Nehemiah 8:4-18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 8:18

day by day: Deuteronomy 31:10-1 Chronicles : a solemn assembly: Heb. a restraint according: Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, John 7:37 Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:41 - General Numbers 29:12 - the fifteenth day Deuteronomy 16:8 - solemn assembly Deuteronomy 31:11 - shalt read Deuteronomy 33:10 - They shall teach 2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan 2 Chronicles 7:9 - solemn assembly 2 Chronicles 30:22 - taught Joel 1:14 - solemn assembly James 1:19 - let read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:7

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.Understand — As well the words, which being Hebrew, now needed to be translated into the Chaldee or Syriack language, now, the common language of that people, who together with their religion, had also in a great part lost their language; as also the meaning of them: they... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:8

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.They — Ezra and his companions successively.Sense — The meaning of the Hebrew words, which they expounded in the common language.Thy gave — So they gave them both a translation of the Hebrew words into the Chaldee, and an exposition of the things contained in them. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:9

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.Wept — Out of a sense of their guilt and danger by reason of it. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:10

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.Eat — Feast before the Lord.Send — For the relief of your poor brethren.Holy — Being the feast of trumpets, and the beginning of this joyful month, wherein so many days of thanksgiving were to be observed.Strength — Rejoicing in God in serving him with chearfulness, and... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:13

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.Levites — Chusing rather to confess their ignorance than vainly to pretend to more knowledge than they had: wherein they shew both humility, and serious godliness, that they were more careful to learn their duty than to preserve their reputation. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:15

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.Mount — The mount of Olives, which was next Jerusalem, and stored with olive-branches, and probably with the rest: for these trees seem to have been planted hereabouts principally, for the use of the city in this very feast, which,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 8:17

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.Done so — So, as to the manner and circumstances. They never kept this feast so joyfully, having not only the same causes of rejoicing which they formerly had, but special causes to increase their joy; they never kept it so solemnly and religiously:... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:4

4. A pulpit of wood Septuagint, a wooden platform. Some elevated stage or platform, from which a speaker could easily be seen and heard by the people. Mattathiah… Shema… Anaiah The persons named in this verse, who stood beside Ezra and assisted him, were priests; those named in Nehemiah 8:7 were Levites. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:5

5. Opened the book That is, unrolled it, as a scroll. He was above all the people Because he occupied the elevated pulpit or platform mentioned in the previous verse. The people stood up Out of respect for the sacred book and the solemn service about to commence. read more

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