Ezra 6:11
Ezra 6:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.”
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Read Full Chapter →Darius attaches a severe penalty to anyone who would alter his decree.
What Does Ezra 6:11 Mean?
To guarantee the decree, Darius sets a fearful punishment for any who would change it: a beam torn from the offender's own house, on which he would be hanged, and his house reduced to a ruin. Royal edicts in that age were enforced with such weight.
The king staked his full authority on protecting the work. What he commanded, he meant to stand. Behind the decree of an earthly throne, the reader senses a greater throne whose purposes for His house no power can finally alter or overturn.
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What does Ezra 6:11 mean?
Darius attaches a severe penalty to anyone who would alter his decree.