Ezra 4:8

“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:”

"Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:" - Ezra 4:8
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What does Ezra 4:8 mean?

Ezra 4:8 (KJV) says, "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort." The book of Ezra is a historical account of the Jews who were released from Babylonian captivity and returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the…

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Opposition in the Midst of Purpose

In Ezra 4:8, we find a significant event where Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe muster the courage to write a letter against the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The full verse recounts: "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to…

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A Prayer for Restoration Amidst Opposition

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the challenges faced by those seeking to build and restore their lives in Your name, much like the people of Jerusalem in the days of Ezra. In Your Word, Ezra 4:8 tells us of the letter sent by Rehum the chancellor…

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Ezra 4:8 - "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:"
Ezra 8:4 - "Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males."
Ezra 4:4
Ezra 4:4
"Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males." - Ezra 8:4
Ezra 8:21
Ezra 8:8 - "And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males."
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 4
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 4
Ezra 4:4 - "Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,"
Ezra 8:32 - "And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days."
Ezra 2:8 - "The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five."
Letter to the king in Ezra chapter 4
Nehemiah 8:4 - "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam."
Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 8:7 - "And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males."
Ezra 8:10 - "And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males."
Ezra 8:34 - "By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time."
Ezra 8:14 - "Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males."
Ezra 8:5 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."
Ezra 2:4 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
Ezra 8:12 - "And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males."
Ezra 7:8 - "And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king."
Ezra 8:19 - "And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;"
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 8:23 - "So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us."
Ezra 8:11 - "And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males."
Ezra 8:2 - "Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush."
"And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males." - Ezra 8:8