1.
And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
the seventh: Exodus 23:14-17, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:24, Leviticus 23:27-44, Numbers 29:1-40, Nehemiah 8:2, Nehemiah 8:14
as one: Judges 20:1, Nehemiah 8:1, Zephaniah 3:9, Acts 2:46, Acts 4:32, 1 Corinthians 1:10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:1 - assembled Nehemiah 7:73 - when the seventh Psalms 102:14 - General Jeremiah 30:3 - and I John 11:55 - before
2.
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Jeshua: Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:12, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:2-4, Zechariah 3:1, Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 6:11, Joshua the son of Josedech.
Zerubbabel: Ezra 2:2, 1 Chronicles 3:17, 1 Chronicles 3:19, Haggai 2:21, Haggai 2:23, Zechariah 4:6-10, Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:13, Luke 3:27, Zorobabel, Salathiel
as it is written: Exodus 20:24, Exodus 20:25, Numbers 28:3-31, Deuteronomy 12:5-7, 2 Chronicles 6:6, Psalms 78:68, Bp. Patrick observes, that before the temple was built, there seems to have been a tabernacle pitched for Divine service, as was in David's time, not on mount Moriah, but mount Sion, to be used while the temple was building. Let us learn hence to begin with God, and to do what we can in the worship of God, when we cannot do what we would. They could not immediately have a temple, but they would not be without an altar. Wherever a Christian goes, if he carry not with him the sacrifices of prayer and praise, he is wanting in his duty; for he has an altar ever ready that sanctifies both the gift and the giver.
Reciprocal: Ezra 3:8 - Zerubbabel Ezra 4:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 5:2 - rose up Ezra 10:18 - Jeshua Nehemiah 12:7 - of Jeshua Isaiah 27:9 - when Haggai 2:14 - and that
3.
And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
the altar: 2 Chronicles 4:1
for fear: Ezra 4:11-16, Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:22, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 56:2-4
even burnt: Exodus 29:38-42, Numbers 28:2-8
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:40 - To offer Ezra 2:68 - in his place Ezra 4:4 - weakened Ezra 5:15 - let the house Isaiah 27:9 - when Jeremiah 17:26 - bringing burnt Ezekiel 43:16 - twelve cubits Haggai 2:14 - and that
4.
They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
the feast: Exodus 23:16, Leviticus 23:34-36, Nehemiah 8:14-17, Zechariah 14:16-19, John 7:2, John 7:37
the daily: Numbers 29:12-38
as the duty of every day required: Heb. the matter of the day in his day, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 29:38, Jeremiah 52:34, *marg.
Reciprocal: Numbers 28:6 - a continual Numbers 29:6 - according Numbers 29:13 - thirteen young bullocks Deuteronomy 16:13 - the feast 1 Kings 8:2 - at the feast 1 Chronicles 16:37 - as every Nehemiah 8:17 - had not Hosea 12:9 - as in
5.
And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
the continual: Exodus 29:38-42, Numbers 28:3-10, Numbers 28:11, Numbers 28:19, Numbers 28:27, Numbers 29:2, Numbers 29:8, Numbers 29:13
willingly: Leviticus 1:3, Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 12:17, 2 Chronicles 29:31, 2 Chronicles 29:32
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:2 - willingly Numbers 29:39 - in your set feasts 2 Chronicles 31:14 - the freewill Ezekiel 46:12 - a voluntary
6.
From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.
the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid: Heb. the temple of the Lord was not yet founded.
Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:24 - In the seventh Numbers 29:1 - the seventh
7.
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
gave money: 2 Kings 12:11, 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:5, 2 Kings 22:6, 2 Chronicles 24:12, 2 Chronicles 24:13
carpenters: or, workmen
meat: 1 Kings 5:6, 1 Kings 5:9-11, 2 Chronicles 2:10-15, Ezekiel 27:17, Acts 12:20
Joppa: Joppa, now Jaffa or Yaffa, one of the most ancient sea-ports in the world, is situated in a fine plain on the shore of the Mediterranean, between Jamnia south and Caesarea of Palestine north, 150 stadia from Antipatris, according to Josephus, 30 miles south of Caesarea, 12 miles north of Ashdod, 9 miles west of Ramla, and 40 miles west of Jerusalem, according to modern authorities; and in lat. 32 degrees 50 minutes long. 65 degrees 40 minutes according to Ptolemy. It is still a considerable town, containing about 4,000 or 5,000 souls, and occupying a circular eminence close to the seaside, with a citadel on the summit; the bottom of the hill being surrounded by a wall 12 or 14 feet high, and two or three feet thick. The environs are occupied by extensive gardens. 2 Chronicles 2:16, Jonah 1:3, Acts 9:36, Acts 10:5, Acts 10:6
according: Ezra 6:3-5
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber 1 Chronicles 22:2 - masons 1 Chronicles 22:4 - cedar trees 2 Chronicles 34:10 - in the hand Daniel 10:1 - Cyrus Haggai 1:8 - to
8.
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Zerubbabel: Ezra 3:2
twenty years old: Numbers 4:3, 1 Chronicles 23:24-32
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:38 - seven years 1 Chronicles 3:17 - Salathiel Ezra 2:2 - Jeshua Ezra 5:16 - laid Ezra 6:14 - And the elders Nehemiah 7:1 - the porters Nehemiah 7:7 - Jeshua Nehemiah 12:1 - Zerubbabel Jeremiah 30:3 - and I Haggai 1:1 - unto Zechariah 4:9 - have
9.
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
Jeshua: Not Jeshua the high-priest, before mentioned, but another Jeshua, a Levite, mentioned in the parallel passage. Ezra 2:40
Judah: Hodaviah, הודויה [Strong's H1938], is called Hodevah, הודוה [Strong's H1937], by the elision of י, yood, and was probably named Judah, from the word having the same signification. Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah, Nehemiah 7:43, Hodevah
together: Heb. as one
Reciprocal: Ezra 2:2 - Jeshua Ezra 2:36 - Jeshua Nehemiah 7:7 - Jeshua
10.
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
when the builders: Zechariah 4:10
they set: Exodus 28:40-42, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Chronicles 15:27, Nehemiah 12:24-26
trumpets: Numbers 10:1-10, 1 Chronicles 15:24, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 16:6, 1 Chronicles 16:42
the sons of Asaph: 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 16:37, 1 Chronicles 25:1-7, 2 Chronicles 35:15
after the ordinance: 1 Chronicles 6:31-48, 1 Chronicles 16:4-7, 1 Chronicles 23:5, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 29:26
Reciprocal: Numbers 10:10 - in the day 2 Samuel 6:15 - with shouting 1 Chronicles 6:32 - and then 1 Chronicles 15:16 - lifting up 1 Chronicles 15:28 - with shouting 1 Chronicles 23:30 - stand 2 Chronicles 5:12 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 20:21 - appointed Ezra 5:16 - laid Nehemiah 12:27 - thanksgivings Psalms 149:3 - with the timbrel Jeremiah 30:19 - out Haggai 2:15 - from before Luke 19:37 - the whole
11.
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
they sang: Exodus 15:21, Nehemiah 12:24, Nehemiah 12:40, Psalms 24:7-10, Isaiah 6:3
because: 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 7:3, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 106:1, Psalms 107:1, Psalms 135:3, Psalms 136:1-26, Psalms 145:1-11, Jeremiah 33:11, Luke 1:50
shouted: Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:10, Joshua 6:16, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 47:5, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 44:23, Zechariah 9:9
because: Psalms 102:13, Psalms 102:14, Revelation 21:10-14
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:17 - they shouted Leviticus 9:24 - they shouted 2 Samuel 6:15 - with shouting 1 Chronicles 6:32 - and then 1 Chronicles 15:16 - lifting up 1 Chronicles 15:28 - with shouting 1 Chronicles 23:30 - stand 1 Chronicles 25:1 - harps 2 Chronicles 5:12 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 5:13 - he is good 2 Chronicles 20:21 - appointed Ezra 6:16 - with joy Nehemiah 9:5 - bless Nehemiah 12:27 - thanksgivings Job 8:21 - rejoicing Job 38:7 - shouted Psalms 27:6 - joy Psalms 32:11 - shout Psalms 53:6 - Jacob Psalms 63:5 - with joyful Psalms 74:21 - poor Psalms 85:6 - people Psalms 95:1 - let us make Psalms 118:29 - General Psalms 126:2 - Then was Psalms 132:9 - shout Isaiah 26:1 - in the land Jeremiah 17:26 - bringing burnt Nahum 1:7 - Lord Zephaniah 3:14 - shout Zechariah 4:7 - shoutings Hebrews 13:15 - the sacrifice
12.
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
many: Haggai 2:3
when the foundation: Job 8:7, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 60:22, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:32
wept: Psalms 126:6, Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 31:9
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:5 - exceeding 2 Chronicles 20:19 - a loud Ezra 4:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 6:16 - with joy Job 38:7 - shouted Psalms 132:9 - shout Jeremiah 30:3 - and I Jeremiah 50:4 - going Ezekiel 7:20 - the beauty Matthew 28:8 - with Acts 16:25 - and the
13.
So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
So that: This sight must have been very affecting; a whole people, one part weeping aloud with sorrow, the other shouting aloud for joy; and on the same occasion too, in which both sides felt an equal interest. The prophet Haggai - Haggai 2:1-9 comforted them on this occasion, by assuring them that the glory of this latter house should exceed that of the former, because the Lord would come to this temple, and fill it with His glory.
the noise: Judges 2:5
shouted: Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 5:11, Jeremiah 33:11, Zechariah 4:7, Luke 19:37-40
and the noise: Exodus 32:17, Exodus 32:18, 1 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, Psalms 100:1, Psalms 100:2
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 20:19 - a loud Jeremiah 50:4 - going Zechariah 4:10 - despised Matthew 28:8 - with Acts 16:25 - and the