecrated in Babylon. Their return signifies more than just wealth; it represents the restoration of true worship and God's vindication over the pagan gods who had seemingly triumphed.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
Immediate result of the decree.
(5) With all them whose spirit God had raised. — Namely, all is the more …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thirty basins of gold Cups or dishes with covers, as the word seems to signify; but, according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, t…
Presbyterian
The same God who raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to the Jews also raised up their spirits to accept it. For some, the temptation …
