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Nehemiah 8:13-18
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-18The word of God in a threefold relationship. I. THE WORD OF GOD AND POPULAR DESIRE. "And they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel." 1. The desire of t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:13-18They found written in the law about the feast of tabernacles. Those who diligently search the Scriptures, find things written there which they have forgotten. This feast of tabernacles was a representation of the believ…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Joy of the People. (b. c. 444.)THE JOY OF THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 444.) We have here, I. The people's renewed attendance upon the word. They had spent the greatest part of one day in praying and hearing, and yet were so far from being weary of that new mo…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:13-18Restoration of the feast of tabernacles in its plenitude. I. A NOTABLE INSTANCE OF NEGLECT. The commandment was plainly written, but "since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun the children of Israel had not done so." How…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:13And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers. At times it is true that "increase of appetite doth grow by what it feeds on." Once let the sweetness of the Divine word be tasted and appreciated,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:13-18Keeping the feast. "On the second day," the day after the great and affecting assembly of all the citizens, came together a representative company, "the chief of the fathers of all the people" (Nehemiah 8:13), beside th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:13-18An influential congregation. Account of a smaller gathering than that recorded in the first part of the chapter, but likely from its character to be equally or more fruitful of good. I. THE MEETING CONVENED (Nehemiah 8:…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nehemiah 8:14And they found written. The practice of "dwelling in booths," commanded in Le 23:42, had fallen into disuse, probably during the captivity, and though the feast itself had been revived by Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:4), yet this…Joseph S. Exell and contributors