尼希米记 8:1-3 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-12

Religious instruction. "And when the seventh month came," etc. To the well-being of a people the labours of the religious teacher are as necessary as those of the statesman. Nehemiah having provided for the safety of the Jews against their enemies, Ezra, the priest and scribe, steps forward to instruct them in the law of God. Of the manner in which he did this, and the reception his instructions met with, we have a specimen in this narrative. I. The TIME of the meeting. "The first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

The word of God in a threefold relationship. I. THE WORD OF GOD AND POPULAR DESIRE . "And they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel." 1. The desire of the people for the word of God. 2. The attitude of the people toward the word of God. II. THE WORD OF GOD AND SPIRITUAL EMOTION . "This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:2

Ezra the priest brought the law . Ezra, God's true priest, at once responded to the call He did not say, "The law is difficult, hard to be understood, might mislead you, should be reserved for the learned;" but at once "brought it," and "read therein" before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could hear with understanding , i.e. of all (youths and maidens) that were old enough to understand the words. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:3

From the morning until midday . Or, "from daylight." He began as soon as it was light enough, and read on (he and his assistants— Nehemiah 8:7 ) till noon, that is, for six hours or more. The reading appears to have been varied by occasional exposition ( Nehemiah 8:7 , Nehemiah 8:8 ). The ears of all the people were attentive . Though there is no word in the Hebrew for "attentive," yet the meaning is quite correctly given: "the ears of all the people were to the book" Ñ fixed on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:3

Attentive hearers. "The ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law." Literally, and more expressive, "were unto the book of the law," as if their ears had been directed towards the book. A state of things very different from that which prevails in many congregations, especially during the reading of the Scriptures. It is worth considering how devout attention may be secured. Doubtless much depends on the reader or preacher. It is impossible to attend to some men. Those... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:1

The street - Rather, “the square” or “court.” So in Nehemiah 8:16 (compare Ezra 10:9). The court seems to have been one between the eastern gate of the temple and the watergate in the city-wall. It would thus lie within the modern Haram area.Ezra the scribe - This is the first mention of Ezra in the present book, and the first proof we have had that he was contemporary with Nehemiah. Probably he returned to the court of Artaxerxes soon after effecting the reforms which he relates in Ezra 10:0,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:2

Upon the first day of the seventh month - The day of the “Feast of Trumpets” (see the margin reference note). The gathering together of the people, spoken of in Nehemiah 8:1, was probably to observe this feast. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:1

Nehemiah 8:1. Into the street that was before the water-gate Probably, in that space which was afterward called the court of the Gentiles. They spake unto Ezra the scribe This Ezra, without all doubt, is the same person who came from Babylon in the seventh year of Artaxerxes. It is thought he had been at Babylon since his first coming into Judah, and was now returned; beholding, doubtless, with great joy, the wall of Jerusalem built, as before he had seen the temple finished. To bring... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:2

Nehemiah 8:2. Upon the first day of the seventh month This was the feast of trumpets, which is called a sabbath, and on which they were to have a holy convocation, Leviticus 23:24. And it was on this day the altar was set up, after their return from captivity; in remembrance of which they had probably kept it ever since, with more than ordinary solemnity. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:3

Nehemiah 8:3. He read therein, from the morning until mid-day In the Hebrew, the words are, from the light, that is, from the break of day, or the sun-rising, until noon: Then, it is likely, they went to take some refreshment, it being a festival, and a day of great rejoicing. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:3

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