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to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
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God's Lavish Provision
King Artaxerxes provided specific, massive quantities of resources for the temple. Commentators note the silver alone was a fortune, and each item—wheat, wine, oil, and unlimited salt—corresponded directly to the needs of Temple worship prescribed in the Law. This shows God's detailed care in moving a pagan king's heart.
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Ezra
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This verse assigns limits to the permission of Ezra 7:20. As the Persian tribute was paid partly in money and partly in kind (see the note on Ezra …
19th Century
Anglican
Credentials and commission of Ezra. After the general statement, the particulars are given, beginning with the letter of authorization, in which we…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unto one hundred talents of silver Which amounted to 35,300 pounds sterling; these, according to Jarchi, were to buy…
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