NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:1 GATEKEEPERS, SINGERS, LEVITES is a typical grouping of worship officials (see Ezra 2:40). It is surprising to find them guarding the walls. Yet protecting the city was ultimately related to establishing the worship of Yahweh in his temple. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.g... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:2 On HANANI, see Nehemiah 1:2. He and HANANIAH possibly replace the “rulers” named in Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12. The appointed guards live in the city and so they are most committed to it. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:4 Apparently the people are relatively FEW. Building HOUSES has taken second place to reconstructing the walls. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:5 A Record of Those Who Returned from Exile. Nehemiah lists the returned exiles from the time of Zerubbabel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:6 This list is virtually identical to the one in Ezra 2:1 (see notes there). Nehemiah’s next concern is to repopulate Jerusalem (see Neh. 7:4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]