Nehemiah 10:35-39

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 10:35

And to bring the firstfruits of our ground ,.... Not that they cast lots to do this, but they bound themselves with an oath, according to the law, to do it; this is the first of all the fruits of the earth, Exodus 23:19 , though Aben Ezra restrains it to the sheaf of the firstfruits, and to the two wave loaves, Leviticus 23:10 , and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees ; which, as Aben Ezra observes, their wise men restrain to the seven kinds only mentioned in Deuteronomy 8:8 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:36

Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle ,.... Such as were unclean, as Aben Ezra notes, as the ass, &c.; and are distinguished from clean ones mentioned in the following clause; now both these, their sons, and this sort of cattle, were to be redeemed by a price paid to the priests: as it is written in the law, Exodus 13:2 , and the firstlings of our herds, and of our flocks ; clean cattle, which were to be offered, Numbers 18:17 , to bring to the house of our God,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:37

And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough ,.... According to the law in Numbers 15:20 and our offerings ; their heave offerings, Numbers 18:8 and the fruit of all manner of trees ; bore by them on the fourth year after their planting, Leviticus 19:23 of wine and oil ; to which Aben Ezra restrains the fruit of the trees, see Numbers 18:12 , all these they were to bring unto the priests, to the chambers the house of our God ; there to be laid up for the use... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:38

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes ,.... There was always to be a priest with the Levites at such times, to take notice what quantity they received, that they might not be under any temptation, or lie under any suspicion of defrauding the priests of their due, who were to have a part in the tithes, as follows: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house :... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 10:39

For the children of Israel, and the children of Levi, shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers ,.... In the temple: where are the vessels of the sanctuary ; to put the said things into, that they might be ready at hand when wanted, as they often were for the meat and drink offerings: and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers ; who dwelt there when in their ministrations, and were supported by the above tithes and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 10:36

Also the first-born - See this law, and the reasons of it, Exodus 13:1-13 . As by this law the Lord had a right to all the firstborn, instead of these he was pleased to take the tribe of Levi for the whole; and thus the Levites served at the tabernacle and temple, instead of the first-born of all the tribes. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 10:38

Tithe of the tithes - The tithes of all the produce of the fields were brought to the Levites; out of these a tenth part was given to the priests. This is what is called the tithe of the tithes. The law for this is found, Numbers 18:26 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 10:39

We will not forsake the house of our God - Here was a glorious resolution; and had they been faithful to it, they had been a great and good people to the present day. But what is implied in, We will not forsake the house of our God? I answer: - I. The Church of God is the house of God; there he has his constant dwelling-place. 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

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