Verse 33
33. The showbread Which was to be prepared of fine flour, and set in two rows in the holy place of the house of God. See Leviticus 24:5-9.
The continual meat offering, and… burnt offering Two lambs a day, one in the morning, and the other at evening. Numbers 28:3-8.
Of the sabbaths The burnt offering prescribed for every sabbath. See Numbers 28:9-10.
Of the new moons See Numbers 28:11-14.
The set feasts The passover, the feasts of trumpets, and the feast of tabernacles. Numbers 28:16-29, 28:39.
For the holy things The holy or consecrated gifts, such as oxen and sheep, which were to be used in sacrifice, (compare 2 Chronicles 29:33,) and also other offerings that might be used in the holy services.
For the sin offerings Especially on the great day of atonement. Leviticus 16:29-34; Leviticus 23:27-32.
All the work All the divine service. They provided for all that was necessary to insure the regular performance of the temple service according to the law. When Ezra first went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, Artaxerxes decreed that provision for the house of God should be made from the royal treasure-house, (Ezra 7:20-23;) but it is probable that this arrangement had ceased, and the service of the temple had become much neglected. Hence Nehemiah’s reforms.
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