Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:13
To understand - Rather, “to consider.” read more
尼希米記 8:13-18 Rcuvts
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:14
The Feast of tabernacles had fallen into abeyance either entirely, or as regarded the dwelling in booths Nehemiah 8:17, since the time when it was kept by Zerubbabel Ezra 3:4. It is evident that the observance of the Law, impossible during the captivity, was restored slowly and with difficulty after the return. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:15
The mount - The “mount of Olives” is probably intended.Pine branches - Rather, “branches of the wild olive.” The actual trees named by the Law may have become scarce. It was probably considered that the spirit of the command was kept if branches of trees similar in general character to those named in Leviticus were employed. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:17
It is not the intention of the writer to state that the Feast of tabernacles had not been kept from the time of Joshua until this occasion (see 1 Kings 8:2, 1 Kings 8:65; Ezra 3:4); but that there had been no such celebration as this since Joshua’s time. Compare 2 Kings 23:22; 2 Chronicles 35:18. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:13
Nehemiah 8:13. On the second day were gathered to him the chief of the fathers, the priests, &c. Thus manifesting both humility and serious godliness, in that they chose rather to confess their ignorance, in order that they might be instructed, than vainly to pretend to more knowledge than they had, and were more careful to learn and practise their duty than to preserve their reputation with the people. To understand the words of the law That they might obtain a more perfect knowledge... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:14-15
Nehemiah 8:14-15. And they found written in the law Upon Ezra’s information, and through their discourse with him; that the children of Israel should dwell in booths As a memorial of their dwelling in tents in the wilderness, a representation of the tabernacle state of God’s people in this world, and a type of the holy joy of the gospel church. They that diligently search the Scriptures, will find those things written there which they had forgotten, or not duly considered before. And... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:16
Nehemiah 8:16. Every one upon the roof of his house Which, according to the law, was made flat, Deuteronomy 22:8. And in their courts Those belonging to their houses: for the booths might be made anywhere in the open air. And in the street of the gate of Ephraim The gate of the city which led to the tribe of Ephraim. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:17
Nehemiah 8:17. Since the days of Jeshua, had not the children of Israel done so The meaning here cannot be that this festival had never been observed since Joshua’s time, because we are informed, (Ezra 3:4,) that it was kept at their return from Babylon; but the joy, since that time, had never been so great as it was now, “for which the Jews themselves,” says Dr. Dodd, “assign this reason; that in the days of Joshua they rejoiced, because they had gotten possession of the land of Canaan;... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:18
Nehemiah 8:18. Day by day he read in the book of the law of God The law was commanded to be read at this feast, Deuteronomy 31:10-12. But the reading of it was not enjoined to be continued every day, as was now done through their singular and very laudable zeal. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:18
Also day by day … . he read in the book of the law . Ezra must be intended in the form "he read," though there has been no mention of him since verse 13. The continuous and systematic reading seems to imply that the year was a Sabbatical one, and that the rehearsal commanded in Deuteronomy 31:10-13 now took place. The observance was perhaps a new thing to the newly-formed community, and is therefore recorded with so much emphasis. They kept the feast seven days . See Le 23:34; Numbers... read more