# The Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther

Author: Adeney, Walter F. (Walter Frederic), 1849-1920; Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 [Editor]

Genre: Category: History - Ancient

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39956

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Expositor%27s+Bible%3A+Ezra%2C+Nehemiah%2C+and+Esther+Adeney&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Though in close contact with the most perplexing problems of Old Testament literature, the main history recorded in the books of 'Ezra' and 'Nehemiah' is fixed securely above the reach of adverse criticism. Here the most cautious reader may take his stand with the utmost confidence, knowing that his feet rest on a solid rock. The curiously inartistic process adopted by the writer is in itself some guarantee of authenticity. Ambitious authors who set out with the design of creating literature--and perhaps building up a reputation for themselves by the way--may be very conscientious in their search for truth; but we cannot help suspecting that the method of melting down their materials and...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/12/index.md)
- [chapter xiii. 1-3. The phrase "on that day" with which the passage](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/32/index.md)
- [Chapter XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/17/index.md)
- [iv. Now the semi-divinity that was ascribed to a Persian monarch](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-expositor-s-bible-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther-39956/chapters/31/index.md)