Neemias 3:9-18 NVIPT

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The Church engaged in a work of moral repair. I. THAT THE CHURCH IS ENGAGED IN REPAIRING MORAL RUIN . "And next unto them repaired Meremoth" ( Nehemiah 3:4 ). Jerusalem was once a strong and beautiful city; now it is in ruins. Society has not always been a ruin. Man has not always been a wreck. 1. The desolation was extensive. The entire city was waste; not a wall or gate remained intact. And man's entire intellectual and moral nature is laid waste by sin; he has no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

Doing God's work. Under Nehemiah's direction, and inspired with his own earnestness, the children of Israel gave themselves to the good work of encircling the city of God with walls. The account of their building in this chapter reminds us— I. THAT ALL WORK WE DO FOR GOD IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT AND IS RECORDED BY HIM . We should hardly have expected, judging antecedently, that all these names would have appeared in the sacred Scriptures with the posts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

Church work. Notice several points in this record of the labours and the distribution of their work. I. Devotion and effort in the cause of God are worthy of DISTINCTION AND REMEMBRANCE . Names have great power, both among contemporaries and successors. We are stimulated by individual examples. 1. The priests are mentioned first ; and God's ministers should be first and foremost in every good work, especially that which is most closely connected with his house. 2. Not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:9

The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem . Compare Nehemiah 3:11 . The city itself does not seem to be intended, but rather the territory outside which was considered to belong to the city. This was divided into two portions, under two "princes" or "rulers," Rephaiah and Shallum. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:11

Malchijah and Hashub , who are here said to have repaired, not the other piece , but "a second piece"of the wall, have not been previously mentioned in our present text; whence it has been concluded with reason (Bertheau) that the text is defective, some whole verses having fallen out (comp. Nehemiah 3:20 ). The tower of the furnaces is mentioned again in Nehemiah 12:38 . Its exact position cannot be fixed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

He and his daughters . It seems to be almost impossible that women were pressed into the service, especially when it was one of so much danger ( Nehemiah 4:13-21 ). By "daughters" we must therefore understand the villages contained in Shallum's district, which is agreeable to the use of the term in Nehemiah 11:25 , Nehemiah 11:27 , Nehemiah 11:28 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

Family zeal in good work. "He and his daughters." Some take "daughters" here in the sense which it bears in Nehemiah 11:25 , Nehemiah 11:27 , viz; "villages (regarded as the daughters of the town or district to which they belong), and would read, "it" ( i.e. the half-part, or district, of Jerusalem) "and its villages." If, however, we take the word "daughters" in the sense of women, they present us an instance of a father and his daughters uniting in a good work. Probably the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:13

The valley gate . A gate in the western wall (See the comment on Nehemiah 2:13 .) Zanoah was situated to the west of Jerusalem at the distance of some nine or ten miles. It is mentioned in Joshua 15:34 as a city of Judah, but was not a place of much importance. We can scarcely suppose that the inhabitants had as much as a thousand cubits of the wall assigned to them, since that is more than a quarter of a mile, and the entire circuit was under four miles. Bertheau suggests that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:14

The dung gate . See the comment on Nehemiah 2:13 . The ruler of part of Beth-haccerem . Rather "ruler of the district of Beth-haccerem," or head man of the region within which Beth-haccerem, was situated. This was a district in the neighbourhood of Tekoah ( Jeremiah 6:1 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:15

The gate of the fountain . See the comment on Nehemiah 2:14 . The ruler of part of Mizpah . Rather, "ruler of the district of Mizpah, " which is distinguished from the town of Mizpah ( Nehemiah 2:7 , Nehemiah 2:19 ), and shown to have furnished a distinct working party. The wall of the pool of Siloah was probably an outwork designed to protect those who at a time of siege frequented this fountain. The pool must always have been outside of the main wall of the city. It furnished... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:15

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