Ezra 5:6

"But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it."

Key Reflection

This verse indicates that divine providence protected the Jewish elders, ensuring their work on the temple continued unabated until the matter was resolved by King Darius through a formal letter. It highlights how God's oversight ensured the project's success, even as human authorities were eventually compelled to recognize its legitimacy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Apharsachites, like Apharsites, and ApharsathchitesEzra 4:9, are thought by some to be forms of the word “Persians,” which is applied here generally to the foreign settlers in Samaria. (Others identify the first and the third names with the “Paretaceni,” a people on the Medo-Persian border.)

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