Nehemiah 10:38-39 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:39

The children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering. The priests were not to be troubled with the conveyance of any of the offerings. The first-fruits and other oblations of the people were to be brought to the temple by the people themselves; .and the "tithe of the tithe,' which was the priests' due, by the Levites. Thus the priests would not be drawn away from their duty of ministering in the temple by secular employments and matters of mere worldly business. We... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:39

Cleaving to the house of God. "We will not forsake the house of our God." Introduce, by reference to the context— I. THE PLACE . "The house of our God." The temple thus designated in a sense quite peculiar. In a deeper sense, however, the Christian Church is God's house, and each member of it ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; Ephesians 2:21 , Ephesians 2:22 ; 1 Timothy 4:15 ). In a lower sense, the name may be given to buildings set apart for Christian worship.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 10:37-38

Nehemiah 10:37-38. That the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage That is, the tithes of all the fruits of the ground belonging to our several cities. And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites As the people gave the tithe of their land to the Levites, so the Levites gave a tithe of their tithes to the priests. And it is here ordered, that when the people brought them to the Levites, one of the priests should be present to inspect them, and to see... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 10:39

Nehemiah 10:39 . The offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil See the margin. Unto the chambers where are the vessels, &c. Where holy things were kept, and where God’s ministers attended, for whose use they were designed, and they were brought thither at the charge of those who offered them. And we will not forsake the house of our God We do here solemnly declare and engage ourselves, that we will take care, from time to time, that the house and service of God be not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

Israel’s confession and oath (9:1-10:39)Two days after the end of the Feast of Tabernacles (which lasted from the fifteenth day to the twenty-second day of the month; see 8:18; Leviticus 23:34), the people reassembled for another reading of the law. After this came a time of confession and worship led by the Levites (9:1-5).The prayer began by exalting God as the great Creator, and by praising him for choosing Abraham and making his covenant with him (6-8). God was faithful to his people... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 10:38

into = attached to. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 10:39

children = sons. not forsake: not fail to provide for. Septuagint has same word as Hebrews 10:25 , egkataleipontes. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:38

38. the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes—This was a prudential arrangement. The presence of a dignified priest would ensure the peaceful delivery of the tithes; at least his superintendence and influence would tend to prevent the commission of any wrong in the transaction, by the people deceiving the Levites, or the Levites defrauding the priests. the tithe of the tithes—The Levites, having received a tenth of all land produce, were required to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:39

39. and we will not forsake the house of our God—This solemn pledge was repeated at the close of the covenant as an expression of the intense zeal by which the people at this time were animated for the glory and the worship of God. Under the pungent feelings of sorrow and repentance for their national sins, of which apostasy from the service of the true God was the chief, and under the yet fresh and painful remembrance of their protracted captivity, they vowed, and (feeling the impulse of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nehemiah 10:1-39

3. The renewed commitment of the people ch. 10Nehemiah explained the agreement he previously referred to in Nehemiah 9:38 in this chapter. Conviction of sin (ch. 8) led to confession of sin (ch. 9) and resulted in a covenant with God (ch. 10)."Nehemiah 10, despite its forbidding portal of 27 verses of proper names, is in reality a small treasure house of post-exilic interpretations of earlier Israelite law." [Note: David Clines, "Nehemiah 10 as an Example of Early Jewish Biblical Exegesis,"... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:39

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:39

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 10:37-38

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 10:39

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 10:38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 10:39

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:38

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:39

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nehemiah 10:1-39

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