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Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you are come to us to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.
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The Weapon of Falsehood
Commentators unanimously agree that this letter is filled with exaggeration and falsehoods. Scholars note that the Jews were only building houses and the temple foundation, not the city walls as the letter claims. The opposition deliberately twisted the facts to portray God's people as rebellious and a threat to the king, turning a permitted project into a seditious act.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
Virulence and craft and exaggeration are stamped on every sentence of the letter. It only says, however, that they are preparing the walls ther…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be it known unto the king The intent of this letter was, that it might be known to the king what follows:
Presbyterian
It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teache…
