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Nehemiah 13:2
Nehemiah 13:2
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Nehemiah 13 — OverviewNehemiah 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNehemiah, having finished what he undertook for the fencing and filling
of the holy city, returned to the king his master, who was not willing
to be long without him, as appears (v. 6). But, after some time, he…Nehemiah 13 — OverviewNehemiah 13 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNehemiah 13:1, Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude; Nehemiah 13:4, Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed; Nehemiah 13:10, He reforms the offices in the house of…Nehemiah 13 — OverviewNehemiah 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates the reformation of various abuses crept in among the Jews by Nehemiah, who removed the Moabites and Ammonites, mixed with them, Ne 13:1, threw the household goods of Tobiah out of a chamber of the…Nehemiah 13:1-9Nehemiah 13:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt was the honour of Israel, and the greatest preservation of their
holiness, that they were a peculiar people, and were so to keep
themselves, and not to mingle with the nations, nor suffer any of them
to…Nehemiah 13:1-3Nehemiah 13:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentarySeparation from Israel of foreigners.
In the public reading of the law, the command was met with to keep the Ammonite and the Moabite out of the congregation of God for ever. Upon this, interpreting the precept…Nehemiah 13:1-9Nehemiah 13:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryReading, obeying, suffering
etc. These verses record two cleansings—the one of the congregation, and the other of the sanctuary of the Lord; the one by the people, and the other by a single servant of Jehovah. Taking…