Bible Commentary

Now these [are] thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 10. This verse states the ground on which the privilege of the promise is claimed. Now these are thy servants, &c.] The connexion of thought, which is not very obvious at first sight, seems … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:10”

But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 9. The Promise. The appeal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:9”

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 8. Remember the word saying ] The reference here made is in general terms. No passage in the Pentateuch exactly agrees with it (cf. Neh 10:34). This may be shown by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:8”

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. 7. We have dealt very corruptly ] The words in the original occasion some difficulty. There is however no connexion, as commentators have supposed, between the Hebrew words used here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:7”

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:6”

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 5. The opening address blends the Divine attributes of might and majesty with those of faithfulness and mercy. Divine forgiveness alone could vouchsafe the restoration, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:5”

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned [certain] days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, The God of heaven – This title of the Almighty, which is Persian rather than Jewish (see 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2 note; Ezr 6:10; Ezr 7:12, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:4”

And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. The attempt to rebuild the wall in the time of the Pseudo-Smerdis Ezr 4:12-24 had been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:3”

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. Hanani seems to have been an actual brother of Nehemiah Neh 7:2. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 2. I asked … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:2”

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, Neh 1:1 to Neh 7:73 a. Extract from the memoirs of Nehemiah 1. The Superscription. ‘In many MSS. and editions the beginning of this book is closely … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 1:1”