Nehemiah 13:22-30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 13:29

Remember: Nehemiah 6:14, Psalms 59:5-1 Chronicles :, 2 Timothy 4:14 because they have defiled: Heb. for the defilings of, Leviticus 21:1-Judges : the covenant: Numbers 16:9, Numbers 16:10, Numbers 25:12, Numbers 25:13, 1 Samuel 2:30, Malachi 2:4-Ruth :, Malachi 2:10-2 Kings : Reciprocal: Genesis 8:1 - God remembered Nehemiah 7:64 - as polluted Malachi 2:8 - ye have corrupted Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar Romans 9:4 - covenants read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 13:30

cleansed: Nehemiah 10:30 appointed: Nehemiah 12:1-Ezekiel :, 1 Chronicles 23:1 - 1 Chronicles 26:32 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 9:2 - the seed read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 13:22

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.Cleanse — Because the work they now were set upon, though common in its nature, yet was holy in design of it, and had respect unto the sabbath: and, because the day in which they were to do this was the sabbath-day, for the observation whereof they were... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.Cursed — Caused them to be excommunicated and cast out of the society of God's people. This and the following punishments were justly inflicted upon them, because this transgression was contrary both to a plain law of God, and to their own late solemn... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Nehemiah 13:28

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.And one, … — Said by Josephus to be that Manasses, who by Sanballat's interest procured liberty to build the Samaritan temple in mount Gerizim; to which those priests who had married strange wives, or been otherwise criminal, betook themselves, and with, or after them, others of the people in the same or like circumstances.Chased — From my presence and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:22

22. The Levites… should cleanse themselves By certain ceremonies, as in Nehemiah 12:30. Come and keep the gates Literally, coming keeping the gates. The meaning is, that in addition to the ordinary gate keepers, certain Levites were detailed to see that the gates of the city were properly guarded during the Sabbath. A reason for this may have been the moral influence which the sacred character of the Levites would be supposed to exert. To sanctify the sabbath day That is, to secure... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:23

FOREIGN MARRIAGES DISSOLVED, Nehemiah 13:23-31. “The sin of mixed marriages was one of the crying sins of the Jews at this time. The greatness of the sin arose from the fact that it tended to defeat one of the purposes of the Mosaic economy. God isolated the Jews from all other nations that they might be a nursery for the great ideas of religion that were to be elaborated in the history of the world, and a stock from which he would bring forth the Messiah. All mingling with other nations, who... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:24

24. The speech of Ashdod Supposed to have been an Indo-Germanic language. Not speak… Jews’ language Hebrew, and none of them knowing to speak Jewish. The children would naturally speak the language of their mothers. According to the language of each people Better, as margin, of people and people; that is, of this or that people to whichsoever the mother belonged. “From the circumstance that a portion of the children of these marriages were not able to speak the language of the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:25

25. I contended with them By rebuke and expostulation, as he had done with the rulers and nobles. Vers. 11, 17. Cursed them Comp. Malachi 3:9. He went beyond mere expostulation, and pronounced them cursed of God in having thus violated the Divine law. Smote certain of them As governor he had them scourged as public offenders. Compare Deuteronomy 25:2-3. Plucked off their hair A penalty designed to be both painful and disgraceful. The offence was too great to be allowed to pass... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:26

26. Outlandish women That is, foreign women. The word outlandish, from the Anglo-Saxon utlendisc, is now obsolete in the sense in which it is here used. The reference to Solomon was exceedingly appropriate. See 1 Kings 11:1-9. read more

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