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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:11

Neh 13:11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Ver. 11. Then contended I with the rulers ] Who had let loose the golden reins of authority, and, by a passive ministry at least, suffered this sacrilege, whilst they bare the sword in vain, if they were not chief actors in it; as Luther complaineth of the rulers of his time, Nisi superesset spolium Aegypti quod rapuimus Papae, &c., If we had... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:12

Neh 13:12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. Ver. 12. Then brought all Judah ] Then, when there was no other remedy. There must be a compulsory means, or ministers shall be poorly maintained. Quod si sustentandi essent de contributione populi, misere profecto et duriter viverent, saith Luther. If once they be brought to live upon the people’s benevolence, they shall have a poor life of it. Once, in times of Popery, there was need of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:13

Neh 13:13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them [was] Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office [was] to distribute unto their brethren. Ver. 13. And I made treasurers ] Nehemiah left nothing undone that might befit a vigilant and valiant governor. He was omnibus numeris absolutus, every way complete. For they were counted faithful ] A singular... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:14

Neh 13:14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. Ver. 14. Remember me, O my God ] See Nehemiah 5:19 . And wipe not out my good deeds ] Forget not my labour of love: God requireth us to be his remembrancers, who yet needeth it not, Hebrews 6:10 ; there is a book of remembrance written before him, Malachi 3:16 , and good Nehemiah would not be wiped out of that book, nor blotted out of the book... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:15

Neh 13:15 In those days saw I in Judah [some] treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all [manner of] burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified [against them] in the day wherein they sold victuals. Ver. 15. In those days saw I in Judah ] He was centoculus, hundred eyed, and had his eye in every corner, to find out and redress abuses; wherein he was incessant and indefatigable. He... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:16

Neh 13:16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. Ver. 16. There dwelt men of Tyre also ] Phoenician merchants had their factors in Jerusalem. And all manner of ware ] Merchandise; for Tyre was a great market town, and famous for fishing, Ezekiel 27:1-36 And sold on the sabbath ] Which they ought not to have done; for that was God’s market day, and not man’s. Unto the children of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:17

Neh 13:17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? Ver. 17. Then contended I with the nobles ] Heb. With the white ones; that had white clothes, but black souls. The snow drift covers many a muck hill. See Nehemiah 13:11 . What evil thing is this that ye do ] Or suffer others to do, at least, and are, therefore, worthily disgraced; as Moses also was for like cause, Exodus 16:28 . And profane the sabbath... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:18

Neh 13:18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. Ver. 18. Did not your fathers thus ] And will ye abet and add to their wicked practices? Will ye needs espouse their sins, as a seed of serpents? And did not our God bring all this evil upon us? ] And that justly, because, Belshazzar like, though we knew all this, yet we rifted up ourselves against the Lord of heaven, as the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:19

Neh 13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the gates, [that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. Ver. 19. When the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark ] As it did early, because the mountains were around Jerusalem, Psalms 125:2 . Before the sabbath ] That there might be a... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:20

Neh 13:20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. Ver. 20. So the merchants … lodged without Jerusalem] They would not easily be said, or take an answer, so desirous they were of some takings from the Jews. There is nothing in the world that is more pertinacious, and that cleaveth closer to a man, than a strong lust; say it be covetousness, wantonness, passionateness, or any the like, entreat it to be gone, as Naomi did Ruth, threaten it, as... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:11

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:14

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:15

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:16

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:20

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