nehemiah-8:10

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

New Light from God’s Law Nehemiah 8:1-18 Surely this was the first public Bible-reading! When will the people be again as hungry for the Word of God as these Jews who stood in the open space from early dawn till the scorching noon? What reverence for the Word! When Ezra opened the Book, all the people stood up . What holy worship! When he blessed the great God, all the people answered, Amen, amen! What a model to us all! They gave the sense, so that they understood . What searching of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 8:1-18

We now come to the second section of the Book, which gives an account of the special reading of the Law, and the reform which followed. Ezra now appears on the scene. There has been some speculation as to why he has not been mentioned before. It may be that he was absent from Jerusalem during the earlier part of the work of Nehemiah, or it may be-which perhaps is more probable-that the work already done was such as he had no direct part in, and that now he appeared in co-operation with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:1-18

The Reading And Explaining To The People Of The Law Of Moses And A Review Of Their Past History, Leads To Them Establishing A Renewal Of Their Covenant With God (Nehemiah 8:1 to Nehemiah 10:39 ). Regardless of sources of which we cannot be sure, there can be no doubt that this whole section emphasises covenant renewal. The wall being built, this led on to a special renewing of the covenant. · It commences with the reading aloud and explaining of the Law, which has a deep effect on the people... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:9-12

The People Wept On Hearing The Law And Were Exhorted Not To Do So By Their Leaders On The Grounds That This Was An Occasion For Celebration (Nehemiah 8:9-12 ). It is apparent that there was a revival atmosphere at the gathering. God was present among them and His Holy Spirit was moving on men’s hearts through His chosen one in the same way as at the Exodus (Isaiah 63:11). In consequence God’s commands went deep into their hearts and they wept as they realised how far they had come short. But... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 8:1-12

PART IV ( Nehemiah 7:73 b – Nehemiah 10:39). Ezra and the Law. Nehemiah 7:73 b – Nehemiah 8:12 . The Reading of the Law. Nehemiah 7:73 b. These words are repeated by mistake from Ezra 3:1. Nehemiah 8:1 . Cf. Ezra 7:6-2 Samuel :. It is clear that we have here only part of the original narrative. It is difficult to understand, knowing what we do about Ezra from other parts of the book, how the initiative regarding the reading of the Law should have been taken by the people as is here... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Nehemiah 8:10

Eat the fat, and drink the sweet; feast before the Lord, as the duty of the day obligeth you to do. Send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared; for the relief of your poor brethren, who else must mourn whilst you rejoice. See of this duty and practice Deuteronomy 16:11,Deuteronomy 16:14; Esther 9:19. This day is holy unto our Lord; being the feast of trumpets, Leviticus 23:24, and the beginning of this joyful month, wherein so many days of feasting and thanksgiving were to be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 8:1. Street] Rather “square.” An open place at the gate of Oriental cities where trials were held and wares set forth for sale.—Gesenius. The water gate] Sec addenda to chap. 3. They spake unto Ezra] “The assembled people. This reading, then, was desired by the assembly. The motive for this request is to be found in the desire of the congregation to keep the new moon of the seventh month as a feast of thanksgiving for the gracious assistance they had received from... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah 8:10 I. The text teaches that there is a time to be cast down with godly sorrow and there is a time to be uplifted with holy joy; and the second of these is always the fruit of the first. No heart was really ever moved with godly sorrow that did not, in God's good time, come to holy joy, and no heart ever came to holy joy that had not first been moved to godly sorrow. II. Consider how we may get this joy of the Lord for ourselves, and what good it would do for us if we got it. (1) Its... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Nehemiah 8:10

DISCOURSE: 446THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTHNehemiah 8:10. The joy of the Lord is your strength.THE preaching of God’s word is a very ancient ordinance. In the context we have a description of the manner in which Nehemiah conducted it. These means of instruction were useful in that day; nor are they less necessary in every place and age. People need, not only reproof for what is wrong, but direction in what is right. The Jews wept bitterly at the hearing of the law; but Nehemiah corrected... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 8:1-18

Shall we turn at this time in our Bibles to Nehemiah chapter 8.Nehemiah has returned to Jerusalem some ninety years after the first return. Some 160 years from the beginning of the Babylonian captivity. Babylon has been overthrown by the Medo-Persian Empire. Artaxerxes has become the king of Persia. Nehemiah was his cupbearer. Because of Nehemiah's obvious sadness in the presence of the king, something that was very unusual, the king questioned him on it. He said it was because of the reports... read more