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They delivered the king`s commissions to the king`s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
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God First, Then Government
Commentators highlight the significant order of events. The returning exiles first offered sacrifices to God (v. 35) before engaging with political authorities (v. 36). This act of prioritizing worship demonstrates the principle of rendering to God what is God's before rendering to Caesar what is Caesar's.
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Ezra
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The king's commissions – that is, the orders issued to all governors of provinces near Judaea by Artaxerxes, given in ([Reference Ezra 7:21-…
19th Century
Anglican
The arrival in Jerusalem, and first proceedings there.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side…
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