Nehemiah 13:7-31 BSB

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:24

24. The speech of Ashdod Supposed to have been an Indo-Germanic language. Not speak… Jews’ language Hebrew, and none of them knowing to speak Jewish. The children would naturally speak the language of their mothers. According to the language of each people Better, as margin, of people and people; that is, of this or that people to whichsoever the mother belonged. “From the circumstance that a portion of the children of these marriages were not able to speak the language of the... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:25

25. I contended with them By rebuke and expostulation, as he had done with the rulers and nobles. Vers. 11, 17. Cursed them Comp. Malachi 3:9. He went beyond mere expostulation, and pronounced them cursed of God in having thus violated the Divine law. Smote certain of them As governor he had them scourged as public offenders. Compare Deuteronomy 25:2-3. Plucked off their hair A penalty designed to be both painful and disgraceful. The offence was too great to be allowed to pass... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:26

26. Outlandish women That is, foreign women. The word outlandish, from the Anglo-Saxon utlendisc, is now obsolete in the sense in which it is here used. The reference to Solomon was exceedingly appropriate. See 1 Kings 11:1-9. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:27

27. Shall we then hearken unto you Shall we hear to you, that is, in the sense of accepting your views, and consenting to your evil action in this matter? Less simple, we think, is the construction of Bertheau and Keil, who take נשׁמע as third person, Niphal: for you is it hard to do, etc.; that is, is it not unheard of for you to do so great an evil? read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:28

28. One of the sons of Joiada Not Jonathan or Johanan, (Nehemiah 12:11; Nehemiah 12:22,) but a younger and less prominent member of the high priest’s family. The fact, however, that he was a son of the high priest made the matter of his foreign marriage the more notorious, and called for the greater severity on the part of the governor. Sanballat See on chapter Nehemiah 2:10. I chased him from me Expelled and banished him from the province of Judea. Josephus ( Antiq., Nehemiah 11:7 ;... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:29

29. Remember them All who were involved in the sin of Joiada’s son. They… defiled the priesthood By being parties in the contraction of this marriage with a foreign woman. If it were sinful a breach of the law for any Israelite to marry a heathen wife, much more so for a son of the high priest to do it. The law expressly forbade a high priest to marry a widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or harlot, or any but a virgin of his own nation. Leviticus 21:14. Hence this marriage of the... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:30

30. Thus cleansed I them This verse is a concluding summary of Nehemiah’s reforms. Appointed the wards See Nehemiah 12:44-47. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:31

31. For the wood offering… and for the firstfruits See Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 10:34; Nehemiah 10:38. Remember me, O my God, for good Thus Nehemiah closes his narrative with the pious prayer of a soul conscious of earnest and self-sacrificing labour for the cause of God. Click image for full-size version read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:24

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:25

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:26

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:27

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:28

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:29

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:30

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:31

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