Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Haggai and Zechariah stirred up Zerubbabel and Joshua Ezra 5:2; Haggai 1:14, and warned the people against neglecting the building of the temple, in order to give themselves to the beautifying of their own houses (see Haggai 1:4, Haggai 1:9). Zechariah was the son of Berechiah, and grandson of Iddo (see the marginal reference; Matthew 23:35). Compare a similar application of "son" in the case of Jehu (see the II Kings 9:20 note).
In the name of the God of Israel, even unto them - Rather, "in the name of the God of Israel, which was upon them." The two prophets addressed the Jews, in respect of their being God' s people, or, in Hebrew phrase (see the Jeremiah 15:16 margin), "having God' s name called upon them."
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezra 5:1:
Haggai 2:18
Zechariah 1:1
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