63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
63 And the Tirshatha
63 The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim.
63 The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.
63 And the governor
63 The governor told them not to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim-the sacred lots.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:63
Commentary on Ezra 2:36-63
(Read Ezra 2:36-63)
Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.