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The relations of Eliashib, the high priest Nehemiah 3:1, with Tobiah
and Sanballat will account for the absence of any reference to him
either in Neh. 8–10, or in Nehemiah 12:27.
THE CHAMBER - The ent...
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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
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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...
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(APPLIES TO NEHEMIAH 13:4): AND BEFORE THIS... THE TWO AND THIRTIETH
YEAR OF ARTAXERXES KING OF BABYLON (Nehemiah 13:6). The Artaxeres (=
great king) here is Darius Hystaspis. The record here _must_ h...
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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
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_And before this_ R.V. NOW BEFORE THIS. Clearly the date referred to
is that of Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem after his residence at the
court described in Nehemiah 13:6. We may assume that Nehemiah'...
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ELIASHIB THE PRIEST, &C.— Some are apt to imagine, that this
Eliashib was no more than a common priest, because he is said to have
_had the oversight of the chambers in the house of God;_ which was an...
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2. Tobiah is driven out.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 13:4-9
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Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the
chambers of the house of our God, being related to Tobiah,
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had prepared a larg...
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_AND BEFORE THIS, ELIASHIB THE PRIEST, HAVING THE OVERSIGHT OF THE
CHAMBER OF THE HOUSE OF OUR GOD, WAS ALLIED UNTO TOBIAH:_
Before this. The practice of these mixed marriages, in open neglect or
vio...
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13:4 chambers (f-13) Lit. 'chamber.'...
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ELIASHIB] previously mentioned in Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:10.
CHAMBER] RV 'chambers.'
6. THE TWO ANDTHIRTIETH YEAR] i.e. 433 b.c. OBTAINED I LEAVE] i.e. to
return to Palestine....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(4-9) The scandal of the high priest....
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ELIASHIB THE PRIEST, HAVING THE OVERSIGHT. — Probably the high
priest of Nehemiah 3:1, whose office alone would not have given him
control over _“_the chamber:” that is, the series of chambers
running...
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וְ לִ פְנֵ֣י מִ זֶּ֔ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And before (b) this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the
chamber of the house of our God, [was] (c) allied unto Tobiah:
(b) That the separation was made.
(c) He was united with Tobiah t...
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Over this things, &c. Or, he was faulty in this thing, or in this
kind. (Challoner) --- He was the source of all this evil. Hebrew, "and
before this Eliasib," &c. It is probable that he was a differen...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the
chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:
Ver. 4. _And before this_] Before the commandment came as a lamp, and
the...
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_And before this_ That is, before this separation was made; _Eliashib
the priest_ The high-priest, (Nehemiah 3:1,) or some other priest so
called, there being divers persons of this name in or about t...
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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...
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And before this, rather, in the face of all this, in spite of the
reforms instituted by Nehemiah at the time of his first sojourn in
Jerusalem, ELIASHIB, THE PRIEST, the successor of Jehoiakim, HAVING...
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IN THE TEMPLE AND ITS SERVICES...
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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...
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HAVING THE OVERSIGHT:
_ Heb._ being set over...
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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,...
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ELIASHIB THE PRIEST; the high priest, NEHEMIAH 3:1, or some other
priest so called, there being divers Eliashibs in or about this time,
EZRA 10:6,24,27,36, though the first seems most probable, by com...
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Nehemiah 13:4 before H6440 Eliashib H475 priest H3548 authority H5414
(H8803) storerooms H3957 house H1004 God H430
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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),
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 13:4 The connection of these verses with
vv. Nehemiah 13:1 is that TOBIAH, an enemy of the community ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Nehemiah 12:10; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:28; Nehemiah 13:7;...
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Eliashib — The high — priest. Chamber — Of the chambers, the
high — priest having the chief power over the house of God, and all
the chambers belonging to it. Tobiah — The Ammonite, and a violent
enem...