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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...
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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....
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(1-3) Introductory: tidings brought to Nehemiah concerning the sad
estate of Jerusalem and the people....
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וַ יֹּאמְרוּ֮ לִי֒ הַֽ נִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים
אֲשֶֽׁר...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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,...
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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...
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Nehemiah's Grief over Jerusalem....
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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...
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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...
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Nehemiah 1:3 said H559 (H8799) survivors H7604 (H8737) left H7604
(H8738) captivity H7628 province H4082 great...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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PART I.
INTRODUCTORY SECTION. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1.
EXPOSITION
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO
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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...
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1 Kings 9:7; 2 Kings 25:10; Esther 1:1; Ezra 2:1; Ezra 5:8;...
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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...
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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...