1-26 It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be. read more
Nehemiah 12 THE FIRST 26 verses are occupied with further genealogical records, going back to the days of Zerubbabel and Jeshua the high priest. In verse Neh_12:10 , we learn that a grandson of Jeshua was Eliashib, who presently became high priest, and who had a son named, Joiada. These two are again mentioned in verse Neh_12:22 , and more concerning them appears in Nehemiah 13.0 . In the remaining verses of the chapter, though many names are mentioned, it is not a matter of genealogy but... read more
Priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel v. 1. Now, these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, in the preceding century, the names being taken from ancient records: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, v. 2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, v. 3. Schechaniah (or Shebaniah), Rehum (or Harim), Meremoth (or Meraioth), v. 4. Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, v. 5. Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, v. 6. Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, v. 7. Sallu (or Sallai),... read more
Nehemiah 12:1-471Now [And] these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra , 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3, 4, 5Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, Miamin, Maadiah, 6Bilgah, Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 8Moreover [And] the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and... read more
Here the story of the settlement of the people in Jerusalem is completed. This is followed by an account o f the solemn dedication of the wall. It would seem as though it had been postponed for some considerable time. Differences of opinion exist as to the length of time, some placing the dedication in immediate relation to what succeeds, which undoubtedly happened twelve years after Nehemiah's first coming. Others would place it within a few months of the actual completion of the wall. It... read more
List Of The Leading Priests And Levites Who Went Up With Zerubbabel From Exile (Nehemiah 12:1-9 ). The list is divided into two parts, the names of chiefs of the priests, and the names of the (leading) Levites. These were the priests and Levites whose genealogies had been demonstrated (Nehemiah 7:64; Ezra 8:15-20). Nehemiah 12:1 ‘Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua:’ Note how it is emphasised that among the returnees were a... read more
Details Concerning The Priests And Levites Who Returned With Zerubbabel, And Those Who Subsequently Developed (Nehemiah 12:1-26 ). The importance of the genuinely appointed Priests and Levites to the new Israel and to the new Jerusalem as the holy city is now emphasised by providing details concerning their connection with the return, and their subsequent development. It is being emphasised that God had made provision for the continuation of orthodox worship in ‘the holy city’, including the... read more
The Establishment Of Jerusalem As The Holy City, Populated By True Israelites; Its Worship Conducted By Those Specifically and Provably Appointed By God; Accepted from God With Due Gladness And Praise; And Purified By the Removal Of All That Could Be Displeasing To God (Nehemiah 11:1 to Nehemiah 13:31 ). The Book closes with a description of the restoring of Jerusalem as the holy city. This was accomplished by: · Populating Jerusalem the holy city with members of the new true Israel who... read more
Nehemiah 12:1-: . Priests and Levites who Returned with Jeshua and Zerubbabel, and Extracts from other Lists.— The details here given were, in all probability, taken largely from the Temple archives. Nehemiah 12:1-1 Samuel : . Cf. Ezra 2:36-Matthew :; Nehemiah 7:39-John :. Nehemiah 12:10 f. A fragment from a genealogical list. Nehemiah 12:12-: . Further lists of priests and Levites. read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 12:8
Hymns. To preside over the bands, chap. xi. 17. (Calmet) read more