Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nehemiah 8
Introduction
| 1 | The religious manner of reading and hearing the law. |
| 9 | They comfort the people. |
| 13 | The forwardness of them to hear and be instructed. |
| 16 | They keep the feast of tabernacles. |
Verse 1
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
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- A. M. 3559. B.C. 445. all the people
- Ezra 3:1-13
- as one man
- Judges 20:1,8
- before
- 16, 3:26, 12:37
- Ezra
- 4-9, Ezra 7:6,11, Jeremiah 8:8,9, Matthew 13:52, 23:2,13,34
- bring
- 2 Chronicles 34:15, Isaiah 8:20, Malachi 4:4
Verse 2
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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- priest
- Deuteronomy 17:18, 31:9,10, Malachi 2:7
- congregation
- Deuteronomy 31:11-13, 2 Chronicles 17:7-9, Acts 15:21
- could hear with understanding
- Heb. understood in hearing.
- Isaiah 28:9
- the first
- Leviticus 23:24, Numbers 29:1
Verse 3
And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
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- he read
- Luke 4:16-20, Acts 13:15,27, 15:21
- morning
- Heb. light.
- Acts 20:7,11, 28:23
- ears
- Matthew 7:28,29, Mark 12:37, Luke 8:18, 19:48, Acts 16:14, 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Hebrews 2:1-3, Revelation 2:29, 3:22
Verse 4
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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- pulpit
- Heb. tower. Maaseiah.
- 10:25, 11:5
- Malchiah
- 10:3
- Hashum
- 10:18, Ezra 10:33
- Meshullam
- 10:7,20, 11:7, 12:13, Ezra 10:29
Verse 5
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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- opened
- Luke 4:16,17
- sight
- Heb. eyes. stood up.
- Judges 3:20, 1 Kings 8:14
Verse 6
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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- blessed
- 1 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 6:4, Psalms 41:13, 72:18,19, Ephesians 1:3, 1 Peter 1:3
- Amen
- 5:13, Jeremiah 28:6, Matthew 6:13, 1 Corinthians 14:16
- with lifting
- Genesis 14:22, Psalms 28:2, 63:4, 134:2, 141:2, Lamentations 3:41, 1 Timothy 2:8
- bowed
- Genesis 24:26, Exodus 4:31, 12:27, 2 Chronicles 20:18, 29:30
- with their faces
- Leviticus 9:24, Matthew 26:39, Revelation 7:11
Verse 7
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
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- Jeshua
- 3:19, 9:4, 10:9, 12:24
- Bani
- 3:17, 9:4, 10:13
- Sherebiah
- 9:4, 10:12, 12:24, Ezra 8:18
- Akkub
- 11:16,19, 12:25
- Hodijah
- 10:10,18
- Maaseiah
- 4, 3:23, 12:41,42, Ezra 10:22
- Kelita
- 10:10, Ezra 10:23
- Azariah
- 3:23, 10:2, 12:33
- Jozabad
- Ezra 10:22,23
- Hanan
- 10:10
- Pelaiah
- 10:10
- caused
- Leviticus 10:11, Deuteronomy 33:10, 2 Chronicles 17:7-9, 30:22, Malachi 2:7
Verse 8
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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- and gave the sense
- Habakkuk 2:2, Matthew 5:21,22,27,28, Luke 24:27,32,45, Acts 8:30-35, 17:2,3, Acts 28:23
Verse 9
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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- Nehemiah
- 7:65,70, 10:1, Ezra 2:63
- Tirshatha
- or, governor. Ezra.
- Ezra 7:11
- the Levites
- 7,8, 2 Chronicles 15:3, 30:22, 35:3, Hosea 4:6
- This day
- 2, Leviticus 23:24, Numbers 29:1-6
- mourn not
- Deuteronomy 12:7,12, 16:11,14,15, 26:14, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Isaiah 61:3, Malachi 2:13
- all the people
- 2 Kings 22:11,19, 2 Chronicles 34:19,21, Romans 3:20, 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Verse 10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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- Go your way
- Ecclesiastes 2:24, 3:13, 5:18, 9:7, 1 Timothy 6:17,18
- eat
- Song of Solomon 5:1
- send
- Deuteronomy 26:11-13, Esther 9:19,22, Job 31:16-18, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Luke 11:41, Revelation 11:10
- the joy
- Psalms 28:7,8, 149:2, Proverbs 17:22, Isaiah 6:7,8, 12:1-3, 35:1-4, 61:10, Joel 2:23, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 12:8,9, Philippians 3:4
Verse 11
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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- stilled
- Numbers 13:30
Verse 12
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
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- to send
- to make
- Psalms 126:1-3
- because
- 7,8, Job 23:12, Psalms 19:8-11, 119:14,16,72,97,103,104,111,127,, Psalms 119:130,171,174, Proverbs 2:10,11, 24:13,14, Jeremiah 15:16, Luke 24:32, Romans 7:18
- to send
Verse 13
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
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- the second
- 2 Chronicles 30:23, Proverbs 2:1-6, 8:33,34, 12:1, Mark 6:33,34, Luke 19:47,48, Acts 4:1, Acts 13:42
- to understand the words of the law
- or, that they might instruct in the words of the law.
- 7,8, Luke 24:32, 2 Timothy 2:24,25
Verse 14
And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
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- by
- Heb. by the hand of. dwell.
- Leviticus 23:34,40-43, Deuteronomy 16:13-15, Zechariah 14:16-19, John 7:2
- booths
- Genesis 33:17
- the feast
- That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the month Tisri, the seventh of the ecclesiastical year, in commemoration of the sojourning of the Israelites in the wilderness after they had been delivered from Egyptian bondage. For other particulars see the parallel passages.
Verse 15
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
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- And that
- Leviticus 23:4
- in Jerusalem
- Deuteronomy 16:16
- the mount
- Judges 9:48,49, Matthew 21:1
- fetch
- Leviticus 23:40
- olive
- Genesis 8:11
- palm
- John 12:13, Revelation 7:9
Verse 16
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
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- the roof
- Deuteronomy 22:8, 2 Samuel 11:2, Jeremiah 19:13, 32:29
- the courts
- 2 Chronicles 20:5, 33:5
- the street of the water gate
- 3, 3:26, 12:37
- gate of Ephraim
- 12:37,39, 2 Kings 14:13
Verse 17
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
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- sat under
- John 1:14, Hebrews 11:9,13
- Jeshua
- Joshua 1:1
- Joshua
- Hebrews 4:8
- Jesus
- had not.
- 2 Chronicles 7:8-10, 8:13, Ezra 3:4
- done so
- 2 Chronicles 30:26, 35:18
- there was
- 1 Chronicles 29:22, 2 Chronicles 7:10, 30:21-23
Verse 18
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
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- day by day
- Deuteronomy 31:10-13
- a solemn assembly
- Heb. a restraint. according.
- Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, John 7:37
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