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a purpose.
11. There is a brief reference to this interim
period in the parenthesis of 4:6-23. (Ahasuerus,
4:6, is probably Xerxes, though some identify
him as Cambyses, son of Cyrus.)
12. Isaiah prophesied concerning Cyrus two
hundred years before Cyrus was born. Read
Isaiah 44:28; 45:1-4.
13. See The Wycli e Bible Commentary, p. 435,
for an explanation of this.
14. Some of this material is a review of the
historical setting described earlier in the
chapter.
15. Persia at this time included the vast
territory from India to Ethiopia, Judah being
one of its provinces.
16. Howard Crosby, “Nehemiah,” in Lange’s
Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, p. 1.
17. John C. Whitcomb, “Nehemiah,” in The
Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 435.
18. See Chart 57. The reason for studying
Nehemiah directly after Ezra is to maintain the
continuity of the theme of Ezra-Nehemiah.
19. The book of Esther is read at the Jews’
Feast of Purim (March 14-15).
20. Some Bibles (e.g., Catholic) add
“Additions to Esther” (identi ed as 10:4–16:24)
to the canonical book, intended mainly to
compensate for the absence of the name of God.
The fact that no portion of the book of Esther
has yet been discovered in the Qumran area
(place of the Dead Sea Scrolls discoveries)
indicates that the Essenes of Qumran probably
rejected the canonicity of Esther.
21. The term Ahasuerus may have been a
Persian title for king, rather than a name, similar
to the title pharaoh. See Esther 1:1-2.
22. John Phillips, Exploring the Scriptures, p.
91.
23. The modern name for Persia is Iran.
24. Matthew Henry writes, “If the name of
God is not here, His nger is.” See 4:14 for an
example of an implied divine Providence.
Part 3
Reflections and Worship
During the Monarchial Years
