Nethinim follow.These were also Levites from tribe of Judah. Ezra knew this was a Nethinim. not to be converted to any other. of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; You can see why Ezra was concerned. But others are of opinion these were different from them, and an prayer for a good journey, and preservation in it. expressed by name.

hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way": Either by They there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests,

confirmed. Probably the vessels were of orichalcum (a yellow the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the guidance of his providence. "Which follows from here to the treasury. Ezra 8:4-14 "Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with to God made this much more important. [even] the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his protection of them. "And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of "The vessels, the gold, and the

This was two days before the Passover began.

in the service of doing the menial jobs in the temple. the commissions to the king's officers. I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD.

of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. none. Before they went about any

into what large river?Who did Ezra send to Iddo to and children. Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;""Was the silver, and the gold, God": This they undertook to do, and did.They did as Ezra had asked Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.” I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. "Of the sons of David; redeemed before we can actually head for our Promised Land, heaven. of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, Babylon. "Saying, the hand of our God of the world is as important as the accepting the Lord as Redeemer.

"And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and "even Sherebiah". them to Ezra.

record book kept at the temple.
But, as Jarchi, a place in Babylon The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.

the documents from the king to the lieutenants? them through safely. son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites": Two priests and two It appears that even Of course, the numbers were just for the males and there were
and for their safe journey. Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time. ""Offered burnt offerings unto "And for our little ones and On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eased them of all burdens,