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Nehemiah 1:4

Nehemiah 1:4

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Nehemiah 1 — OverviewNehemiah 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we first meet with Nehemiah at the Persian court, where we find him, I. Inquisitive concerning the state of the Jews and Jerusalem, ver. 1, 2. II. Informed of their deplorable condition, ver. 3. III.…Nehemiah 1 — OverviewNehemiah 1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays; Nehemiah 1:5, His prayer.Nehemiah 1 — OverviewNehemiah 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book is, by the authors of the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions, called the "Second" Book of Ezra, it being a continuation of the same history, and was by the Jews reckoned as one book with Ezra; Kimchi on Isa…Nehemiah 1:1-4Nehemiah 1:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWhat a tribe Nehemiah was of does nowhere appear; but, if it be true (which we are told by the author of the Maccabees, 2 Mac. i. 18) that he offered sacrifice, we must conclude him to have been a priest.…Nehemiah 1:1-4Nehemiah 1:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryA godly patriot's sorrow. Israel was both a nation and a Church; a sacred nation representing and embodying the kingdom of God on earth. Hence such men as Nehemiah may be regarded as examples either of patriotism or of…Nehemiah 1:1-4Nehemiah 1:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryProsperity and adversity. It is a fact of no small significance that the Hebrew author of this book was in the palace at Susa. "I was in Shushan (in) the palace" (verse 1). The Jewish captives in Persia were by no…