Nehemías 13:11-31 NTV

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:15-22

The sabbath day. Among other deplorable departures from the Law of the word, Nehemiah found on his return to Jerusalem that his countrymen had fallen into flagrant disregard of the sabbath. It was a most serious defection, demanding a most vigorous reform. We look at what he found-and what he wrought. I. A SERIOUS DELINQUENCY . The law of the sabbath ( Exodus 20:8-11 ; Exodus 31:13-17 ; Numbers 15:32-36 ) was openly defied. Husbandmen were treading their wine-presses and were... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:16

There dwelt men of Tyre also therein . It was not against the law that foreigners should dwell in Jerusalem. Araunah the Jebusite lived there in the time of David, and Ebed-melech the Ethiopian in the time of Zedekiah ( Jeremiah 38:7 ). Nehemiah does not object to the Tyrians for being dwellers in Jerusalem, but for offering their wares for sale there on the sabbath, and inducing the Jews to buy of them. Which brought fish . Fish was always a favourite article of food with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:17

Then I contended with the nobles . In the desecration of the sabbath, as in the non-payment of tithes, the nobles were the chief offenders, being at once luxurious and latitudinarian. They desired the freshest food for their feasts, and encouraged both foreigners and natives to break the law for the gratification of their carnal appetites. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:18

Did not your fathers thus? The desecration of the sabbath is among the sins most strongly denounced by Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 17:21-27 )and Ezekiel ( Ezekiel 20:13 ; Ezekiel 22:8 , Ezekiel 22:26 , etc.). And did not our God bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? God had said by Jeremiah, "If ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:19

When the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath . The Jews have always reckoned their days from sunset to sunset, grounding their practice on the account of the Creation given in the first chapter of Genesis, where "the evening and the morning" arc said to constitute each of the six days. There was also a special command that the "sabbath" of the great day of atonement should be kept "from even to even" (Le 23:32). I commanded that the gates should be shut . The gates would... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:20

The merchants lodged without . The merchants could not leave their wares unguarded; and the wares not being admitted into the town, they were obliged to camp out. Thus a crowd was collected about the gates, and a disturbance and excitement caused, which was unsuitable for the sabbath. To prevent this, Nehemiah threatened to arrest the merchants, whereupon the practice was given up (verse 21). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:22

And I commanded the Levites … that they should come and keep the gates . Assigning the duty to his servants was probably a temporary arrangement. The permanent charge was committed to the Levites, who had been intrusted with the duty when the gates were first set up ( Nehemiah 7:1 ). They were to "cleanse," or purify, themselves, because the charge was considered a sacred one . Remember me, O my God, concerning this also . Compare Nehemiah 13:14 . And spare me . It is worthy of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23

In those days . i.e. "About this same time." Compare Nehemiah 13:15 . Saw I Jews . Rather, "looked I after the Jews." There is a reference to the first three verses of the present chapter, which had introduced the subject of the mixed marriages. Nehemiah wishes to put on record the part which he had taken in the matter, and begins by observing that it had not escaped him—he had had his eye on the transgressors, and had noted their misconduct, and the evils whereto it led. Wives of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-29

Forbidden marriages. This chapter might have been written to bring into pointed contrast the promises of the people ( Nehemiah 10:1-39 .) and their subsequent practice. In nearly every particular the covenant so solemnly made was broken. We have recorded in this paragraph— I. A GREAT EVIL . 1. Marriages with foreign women. It is probable that the Jews referred to here lived near the territories occupied by the peoples from whom they took wives. Marriage with such was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

Unholy alliance (a lesson for the young). Beside the forsaking of the house of the Lord consequent on the neglect to pay tithes, and the disregard of the sabbath, Nehemiah had to lament another grave evil which had grown up during his absence in Persia. In these verses we have— I. A CASE OF ALARMING DEFECTION . "In those days" of his return some of the Jews had married "wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab" (verse 23). Ezra had encountered the same evil, and vehemently and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:15-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

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