Nehemiah 10:32 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32-39

Having covenanted against the sins they had been guilty of, they proceed in obliging themselves to revive and observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well. I. It was resolved, in general, that the temple service should be carefully kept up, that the work of the house of their God should be done in its season, according to the law, Neh. 10:33. Let not any people expect the blessing of God unless they make conscience of observing his ordinances... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

Also we made ordinance, for us ,.... Laws among themselves, binding them to that which the laws of God did not: to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel, for the service of the house of our God ; the particulars of which follow in the next verse; for the defraying of which there used to be a treasury in the temple; but now there was none, and therefore they took this method to assess themselves; and being poor, instead of the half shekel, which in some cases was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 10:32

Charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel - According to the law, every one above twenty years of age was to give half a shekel to the sanctuary, which was called a ransom for their souls. See Exodus 30:11-16 . But why is one third of a shekel now promised instead of the half shekel, which the law required? To this question no better answer can be given than this: the general poverty of the people, occasioned by their wars, overthrows, heavy tributes, etc.,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

1. The prohibition of intermarriage with the neighbouring idolatrous nations (verse 30); 2. The command to hallow the sabbath; 3. The law concerning the sabbatical year (verse 31); 4. The law of firstfruits (verses 35-37); 5. The obligation to pay tithes to the sacerdotal order (verses 37, 38). Finally, they undertook certain new obligations, not expressly contained in the law, but perhaps regarded as flowing from it by way of natural consequence, or else as desirable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

A solemn covenant. The public confession and recital of God's dealings with Israel, recorded in the previous chapter, concluded with a declaration of the making of "a sure covenant," written and sealed. This chapter contains a particular account of the transaction. I. WHY THE COVENANT WAS MADE . 1. For the reasons contained in the previous confession. "Because of all this" ( Nehemiah 9:38 ). 2. In the hope that so solemn an engagement would greatly aid in insuring... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

Entering into covenant. Nehemiah and Ezra, and those who acted with them, showed true insight into character when they provided— I. THAT STRONG RELIGIOUS FEELING SHOULD TAKE DEFINITE FORM . "Because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, set their seal unto it" ( Nehemiah 9:38 ). And Nehemiah and Zidkijah (Zadok), and many others, priests, Levites, and heads of families, formally signed and sealed a solemn covenant,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

Solemn engagement to maintain the house of God. I. ALL SHOULD PLEDGE THEMSELVES "not to forsake the house of our God." Those who are first in position, influence, capability should be leaders in caring, for God's house. Distinction of rank is lost in the unity of dedication. The service of God will call to itself all the variety of human faculty. Where there is the heart "to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our God," there will be found an office or a post for each... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

To charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel . Hitherto the Jews had had no impost analogous to our "church-rate." The "half-shekel of the sanctuary," as it is called, being only payable on the rare, and forbidden, occasion of a census of the whole people ( Exodus 30:13-16 ), could not possibly have served for the ordinary support of the temple service; but it was calculated to suggest to thoughtful minds the need of some regular fund, and the persons on whom the obligation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

Divine service. —"The service of the house of our God." Difference between this in the temple at Jerusalem and in Christian sanctuaries. Superiority of the latter. In remarking upon it, while chiefly thinking of the part taken by ministers, we have in view also the "service of song," and all else that is needful for suitably conducting the worship of God. Note, then, that the service of God's house— I. IS PECULIARLY SACRED . It has immediately to do with God, and Christ, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:32

The third part of a sheckel - This appears to have been the first occasion on which an annual payment toward the maintenance of the temple service and fabric was established. The half-shekel of the Law Exodus 30:13 was paid only at the time of a census (which rarely took place), and was thus not a recurring tax. In later times, the annual payment was raised from the third of a shekel to half a shekel Matthew 17:24. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32-39

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:1-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 10:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 10:32

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