Bible Commentary

And [that] we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:37”

Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as [it is] written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God: 36. the firstborn of our sons ] The firstborn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:36”

And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD: 35 39. First-fruits and tithe 35. the firstfruits of our ground ] Cf. Exo 23:19; Exo 34:26. ‘The first of the firstfruits of the ground thou shalt bring into … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:35”

And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring [it] into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as [it is] written in the law: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:34”

For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy [things], and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and [for] all the work of the house of our God. 33. This … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:33”

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 32. A poll-tax of of a shekel imposed for the maintenance of the service of the Temple 32. we made ordinances for us ] The verse shows that Ezra … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:32”

And [if] the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, [that] we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and [that] we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. 31. Prohibition of Traffic on the Sabbath; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:31”

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: 30. Prohibition of Intermarriage with the Heathen we ] Observe the first person plural here introduced and maintained to Neh 10:39 throughout the rest of the Covenant details. people ] R.V. peoples. This prohibition … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:30”

They cleaved to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; Verse 29. They clave to their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:29”

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; 28. And the rest of the people … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 10:28”