尼希米記 3:1-32 CUNPTS

An honourable record. In the preceding chapter the good resolutions of the people are recorded; here, what is more satisfactory, their performances. It is a record of those who united to restore the wall of Jerusalem, and the part which each principal person, or group of persons, took in the work. The account may appear of little interest for us; but it would be of much to the Jews, especially the descendants of those whose names are so honourably recorded, as long as they preserved their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 3:2

Next to Eliashib builded the men of Jericho , who were assigned the northeastern corner of the wall, as the part nearest to their own town. The inclusion of Jericho in the restored Judea had appeared from Ezra 2:34 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:3

It is strange that the sons of Hassenaah , who built the fourth piece of wall, are not mentioned by name. There is no other similar omission. The fish gate , which they built, was in the northern wall, towards its eastern extremity, and not far from the modern "Damascus gate." It is thought to be so called from being the gate through which fish were brought in from the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee. The locks thereof should rather be "the bars thereof"; and the bars , "the sockets," or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:4

The son of Koz . Rather "the son of Hakkoz ." Meshullam the son of Berechiah is mentioned again in Nehemiah 6:18 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:5

The Tekoites are the people of Tekoah, whence came the "wise woman" whom Joab sent to incline David to fetch home Absalom ( 2 Kings 14:2 , 2 Kings 14:3 ). It was a small place, and does not appear, either in the catalogue of those who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:20-35 ; Nehemiah 7:25-38 ), or in the census list of Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 11:25-35 ). Their nobles put not their necks to the work . This imputation of blame has been thought out of harmony with the general narrative... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:5

Indifference in high places. "But their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. Nehemiah, or other human ruler, is supposed by some to be meant by "their Lord." Better, as our translators evidently understood it, "God." The word translated "work" means the work of a servant == "service." I. THE WORK OF THE CHURCH IS THE LORD 'S SERVICE . All work is to be so regarded, and cannot be done rightly otherwise. But the work of the Church is emphatically the... 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 3:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:5

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