THE FAST AND A NATIONAL CONFESSION. All that took place, as described
in this section, was the result of the reading of the Law. The command
to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles having been observed, there
followed a spontaneous outburst of self-condemnation on the part of
the people, who were cons... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH 9:38 TO NEHEMIAH 10:39. THE COVENANT. This section is
probably originally from Ezra's memoirs, though it has been
considerably worked over, presumably not by the Chronicler, since he
writes in the third person. It is, in the main, written in the first
person plural, and may in its present f... [ Continue Reading ]