Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Nehemiah 10:28
Verse 28. And the rest of the people] All had, in one or other of the classes which sealed, their representatives; and by their sealing they considered themselves bound.
Verse 28. And the rest of the people] All had, in one or other of the classes which sealed, their representatives; and by their sealing they considered themselves bound.
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Those who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:1)_ 2. The obligations of the covenant (Nehemiah 10:28) Nehemiah 10:1. The last verse of the preceding chapter mentions a covenant. “A
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 i...
NETHINIMS. See note on Ezra 2:43. PEOPLE. peoples. THE LAW OF GOD. See Exodus 17:14 and App-47. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ (with Art.). the [true] God. App-4. I...
_And the rest of the people_ This may be understood in two different ways: (_a_) according to some it denotes the mass of the laity, as distinguished from their princes and elders, like -the people" ...
_OTHERS WHO JOINED IN THIS COVENANT -- NEHEMIAH 10:28-29:_ _ THE COVENANT PROMISES THAT THEY MADE -- NEHEMIAH 10:30-31:_ In their covenant with God they promised that would not intermarry with the hea...
2. The content of the document is a vow of purity from the heathen. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 10:28-31 28 Now the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants...
_AND THE REST OF THE PEOPLE, THE PRIESTS, THE LEVITES, THE PORTERS, THE SINGERS, THE NETHINIMS, AND ALL THEY THAT HAD SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE LANDS UNTO THE LAW OF GOD, THEIR WIVES...
LIST OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE COVENANT 1. Now those that sealed _were_] The names that follow ZidMjah's are those of families whose living representatives sealed on behalf of their houses. Sev...
After all the leaders of the people had signed the agreement, all the rest of the people agreed. They also made a serious promise to God. Even the children who were old enough to understand made promi...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 10 The people had listened to the law of God (Nehemiah chapter 8) and they had remembered their histor...
ALL THEY THAT HAD SEPARATED THEMSELVES. — If these meant proselytes from heathenism, this verse would be a perfect description of the constituents of the people. But we have no record as yet of a reco...
(28-39) The points of the covenant....
_[Nehemiah 10:29]_ וּ שְׁאָ֣ר הָ עָ֡ם הַ...
THE COVENANT Nehemiah 10:1 THE tenth chapter of Nehemiah introduces us to one of the most vital crises in the History of Israel. It shows us how the secret cult of the priests of Jehovah became a pop...
A PLEDGE OF BETTER SERVICE Nehemiah 10:28 The chapter opens with a list of the signers of the covenant, which was signed on behalf of the people. The consecration covenant involved-first, obedience;...
Following their humiliation, the people entered into a new covenant with God. This covenant was sealed representatively by the priests (3-8), Levites (9-13), rulers (14-27). To its terms all the peopl...
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the (b) Nethinims, and all they that had (c) separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, thei...
_Lands. Idolaters, (Haydock) namely, the proselytes. (Menochius) --- Daughters. These did not all subscribe in person, but by the hands of the intelligent, and chief men, (ver. 29.) or, (Calmet) as th...
(1) В¶ Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, (2) Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, (3) Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, (4) Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, (5) Har...
JOHN BROWN Nehemiah 10-13 It's Not How You Start I. INTRODUCTION A. In our last study of the book of Nehemiah, we saw how the Lord had blessed His people by the reading and understanding of His Wo...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, AND 11. On the twenty-fourth day, the people came together to humble themselves in a manner that became their position, and they separated themselves f...
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives,...
_And the rest of the people_, &c. Those that did not subscribe and seal, because there were too many, yet gave their consent to what the fore-named persons did. And not only the men, but their wives a...
1 The names of them that sealed the couenant. 29 The points of the couenant. 1 NOW those [NOTE: _Hebrew:_ at the sealings.] that sealed were, Nehemiah [NOTE: Or, the gouernour.] the Tirshatha the so...
THE PROVISIONS OF THE COVENANT...
And the rest of the people, those who had not personally subscribed the covenant and yet were in hearty accord with all its provisions, THE PRIESTS, THE LEVITES, THE PORTERS, THE SINGERS, THE NETHINIM...
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SEALED (vv. 1-27) Nehemiah is first mentioned as having endorsed the covenant, then 22 priests listed along with him (vv. 1-8). Then 17 Levites are listed (vv. 9-13), followed...
1-31 Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God. When we bind ourselves to do the commandments of God, it is to do...
THE REST OF THE PEOPLE; those who did not write and seal with their own hands, but only by their deputies above-mentioned....
Nehemiah 10:28 rest H7605 priests H3548 Levites H3881 gatekeepers H7778 singers H7891 (H8789) Nethinim H5411 separated...
THE REMAINDER OF THE PEOPLE, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, THE PRIESTS, THE LEVITES, THE TEMPLE SERVANTS, NEW CONVERTS TO YAHWISM, AND THE CHILDREN AT AN AGE OF UNDERSTANDING, ALL ENTER INTO THE SOLEMN AGREEM...
CONTENTS: The covenant and the signers. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah. CONCLUSION: Conversion means a separating of ourselves from the course and custom of this world and devoting ourselves to the condu...
Nehemiah 10:1. _Those that sealed_ were the governor, the priests, the levites, and the chiefs or princes of the people. The more distinguished men of these several orders, with the full sanction of a...
_And all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God._ A GENUINE REVIVAL 1. The crucial test of any revival is the extent to which it actually purifies and re...
_Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah._ COVENANTING WITH GOD - I. The parties entering the covenant. 1. Nehemiah the governor. This is true greatness in the sight of God, to be foremost in consecra...
NEHEMIAH 10:1 Signatories and Specific Commitments. Many of the people agree to the covenant, and they accept the responsibility of funding the temple’s activities. ⇐...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] NEHEMIAH 10:1.] “First came the name of the governor, _the Tirshatha;_ next _Zidkijah_, perhaps the secretary to the governor. Then follow twenty-one names of _priests_, seventeen...
EXPOSITION THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SEALED, AND THE TERMS OF THE COVENANT (Nehemiah 10:1.). The covenant which the Levites had recommended, probably at the suggestion of Nehemiah and
Now these words were sealed and these people signed the covenant, starting with Nehemiah, the governor. And it gives the names of the leaders who signed the covenant. And the rest of the people, the p...
2 Corinthians 6:14; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Ezra 10:11; Ezra 2:36; Ez