Nehemiah 8:2 - Exposition

Ezra the priest brought the law . Ezra, God's true priest, at once responded to the call He did not say, "The law is difficult, hard to be understood, might mislead you, should be reserved for the learned;" but at once "brought it," and "read therein" before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could hear with understanding , i.e. of all (youths and maidens) that were old enough to understand the words.