Nehemiah 8:17,Nehemiah 8:18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

We have here, I. The people's renewed attendance upon the word. They had spent the greatest part of one day in praying and hearing, and yet were so far from being weary of that new moon and sabbath that the next day after, though it was no festival, the chief of them came together again to hear Ezra expound (Neh. 8:13), which they found more delightful and gainful than any worldly pleasure or profit whatsoever. Note, The more we converse with the word of God, if we rightly understand it and be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 8:17

And all the congregation of them that were come again out of captivity made booths ,.... These came to Jerusalem, and made them booths there; for there only was this feast kept, see John 7:2 , and sat under the booths ; there they dwelt during the seven days of it, in commemoration of their ancestors dwelling in booths in the wilderness, see Leviticus 23:42 for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so ; Joshua observed it, when... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:17

Since the days of Joshua - No feast of tabernacles since Joshua's time had been so heartily and so piously celebrated. The story of the sacred fire now discovered, which had been hidden by the order of Jeremiah in a dry well, and now, some of the mud from the bottom being brought upon the altar, was kindled afresh by the rays of the sun, which suddenly broke out, though before covered with clouds, etc., is worthy of no credit. Those who wish to see the detail may consult 2 Maccabees... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

The word of God in a threefold relationship. I. THE WORD OF GOD AND POPULAR DESIRE . "And they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel." 1. The desire of the people for the word of God. 2. The attitude of the people toward the word of God. II. THE WORD OF GOD AND SPIRITUAL EMOTION . "This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

An influential congregation. Account of a smaller gathering than that recorded in the first part of the chapter, but likely from its character to be equally or more fruitful of good. I. THE MEETING CONVENED ( Nehemiah 8:13 ). 1. The congregation. Select; consisting of the principal heads of houses, priests, and Levites. 2. Their design. To study the law with a view to the better understanding of it. 3. Their teacher. The ablest doctor of the day. II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

Keeping the feast. "On the second day," the day after the great and affecting assembly of all the citizens, came together a representative company, "the chief of the fathers of all the people" ( Nehemiah 8:13 ), beside the priests and Levites, to "understand" or consider the law, that they might encourage all the children of Israel to a regular and faithful observance of it. This gathering led at once to— I. AN ACT OF REVIVED AND REJOICING OBEDIENCE . For "they found... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

Restoration of the feast of tabernacles in its plenitude. I. A NOTABLE INSTANCE OF NEGLECT . The commandment was plainly written, but "since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun the children of Israel had not done so. " How much they lost?—gladness, fellowship, help to their remembrance of Divine mercy, food of faith. We should follow the directions of God's book without question. Much yet to break forth from the written pages. II. An illustration of the DEPENDENCE OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:17

Jeshua the son of Nun . " Jeshua " and "Joshua" are two modes of contracting the full name of Jehoshua, the latter prevalent in early, the former in later times. The Grecised form of Jeshua was "Jesus" (see Acts 7:45 ; Hebrews 4:8 ). When it is said that since the days of Jeshua had not the children of Israel done so , we must understand, not that there had been no celebration of the feast of tabernacles since that time—not even that there had been no celebration accompanied by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:17

It is not the intention of the writer to state that the Feast of tabernacles had not been kept from the time of Joshua until this occasion (see 1 Kings 8:2, 1 Kings 8:65; Ezra 3:4); but that there had been no such celebration as this since Joshua’s time. Compare 2 Kings 23:22; 2 Chronicles 35:18. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:17

Nehemiah 8:17. Since the days of Jeshua, had not the children of Israel done so The meaning here cannot be that this festival had never been observed since Joshua’s time, because we are informed, (Ezra 3:4,) that it was kept at their return from Babylon; but the joy, since that time, had never been so great as it was now, “for which the Jews themselves,” says Dr. Dodd, “assign this reason; that in the days of Joshua they rejoiced, because they had gotten possession of the land of Canaan;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 8:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:13-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 8:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 8:17

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