Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Nehemiah 1:3
The attempt to rebuild the wall in the time of the Pseudo-Smerdis Ezra 4:12 had been stopped. It still remained in ruins. The Assyrian sculptures show that it was the usual practice to burn the gates.
The attempt to rebuild the wall in the time of the Pseudo-Smerdis Ezra 4:12 had been stopped. It still remained in ruins. The Assyrian sculptures show that it was the usual practice to burn the gates.
Verse Nehemiah 1:3. _THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ALSO_ IS _BROKEN DOWN_] This must refer to the walls, which had been _rebuilt_ after the people returned from their captivity: for it could not refer to the...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. HOW NEHEMIAH RETURNEDTO JERUSALEM AND THE BUILDING OF THE WALL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Nehemiah hears of the condition of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1)_ 2. His great sorrow, and pray...
PART III (Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 7:73_ a_). THE WORK OF NEHEMIAH. Nehemiah 1:1 a. Nehemiah, Hearing of the Evil Plight of his Brethren in Jerusalem, Prays for Divine Aid....
THE REMNANT THAT ARE LEFT OF THE CAPTIVITY. The small numbers of those in Palestine compared with the great population in the days of the Jewish kings seemed like only. "remnant." We have found that...
THEY SAID: that which could not have been said if Ezra and his thousands had been already there. THE REMNANT. For the history of this "remnant" see Jeremiah 1:44. Only. few poor serfs there (Jeremiah...
Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 7:73 _a_. Extract from the memoirs of Nehemiah 1. The Superscription. -In many MSS. and editions the beginning of this book is closely united with the last verse of Ezra, and...
_SAD WORDS CONCERNING JERUSALEM -- NEHEMIAH 1:1-4:_ Nehemiah is identified as the son of Hachaliah. He served in Shushan, the palace of the king of Persia. This is where Esther had lived and served as...
THE WALL—ALSO IS BROKEN DOWN, &C.— The commissions which had hitherto been granted to the Jews were supposed to extend no further than to the rebuilding of the temple, and their own private houses; an...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT I. The Wall is Rebuilt, and Reforms are Instituted at Nehemiah's First Visit: Chapter s 1-7 A. Nehemiah hears of Jerusalem's helplessness. 1. Report on Jerusalem. TEX...
_AND THEY SAID UNTO ME, THE REMNANT THAT ARE LEFT OF THE CAPTIVITY THERE IN THE PROVINCE ARE IN GREAT AFFLICTION AND REPROACH: THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ALSO IS BROKEN DOWN, AND THE GATES THEREOF ARE BURN...
ILL NEWS FROM JERUSALEM. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER 1. The words] better, 'the history.' Some thirteen or fourteen years separate the visit of Nehemiah to Jerusalem, recorded in this book, from that of Ezra w...
THE PROVINCE] Judæa was now a province of the Persian empire (Ezra 5:8). THE WALL.. BROKEN DOWN] This is most naturally explained by the supposition that some recent attempt had been made to fortify J...
Nehemiah’s brother and some other men came from *Judah to visit Nehemiah. He asked them for news about Jerusalem, which was the capital of *Judah. Nehemiah was probably born in Persia. Probably he ha...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH EXPLANATION There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the number...
AND THEY SAID. — Nehemiah’s question and his friends answer refer first to the people and then to the city. As to the former the terms used have a deep pathos. Those who had returned to their country...
(1-3) Introductory: tidings brought to Nehemiah concerning the sad estate of Jerusalem and the people....
וַ יֹּאמְרוּ֮ לִי֒ הַֽ נִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים אֲשֶֽׁר...
NEHEMIAH THE PATRIOT Nehemiah 1:1 THE Book of Nehemiah is the last part of the chronicler's narrative. Although it was not originally a separate work, we can easily see why the editor, who broke up t...
A PATRIOT'S PRAYER Nehemiah 1:1 Though living in luxury, in the winter palace of the Persian kings, Nehemiah's heart was keenly sensitive to all that affected his people. But he turned from tears to...
This is the last Book of Old Testament history. An interval of about twelve years occurred between the reformation under Ezra and the coming of Nehemiah. The story is the continuation of the work comm...
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the (c) province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof a...
Province of Judea, subject to the Persians, as it was afterwards to the Romans; though, at present, they were allowed to have governors of their own nation. (Menochius) --- Reproach, on account of the...
(3) And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are b...
Recognizing the Need I. INTRODUCTION A. Nehemiah is a book about re-building that which is broken down! 1. It's about seeing a work that needs to be done and allowing the Holy Spirit the freedom to...
Through grace, faith had set up the altar, and the Gentiles had had nothing to do with it, except by voluntary service; but when the city is to be rebuilt, it is the governor appointed by the Gentiles...
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof are b...
_They said, The remnant that are left in the province_ In Judea, which was now made a province under the Persian kings; _are in great affliction and reproach_ Despised and distressed by the neighbouri...
1 Nehemiah, vnderstanding by Hanani, the misery of Ierusalem, mourneth, fasteth and prayeth. 5 His prayer. 1 THE words of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachaliah. And it came to passe in the moneth Chisleu,...
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province, in Judea, some ninety years after the exile, ARE IN GREAT AFFLICTION AND REPROACH, in adversity on account of t...
Nehemiah's Grief over Jerusalem....
MOVED BY THE REPORTED CONDITION OF JERUSALEM Though verse 1 makes it clear that this whole book records "the words of Nehemiah," it may be that Nehemiah spoke these words to another person, who wrote...
IN THE PROVINCE, i.e. in Judea, which was now made a province under the Persian monarchs: SEE POOLE ON "EZRA 5:8". IN GREAT AFFLICTION AND REPROACH; despised and distressed by the neighbouring nations...
Nehemiah 1:3 said H559 (H8799) survivors H7604 (H8737) left H7604 (H8738) captivity H7628 province H4082 great...
COMMENTARY. The book opens with a typical opening line. Nehemiah was not a prophet and therefore we would not expect it to say too much. But he was an extremely important person within the Persian Emp...
CONTENTS: Nehemiah learns of distress in Jerusalem. His prayer. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Hanani. CONCLUSION: The desolation and distresses of the church should deeply concern the Christian and mov...
Nehemiah 1:1. _The words of Nehemiah._ Poole, in his Synopsis of the Critics, having examined very accurately what antiquity has said concerning the author of this book, I cannot do better than transl...
_The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah._ THE ROYAL CUP-BEARER I. Let us notice the words alluded to by Nehemiah. They were as follows: “And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentiet...
NEHEMIAH 1:1 Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem to Rebuild Its Walls. This section recounts Nehemiah’s vision for and first efforts in rebuilding Jerusalem. He learns of Jerusalem’s decaying condition (Neh...
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 1:2 HANANI, ONE OF MY BROTHERS. See also Nehemiah 7:2. CAME WITH CERTAIN MEN. It is not known whether thes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] NEHEMIAH 1:1. THE WORDS] (Heb. Divray). See 1 Kings 11:41, where the same word is rendered “acts.” HACHALIAH] His ancestral home was Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:3). Hence he was probably...
PART I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1. EXPOSITION CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO
By Chuck Smith Let's turn to Nehemiah for our study this evening. Nehemiah introduces himself in the first verse of chapter 1 and the date of the writing of his prophecy, the twentieth year of Artaxer...
1 Kings 9:7; 2 Kings 25:10; Esther 1:1; Ezra 2:1; Ezra 5:8;...
NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER Nehemiah 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now entering a new series of three sermons concerning Nehemiah and the depleted city of Jerusalem which he loved. In this study we will consi...
The province — In Judea, now a province under the Persian monarchs. The wall, &c. — The walls and gates continue as Nebuchadnezzar left them; the Jews not being in a condition to rebuild them, nor hav...