Ezra 4:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.”
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Read Full Chapter →The complaint adds all the other nations resettled in Samaria by the Assyrian king, who now dwell west of the Euphrates.
What Does Ezra 4:10 Mean?
The roster is rounded off by naming the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper, an Assyrian monarch, had deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the region west of the Euphrates, here called this side the river. The flattering titles given to the foreign king, and the formal phrase at such a time, mimic the polished style of an official dispatch. The accusers present themselves as loyal subjects of the empire.
How easily honor is heaped upon worldly power and withheld from God. The accusers exalt a pagan king as great and noble while writing to crush the worship of the living God. Earthly greatness dazzles, but it passes; the river they boast of controlling still flows, and the empires that moved nations like furniture are gone. The Lord who outlasts every Asnapper remains the only One whose greatness deserves the name.
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What does Ezra 4:10 mean?
The complaint adds all the other nations resettled in Samaria by the Assyrian king, who now dwell west of the Euphrates.