Nehemiah 8:1

Verse 1

THE READING AND EXPOUNDING OF THE LAW, Nehemiah 8:1-8.

1. The people gathered By command of the governor.

The street… before the water gate The broad open place in front of one of the gates of one of the inner walls of the city. The exact locality of the water gate is unknown, but it seems to have been somewhere near the bridge across the Tyropoeon at the western wall of the temple area. See note on Nehemiah 3:26.

They spake unto Ezra That is, the assembled people spake by their rulers or representatives. They knew for what purpose they had been assembled, and were all anxious to become acquainted with the law.

Ezra the scribe Here again, after an absence of twelve years, this distinguished scribe appears among the Jews at Jerusalem. He had probably spent the intervening time at Babylon. See remarks at the end of the Book of Ezra.

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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