Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Nehemiah 13:5
The offerings of the priests - i e “the portion of the offerings assigned for their sustenance to the priests.”
The offerings of the priests - i e “the portion of the offerings assigned for their sustenance to the priests.”
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The separation of the mixed multitude (Nehemiah 13:1)_ 2. The unholy alliance repudiated (Nehemiah 13:4) 3. Nehemiah's action in behalf of the Levites and singers (Nehemiah 13:10
SOME DETAILS OF NEHEMIAH'S RULE. This section, taken for the most part from Nehemiah's memoirs, deals with his zeal for the sanctity of the Temple (Nehemiah 13:4), his organisation for the maintenance...
See Nehemiah 13:4 for. special note. MEAT OFFERINGS. gift offerings. Heb _minchah._ App-43. NEW WINE. Hebrew. _tirosh._ App-27. OFFERINGS. heave offerings. App-43....
Part IV. NEHEMIAH's SECOND VISIT Ch. Nehemiah 13:4-9. His Vindication of the Sanctity of the Temple. Nehemiah 13:10-14. His Provision for the Maintenance of the Levites. Nehem
_and he had prepared_ R.V. HAD PREPARED. Literally, -had made." It is possible that we are to understand by this expression that Eliashib had made a large chamber for Tobiah by knocking together two o...
2. Tobiah is driven out. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 13:4-9 4 Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being related to Tobiah, 5 had prepared a larg...
_AND HE HAD PREPARED FOR HIM A GREAT CHAMBER, WHERE AFORETIME THEY LAID THE MEAT OFFERINGS, THE FRANKINCENSE, AND THE VESSELS, AND THE TITHES OF THE CORN, THE NEW WINE, AND THE OIL, WHICH WAS COMMANDE...
THE REFORM OF ABUSES The reforms embraced the separation of Israel from the mixed multitude and the abolition of certain abuses that had arisen in connexion with the chambers of the Temple, the provi...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 13 Twelve years after the people rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia. Some tim...
When Nehemiah was away in Persia, the priest Eliashib allowed Tobiah to use a large room in the *temple. Tobiah was one of the enemies of the *Jews. He had tried to stop the people building the walls...
A GREAT CHAMBER. — The sequel shows that many email chambers had been thrown into one....
(4-9) The scandal of the high priest....
וַ יַּ֨עַשׂ לֹ֜ו לִשְׁכָּ֣ה גְדֹולָ֗ה וְ שָׁ֣
THE RIGOUR OF THE REFORMER Nehemiah 13:1 THERE is no finality in history. The chapter, that seems to be rounded off with a perfect conclusion always leaves room for an appendix, which in its turn may...
NEGLECT OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:1 In Nehemiah 12:44 we have recorded the care that was manifested for the worthy maintenance of those who ministered in sacred things. As a res...
In this final section we have the account of Nehemiah's last reformation, After building the wall he had evidently gone back to the court of the king. Twelve years later, seeking permission, he return...
_He. Eliasib, or Tobias. The original is also ambiguous. Eliasib probably permitted Tobias to furnish himself apartments in the temple, where, by law, he was not allowed to enter. Hence the priests, b...
It should seem very plainly from what is here said, that Nehemiah had returned to Persia, and now was come back to Jerusalem. During his absence Eliashib the High Priest, to his everlasting disgrace,...
It's Not How You Start I. INTRODUCTION II. Nehemiah 13:1-31 (NKJV) On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 AND 13. We have already seen that gladness was the portion of the people; a joy which acknowledged God, for God had preserved the people and had blessed th...
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded...
_He had prepared for him a great chamber_ By breaking down the partitions, it is probable, between several little chambers, where holy things were laid, and by removing the things which were in them,...
1 Vpon the reading of the Law, separation is made from the mixed multitude. 4 Nehemiah at his returne, causeth the chambers to bee cleansed. 10 He reformeth the offices in the house of God. 15 The...
and he had prepared for him a great chamber, where Tobiah could reside when visiting Jerusalem, WHERE AFORETIME THEY LAID THE MEAT-OFFERINGS, THE FRANKINCENSE, AND THE VESSELS, AND THE TITHES OF THE C...
IN THE TEMPLE AND ITS SERVICES...
SEPARATION FROM MIXTURE (vv. 1-3) At this same time, of which chapter 12:27-47 speaks, they read in the Book of Moses that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, because o...
COMMANDED TO BE GIVEN TO THE LEVITES: _ Heb._ the commandment of the Levites...
1-9 Israel was a peculiar people, and not to mingle with the nations. See the benefit of publicly reading the word of God; when it is duly attended to, it discovers to us sin and duty, good and evil,...
HE HAD PREPARED FOR HIM A GREAT CHAMBER; by removing the things which were in it, and uniting divers small chambers into one, and furnishing it for thee use of Tobiah when he came to Jerusalem; whom h...
Nehemiah 13:5 prepared H6213 (H8799) large H1419 room H3957 previously H6440 stored H5414 (H8802) offerings H4503
WITH NEHEMIAH HAVING TO RETURN TO REPORT TO ARTAXERXES, UNHOLINESS AGAIN BEGAN TO INFILTRATE THE HOLY CITY, A SITUATION WHICH HAD TO BE DEALT WITH ON NEHEMIAH'S RETURN (NEHEMIAH 13:1). It should be no...
CONTENTS: Cleansing the temple. Nehemiah's second visit to Jerusalem and his further reforms. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Eliashib, Tobiah. CONCLUSION: Nothing grieves a godly man more than to see th...
Nehemiah 13:6. _In the thirty second year of Artaxerxes._ Having been governor in Jerusalem twelve years, Nehemiah returned _to the king,_ at Babylon; and after a residence of about twelve months at t...
NEHEMIAH 13:1 Ejection of Tobiah the Ammonite from the Temple. While Nehemiah was in the Persian capital of Susa, reporting to the king (v. Nehemiah 13:6; see note on 2:4–6),
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 13:4 The connection of these verses with vv. Nehemiah 13:1 is that TOBIAH, an enemy of the community ...
EXPLANATORY Notes.] NEHEMIAH 13:1. ON THAT DAY] This is to be understood in the same sense as _at that time_, in chap. Nehemiah 12:44. But no doubt public readings of the law took place frequently dur...
EXPOSITION NEHEMIAH'S EFFORTS FOR THE REFORM OF RELIGION (Nehemiah 13:1). After having exercised the office of governor for twelve years, from B.C. 444 to B.C. 432, Nehemiah had had occasion to visit...
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of all the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Bec...
2 Chronicles 34:11; Nehemiah 10:38; Nehemiah 12:44; Numbers 18:21...
Prepared — By removing the things out of it, uniting divers small chambers into one, and furnishing it for the use of Tobiah when he came to Jerusalem: whom he seems to have lodged there, that he migh...