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Ezra 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 3:5

Verse 5 of 13

Scripture focus

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.

Ezra 3:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 3:5

Theological / Devotional

Continual burnt offering. This was doubtless the daily morning and evening sacrifice.

Both of the new moons. Literally, “and those of the new moons.” The reading in the KJV gives the impression that the continual burnt offerings pertained to the new moon festival and the other set feasts, but this is not the meaning of the Hebrew text. The regulations for the feast of the new moon are found in Num. 28:11-15.

The set feasts. These were the other feasts such as the Passover, Feast of Weeks, and the Day of Atonement.

Freewill offering. The custom of bringing freewill offerings was also reinstituted. Thus provision was made for all that was most essential in the practice of the Jewish religious ritual, although the Temple itself remained unbuilt for the time being.

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