Proclamation

How Nave’s arranged it

• Imperial2 Chronicles 30:1–10Esther 1:22Esther 6:9Esther 8:10–14Isaiah 40:3Isaiah 40:9Daniel 3:4–7Daniel 4:1Daniel 5:29
• Emancipation2 Chronicles 36:23Ezra 1:1–4

The passages, in Bible order (11)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 11 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 2 Chronicles 30:1–10

   Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:1–102 voices

   “As corrector of an inert People That emulator [of David] Hezekiah arose; He restored the Law to a sinful, forgetful people All God's mandates of old, he first Commanded the people to observe, Who ended war by his prayers, Not by steel's point: he, dying, …

   “And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah,....

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2. 2 Chronicles 36:23

   “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 36:231 voice

   “The Lord his God be with him - “Let the Word of the Lord be his helper, and let him go up.” - Targum. See the notes on the beginning of Ezra. Thus ends the history of a people the most fickle, the most ungrateful, and perhaps on the whole the most sinful, that ever existed on the face of the earth. But what a display does all this give of the power, justice, mercy, and long-suffering of the Lord! There was no people like this people, and no God like their God.

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3. Ezra 1:1–4

   In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

   ›Commentary on Ezra 1:1–42 voices

   “[Synopsis on Ezra] These two books were written by the man whose name they bear as a title. This Ezra, being a priest and a scribe, recounted the return of the children of Israel from Persia to Jerusalem.

   “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,....

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4. Esther 1:22

   He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.

   ›Commentary on Esther 1:222 voices

   “For he sent letters unto all the king's provinces,....

   “That every man should bear rule in his own house - Both God’s law and common sense taught this from the foundation of the world. And is it possible that this did not obtain in the Persian empire, previously to this edict? The twentieth verse has another clause, That all wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small. This also was universally understood. This law did nothing. I suppose the parade of enactment was only made to deprive honest Vashti of her crown.

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5. Esther 6:9

   Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”

   ›Commentary on Esther 6:92 voices

   “Mordecai was also persecuted as Jesus was persecuted. Mordecai was persecuted by the wicked Haman; and Jesus was persecuted by the rebellious people. Mordecai by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Haman; and Jesus by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Satan. Mordecai was delivered from the hands of his persecutor; and Jesus was rescued from the hands of his persecutors.

   “And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes,....

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6. Esther 8:10–14

   Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.

   ›Commentary on Esther 8:10–142 voices

   “The month of Sivan, which comes third after Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, is the same one the Greeks call Thessaroi and the Romans Junius. On the twenty-third day of that month new letters were dictated by Mordecai in order to refute the earlier letters …

   “And he wrote in the King Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring,....

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7. Isaiah 40:3

   A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 40:32 voices

   “God, indeed, never descends from any place, for he says, "I fill heaven and earth." But he seems to descend when the Word of God enters our hearts, as the prophet has said, "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." We are to do this, so that, as he himself promised, he may come together with the Father and make his abode with us.

   “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,....

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8. Isaiah 40:9

   Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 40:92 voices

   “Therefore, let us transcend the works of the world, so that we may be able to see God face to face. Ascend to the mountain that proclaims Zion. If the one who proclaims Zion ascends to the mountain, how much more the one who proclaims Christ and the risen Christ? Perhaps many will see him in the body; for we have known Christ according to the flesh: but now we no longer know him.

   “O Zion, that bringest good tidings,....

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9. Daniel 3:4–7

   Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

   ›Commentary on Daniel 3:4–72 voices

   “Verses 4,

   “Then an herald cried aloud,....

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10. Daniel 4:1

    King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

    ›Commentary on Daniel 4:11 voice

    Verses 1-3. "Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations and languages who dwell upon the whole earth: peace be multiplied unto you. The Most High God hath performed signs and wonders towards me. Therefore I have thought it well to declare His signs, for they are great, and His marvels, for they are mighty, and His kingdom, because it is (the Vulgate omits "because it is") an eternal kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation."

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11. Daniel 5:29

    Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

    ›Commentary on Daniel 5:292 voices

    “Verse 29. "Then at the kings order Daniel was clothed with purple and a golden chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed to have authority as third ruler in the kingdom." Or else, it might be construed as having authority over a third part of the kingdom. At any rate he received the royal insignia of necklace and purple, with the result that he appeared more notable to Darius, who was to be the successor in the royal power, and all the more honorable because of his notability.

    “Then commanded Belshazzar,....

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