Bible verse by verse
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Ezra 6:1-22 King Darius gave orders, for a search to be made in the house of the scrolls, where the Babylonian treasures were stored. There was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media the scroll. This is what was recorded:
In the 1st year of King Cyrus, he did decree regarding the temple at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth 60 cubits, having 3 rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be covered by the king's house.
Let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple at Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored to the temple that is at Jerusalem, in their place; in the house of God.
Therefore Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, stay out this matter. Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its spot.
Additionally, I give orders that of the king's goods, the tribute normally sent to me from the local beyond the river be diligently given to these men, that they be not hindered. And that which they need, both young bullocks and rams and lambs, for the burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given to them daily without fail; that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of this king and his sons.
Also I have given order that whoever tries to alter this proclamation, let his house be demolished, let him be hanged on the scaffold made from the timber thereof, and let his plot be made a dunghill for this.
And may the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter or destroy this temple which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given the order; let it be done quickly.
Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so quickly. The elders of the Jews built; and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and completed [it] according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
And this house was finished on the 3rd day of the month Adar, which was in the 6th year of the reign of king Darius.
The children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this new temple of God with joy; presented at the dedication were a hundred 100 bullocks, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and for a sin-offering for all Israel, 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And the priests in their rank, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, at Jerusalem: as it is written in the Law of Moses. The children of the captivity held Passover in the 1st month, on the 14th. The priests and the Levites had all purified themselves. They killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
The children of Israel that returned out of captivity, and all that had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, participated. They kept the feast of unleavened bread joyfully for 7 days; for Jehovah had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
2 and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
3 `In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;
4 three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king's house.
5 `And also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, let be given back, and go to the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, [each] to its place, and put [them] down in the house of God.
6 `Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who [are] beyond the river, be ye far from hence;
7 let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
8 `And by me is made a decree concerning that which ye do with the elders of these Jews to build this house of God, that of the riches of the king, that [are] of the tribute beyond the river, speedily let the outlay be given to these men, that they cease not;
9 and what they are needing -- both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who [are] in Jerusalem -- let be given to them day by day without fail,
10 that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.
11 `And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.
12 And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that [is] in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.'
13 Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;
14 and the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 And this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is [in] the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;
18 and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 And the sons of the captivity make the passover on the fourteenth of the first month,
20 for the priests and the Levites have been purified together -- all of them [are] pure -- and they slaughter the passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
21 And the sons of Israel, those returning from the captivity, and every one who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land unto them, to seek to Jehovah, God of Israel, do eat,
22 and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
In the 1st year of King Cyrus, he did decree regarding the temple at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth 60 cubits, having 3 rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be covered by the king's house.
Let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple at Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored to the temple that is at Jerusalem, in their place; in the house of God.
Therefore Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, stay out this matter. Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its spot.
Additionally, I give orders that of the king's goods, the tribute normally sent to me from the local beyond the river be diligently given to these men, that they be not hindered. And that which they need, both young bullocks and rams and lambs, for the burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given to them daily without fail; that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of this king and his sons.
Also I have given order that whoever tries to alter this proclamation, let his house be demolished, let him be hanged on the scaffold made from the timber thereof, and let his plot be made a dunghill for this.
And may the God that has caused his name to dwell there overthrow every king and people that shall put forth their hand to alter or destroy this temple which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have given the order; let it be done quickly.
Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so quickly. The elders of the Jews built; and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and completed [it] according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
And this house was finished on the 3rd day of the month Adar, which was in the 6th year of the reign of king Darius.
The children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this new temple of God with joy; presented at the dedication were a hundred 100 bullocks, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and for a sin-offering for all Israel, 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And the priests in their rank, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, at Jerusalem: as it is written in the Law of Moses. The children of the captivity held Passover in the 1st month, on the 14th. The priests and the Levites had all purified themselves. They killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
The children of Israel that returned out of captivity, and all that had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, participated. They kept the feast of unleavened bread joyfully for 7 days; for Jehovah had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
2 and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
3 `In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;
4 three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king's house.
5 `And also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, let be given back, and go to the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, [each] to its place, and put [them] down in the house of God.
6 `Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who [are] beyond the river, be ye far from hence;
7 let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
8 `And by me is made a decree concerning that which ye do with the elders of these Jews to build this house of God, that of the riches of the king, that [are] of the tribute beyond the river, speedily let the outlay be given to these men, that they cease not;
9 and what they are needing -- both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who [are] in Jerusalem -- let be given to them day by day without fail,
10 that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.
11 `And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.
12 And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that [is] in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.'
13 Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;
14 and the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 And this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is [in] the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;
18 and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 And the sons of the captivity make the passover on the fourteenth of the first month,
20 for the priests and the Levites have been purified together -- all of them [are] pure -- and they slaughter the passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
21 And the sons of Israel, those returning from the captivity, and every one who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land unto them, to seek to Jehovah, God of Israel, do eat,
22 and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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Ezra 7:1-28 During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. His lineage could be traced back to Aaron:
He was the son of Seraiah
son of Azariah
son of Hilkiah
son of Shallum
son of Zadok
son of Ahitub
son of Amariah
son of Azariah
son of Meraioth
son of Zerahiah
son of Uzzi
son of Bukki
son of Abishua
son of Phinehas
son of Eleazar
son of Aaron the high priest. Between Ezra's father and Aaron, there are 14 generations.
Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which had given to the people of Israel by God. He to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he requested, because the gracious hand of the Lord God was on him. Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Temple servants, traveled up to Jerusalem with him in the 7th year of King Artaxerxes’ reign.
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in fifth month of that year. He had arranged to leave Babylon on 1st month, the first day. Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.
King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel:
“From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings.
“I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you. I and my council of 7 hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God’s law, which is in your hand. We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem.
Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem. These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem. Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God.
But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God, deliver them all to the God of Jerusalem. If you need anything else for your God’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury.
“I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you. You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and an unlimited supply of salt. Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God’s anger against the realm of the king and his sons? I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’
And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”
Ezra Praises the Lord for making the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, demonstrating such unfailing love by honoring Ezra before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles. This encouraged Ezra who gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head priest;
6 Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he [is] a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
7 And there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 And he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that [is in] the seventh year of the king,
9 for on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him,
10 for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.
11 And this [is] a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His statutes on Israel:
12 `Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:
13 By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go;
14 because that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that [is] in thy hand,
15 and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counsellors willingly offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle [is] in Jerusalem,
16 and all the silver and gold that thou findest in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will offerings of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly, for the house of their God that [is] in Jerusalem,
17 therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that [is] in Jerusalem,
18 and that which to thee and to thy brethren is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God ye do.'
19 `And the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of thy God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;
20 and the rest of the needful things of the house of thy God, that it falleth to thee to give, thou dost give from the treasure-house of the king.
21 `And by me -- I Artaxerxes the king -- is made a decree to all treasurers who [are] beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily:
22 Unto silver a hundred talents, and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto wine a hundred baths, and unto oil a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
23 all that [is] by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?
24 `And to you we are making known, that upon any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of the house of God, tribute and custom there is no authority to lift up.
25 `And thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may be judges to all the people who are beyond the river, to all knowing the law of thy God, and he who hath not known ye cause to know;
26 and any who doth not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, speedily is judgment done upon him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of riches, and to bonds.'
27 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of our fathers, who hath given such a thing as this in the heart of the king, to beautify the house of Jehovah that [is] in Jerusalem,
28 and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God [is] upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.
He was the son of Seraiah
son of Azariah
son of Hilkiah
son of Shallum
son of Zadok
son of Ahitub
son of Amariah
son of Azariah
son of Meraioth
son of Zerahiah
son of Uzzi
son of Bukki
son of Abishua
son of Phinehas
son of Eleazar
son of Aaron the high priest. Between Ezra's father and Aaron, there are 14 generations.
Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which had given to the people of Israel by God. He to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he requested, because the gracious hand of the Lord God was on him. Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Temple servants, traveled up to Jerusalem with him in the 7th year of King Artaxerxes’ reign.
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in fifth month of that year. He had arranged to leave Babylon on 1st month, the first day. Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.
King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel:
“From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings.
“I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you. I and my council of 7 hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God’s law, which is in your hand. We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem.
Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem. These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem. Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God.
But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God, deliver them all to the God of Jerusalem. If you need anything else for your God’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury.
“I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you. You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and an unlimited supply of salt. Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God’s anger against the realm of the king and his sons? I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’
And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”
Ezra Praises the Lord for making the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, demonstrating such unfailing love by honoring Ezra before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles. This encouraged Ezra who gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head priest;
6 Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he [is] a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
7 And there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 And he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that [is in] the seventh year of the king,
9 for on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him,
10 for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.
11 And this [is] a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His statutes on Israel:
12 `Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:
13 By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go;
14 because that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that [is] in thy hand,
15 and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counsellors willingly offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle [is] in Jerusalem,
16 and all the silver and gold that thou findest in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will offerings of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly, for the house of their God that [is] in Jerusalem,
17 therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that [is] in Jerusalem,
18 and that which to thee and to thy brethren is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God ye do.'
19 `And the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of thy God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;
20 and the rest of the needful things of the house of thy God, that it falleth to thee to give, thou dost give from the treasure-house of the king.
21 `And by me -- I Artaxerxes the king -- is made a decree to all treasurers who [are] beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily:
22 Unto silver a hundred talents, and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto wine a hundred baths, and unto oil a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
23 all that [is] by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?
24 `And to you we are making known, that upon any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of the house of God, tribute and custom there is no authority to lift up.
25 `And thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may be judges to all the people who are beyond the river, to all knowing the law of thy God, and he who hath not known ye cause to know;
26 and any who doth not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, speedily is judgment done upon him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of riches, and to bonds.'
27 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of our fathers, who hath given such a thing as this in the heart of the king, to beautify the house of Jehovah that [is] in Jerusalem,
28 and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God [is] upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.
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LittleNipper wrote:During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. His lineage could be traced back to Aaron
And who cares ...
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
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ludwigm wrote:LittleNipper wrote:During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. His lineage could be traced back to Aaron
And who cares ...
The very same individuals who care what happened to Hungary.
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Re: Bible verse by verse
LittleNipper wrote:During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. His lineage could be traced back to Aaron
ludwigm wrote:And who cares ...
LittleNipper wrote:The very same individuals who care what happened to Hungary.
OK.
I know I know. It is the United States only which is counting. Especially the WASPs there.
Sorry pal, but my snow-boots are full of you.
750 Hungarian proverbs (link) #269"]Tele van a hócipője.
His snow-boots are full.
(He is fed up with the matter.)
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
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ludwigm wrote:LittleNipper wrote:During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. His lineage could be traced back to Aaronludwigm wrote:And who cares ...LittleNipper wrote:The very same individuals who care what happened to Hungary.
OK.
I know I know. It is the United States only which is counting. Especially the WASPs there.
Sorry pal, but my snow-boots are full of you.
750 Hungarian proverbs (link) #269"]Tele van a hócipője.
His snow-boots are full.
(He is fed up with the matter.)
Actually, only God counts. And Israel, and not the USA is the apple of His eye. The only thing that the USA has had going for it, is its friendship with Israel and its many Christian missionary supporters to the world. This is really all that stands in the way of chaos, invasion and destruction of America. And those sorts of ideals are fast becoming more of an "embarrassment" to the US with each passing generation. My snow boots are getting full of governmental sponsored ideology, at the expense of freedom of religion, open public expression of opinion, and community controlled education.
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Ezra 8:1-36 These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with Ezra during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Of the family of Phinehas:
Gershom
Of the family of Ithamar:
Daniel
Of the family of David:
Hattush, son of Shecaniah
Of the family of Parosh:
Zechariah, with 150 males whose genealogies were known
Of the family of Pahath Moab:
Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, with 200 males
Of the family of Zattu:
Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, with 300 males
Of the family of Adin:
Ebed, son of Jonathan, with 50 males
Of the family of Elam:
Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, with 70 males
Of the family of Shephatiah:
Zebadiah, son of Michael, with 80 males
Of the family of Joab:
Obadiah, son of Jehiel, with 210 males
Of the family of Bani:
Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, with 160 males
Of the family of Bebai:
Zechariah, son of Bebai, with 38 males
Of the family of Azgad:
Johanan, son of Hakkatan, with 110 males
Of the family of Adonikam:
Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who arrived later with 60 males
Of the family of Bigvai:
Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 males.
Ezra had this group gather by the river that flows to Ahava, --- camping there for 3 days. He viewed laypeople and priests there, but didn’t find any Levites. Ezra sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (Leaders) and Joiarib and Elnathan (wise). These were then sent to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. They were to tell Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants in Casiphia, that they should bring men who can serve in God’s temple. Iddo and his relatives brought someone with God's guidance. Sherebiah, was competent --- a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought of Sherebiah’s sons and relatives. They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), of Jeshaiah’s relatives and their sons, and 220 temple servants. They were descended from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.
Ezra announced a fast at the Ahava River so that they might humble ourselves in the presence of God to ask him for a safe journey for everyone, and their goods. Ezra was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to protect against an enemy attack on the way. Ezra told the king, “Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him.”
Ezra selected 12 leaders from the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives. Ezra weighed for them the silver, the gold, and the utensils. These were the contributions that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all the Israelites had contributed for our God’s temple: 24 tons of silver, 100 silver utensils weighing 150 pounds apiece, 7,500 pounds of gold, 27 20 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold.
These utensils were holy to the Lord. The silver and gold were freewill offerings to the Lord. They are to be guarded. In Jerusalem, inside the storerooms of the Lord’s temple, weigh these items. this is to be done in front of the chief priests, Levites, and the leaders of Israel’s families.
They left the Ahava River on the 12th of the 1st month to go to Jerusalem. God protected them from enemies and from ambushes along the way. When they reached Jerusalem, they rested 3 days. On the 4th day they weighed the silver, the gold, and the utensils in God’s temple --- putting this under the supervision of Meremoth, son of the priest Uriah, as well as Eleazar, the son of Phinehas. The Levites, Jeshua’s son Jozabad, and Binnui’s son Noadiah, assisted them. Everything was counted and weighed, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
The exiles who had come back from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and 12 male goats for an offering for sin. All of these animals were burnt offerings for the Lord. The exiles delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps/governors in the province west of the Euphrates River. These officials then gave their support to the people and the temple of God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And these [are] heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.
2 From the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;
3 from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.
4 From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred who are males.
5 From the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.
6 And from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.
7 And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.
8 And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty who are males.
9 From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.
10 And from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty who are males.
11 And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight who are males.
12 And from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten who are males.
13 And from the younger sons of Adonikam -- and these [are] their names -- Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.
14 And from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who are males.
15 And I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp there three days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of the sons of Levi I have found none there;
16 and I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding;
17 and I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, [and] his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.
18 And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;
19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;
20 and from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.
21 And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,
22 for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our God [is] upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] upon all forsaking Him.'
23 And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
24 And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,
25 and I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a heave-offering of the house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel -- those present -- lifted up;
26 and I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,
27 and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.
28 And I say unto them, `Ye [are] holy to Jehovah, and the vessels [are] holy, and the silver and the gold [are] a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;
29 watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'
30 And the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
31 And we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;
32 and we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.
33 And on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:
34 by number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.
35 Those coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;
36 and they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.
Of the family of Phinehas:
Gershom
Of the family of Ithamar:
Daniel
Of the family of David:
Hattush, son of Shecaniah
Of the family of Parosh:
Zechariah, with 150 males whose genealogies were known
Of the family of Pahath Moab:
Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, with 200 males
Of the family of Zattu:
Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, with 300 males
Of the family of Adin:
Ebed, son of Jonathan, with 50 males
Of the family of Elam:
Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, with 70 males
Of the family of Shephatiah:
Zebadiah, son of Michael, with 80 males
Of the family of Joab:
Obadiah, son of Jehiel, with 210 males
Of the family of Bani:
Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, with 160 males
Of the family of Bebai:
Zechariah, son of Bebai, with 38 males
Of the family of Azgad:
Johanan, son of Hakkatan, with 110 males
Of the family of Adonikam:
Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who arrived later with 60 males
Of the family of Bigvai:
Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 males.
Ezra had this group gather by the river that flows to Ahava, --- camping there for 3 days. He viewed laypeople and priests there, but didn’t find any Levites. Ezra sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (Leaders) and Joiarib and Elnathan (wise). These were then sent to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. They were to tell Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants in Casiphia, that they should bring men who can serve in God’s temple. Iddo and his relatives brought someone with God's guidance. Sherebiah, was competent --- a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought of Sherebiah’s sons and relatives. They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), of Jeshaiah’s relatives and their sons, and 220 temple servants. They were descended from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.
Ezra announced a fast at the Ahava River so that they might humble ourselves in the presence of God to ask him for a safe journey for everyone, and their goods. Ezra was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to protect against an enemy attack on the way. Ezra told the king, “Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him.”
Ezra selected 12 leaders from the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives. Ezra weighed for them the silver, the gold, and the utensils. These were the contributions that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all the Israelites had contributed for our God’s temple: 24 tons of silver, 100 silver utensils weighing 150 pounds apiece, 7,500 pounds of gold, 27 20 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold.
These utensils were holy to the Lord. The silver and gold were freewill offerings to the Lord. They are to be guarded. In Jerusalem, inside the storerooms of the Lord’s temple, weigh these items. this is to be done in front of the chief priests, Levites, and the leaders of Israel’s families.
They left the Ahava River on the 12th of the 1st month to go to Jerusalem. God protected them from enemies and from ambushes along the way. When they reached Jerusalem, they rested 3 days. On the 4th day they weighed the silver, the gold, and the utensils in God’s temple --- putting this under the supervision of Meremoth, son of the priest Uriah, as well as Eleazar, the son of Phinehas. The Levites, Jeshua’s son Jozabad, and Binnui’s son Noadiah, assisted them. Everything was counted and weighed, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
The exiles who had come back from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and 12 male goats for an offering for sin. All of these animals were burnt offerings for the Lord. The exiles delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps/governors in the province west of the Euphrates River. These officials then gave their support to the people and the temple of God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And these [are] heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.
2 From the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;
3 from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.
4 From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred who are males.
5 From the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.
6 And from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.
7 And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.
8 And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty who are males.
9 From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.
10 And from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty who are males.
11 And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight who are males.
12 And from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten who are males.
13 And from the younger sons of Adonikam -- and these [are] their names -- Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.
14 And from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who are males.
15 And I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp there three days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of the sons of Levi I have found none there;
16 and I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding;
17 and I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, [and] his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.
18 And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;
19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;
20 and from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.
21 And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,
22 for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our God [is] upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] upon all forsaking Him.'
23 And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
24 And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,
25 and I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a heave-offering of the house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel -- those present -- lifted up;
26 and I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,
27 and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.
28 And I say unto them, `Ye [are] holy to Jehovah, and the vessels [are] holy, and the silver and the gold [are] a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;
29 watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'
30 And the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
31 And we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;
32 and we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.
33 And on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:
34 by number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.
35 Those coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;
36 and they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.
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LittleNipper wrote:Actually, only God counts. And Israel, and not the USA is the apple of His eye. The only thing that the USA has had going for it, is its friendship with Israel and its many Christian missionary supporters to the world. This is really all that stands in the way of chaos, invasion and destruction of America. And those sorts of ideals are fast becoming more of an "embarrassment" to the US with each passing generation. My snow boots are getting full of governmental sponsored ideology, at the expense of freedom of religion, open public expression of opinion, and community controlled education.
Nipper,
Government sponsored ideology? What in the world are you talking about?. I cannnot think of a place and time when there was more freedom of religion, public expression of opinion and community controlled eduction. Is Ludwigm getting you aggravated?
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huckelberry wrote:LittleNipper wrote:Actually, only God counts. And Israel, and not the USA is the apple of His eye. The only thing that the USA has had going for it, is its friendship with Israel and its many Christian missionary supporters to the world. This is really all that stands in the way of chaos, invasion and destruction of America. And those sorts of ideals are fast becoming more of an "embarrassment" to the US with each passing generation. My snow boots are getting full of governmental sponsored ideology, at the expense of freedom of religion, open public expression of opinion, and community controlled education.
Nipper,
Government sponsored ideology? What in the world are you talking about?. I cannnot think of a place and time when there was more freedom of religion, public expression of opinion and community controlled eduction. Is Ludwigm getting you aggravated?
The government says that guys who think they are girls in a guy's body should be allowed to use the GIRLs Room. It is now happening in California, and citizen's opinion is being diverted. The government promotes the building of monuments to former political & military leaders, while saying that the 10 Commandments and crosses will not be allowed in or around Public buildings --- no matter who pays for its installation. The government has assumed control of Public education and museums and libraries. They are slowly tweaking society to accept "Gay" marriage and benefits. Something that all people (not living in ancient Rome) once would have viewed as dysfunctional at best and repugnant/distasteful among even the highly educated --- who once rightly viewed such behavior as addictive (not unlike being a drunk or a drug addict).
The government is trying to manipulate the public with concerns of global warming, and yet see no value in concerns that abortion, free sex, and exclusion of God could be the ultimate cause and affect...
They have influenced the promotion of the evolutionary agenda and the exclusion of Creation/Intelligent Design in public science education. Tell the government that you will not sell a wedding cake for a "gay" wedding, and see how far you get. Tell the government that you will not pay for abortions with your company's health insurance, and see how far you get. Tell your employer that you believe homosexual behavior is a sin and should not be encouraged with company funds and see if you don't receive some human resource investigative concerns with unemployment threats. And take such threats to the government and see how far you get!
I see Ludwigm as an unfortunate victim of a communist education. However, I feel that Ludwigm will still have to eventually answer for his own shortsightedness, unless he finds Christ. I see that some former communists have seen the social problems of an atheistic society and others see nothing. I do not wish Ludwigm to go to hell. However, he must come to this conclusion also, or it counts for nothing.
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Sorry, pal; I can not write the way I see you --- in no minute I would be conveyed to the forum of Shulems.LittleNipper wrote:I see Ludwigm as an unfortunate victim of a communist education.
Nothing/nobody to be found.LittleNipper wrote:However, I feel that Ludwigm will still have to eventually answer for his own shortsightedness, unless he finds Christ.
I have my whole life, five children, twenty grandcildren, four wives (no, not at once as some Mormon prophets did it... one after another)
Something I must fix here, once and for all. I am not, I was not, and I will be not a communist.LittleNipper wrote: I see that some former communists have seen the social problems of an atheistic society and others see nothing.
Thank you for this eminence. But ... I don't want to disillusionize you ... there is no hell, so I will get off.LittleNipper wrote:I do not wish Ludwigm to go to hell.
Sorry, I don't understand this sentence.LittleNipper wrote:However, he must come to this conclusion also, or it counts for nothing.
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei