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Verse 24. _HALF IN THE SPEECH OF ASHDOD_] There were children in the
same family by _Jewish_ and _Philistine_ mothers. As the Jewish mother
would always speak to _her_ children in _Hebrew_ or _Chalde...
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THE SPEECH OF ASHDOD - The Philistine language, which was akin to that
of Egypt.
ACCORDING TO THE LANGUAGE OF EACH PEOPLE - The children spoke a mixed
dialect - half-Philistine, half-Hebrew....
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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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ACCORDING TO THE LANGUAGE. Some codices, with four early printed
editions, read "but with the tongue...
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_spake half in the speech of Ashdod_ LXX. οἱ υἱοὶ
αὐτῶν ἥμισυ λαλοῦσιν Ἀζωτιστί. Vulg.
-filii eorum ex media parte loquebantur Azotice," half their words
were framed in the dialect of Philistia. This...
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Nehemiah's protest against mixed marriages, cf. Nehemiah 9:2; Nehemiah
10:28; Nehemiah 10:30; Ezra 9:1 ff;...
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AND THEIR CHILDREN SPAKE HALF IN THE SPEECH OF ASHDOD, &C.— What the
natural language of the Jews at this time was, whether Hebrew or
Chaldee, is matter of some inquiry among the learned. Those who
su...
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5. Nehemiah deals with the problem of mixed marriages.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 13:23-29
23
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod,
Ammon, and Moab.
24
As for their children,...
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_AND THEIR CHILDREN SPAKE HALF IN THE SPEECH OF ASHDOD, AND COULD NOT
SPEAK IN THE JEWS' LANGUAGE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE LANGUAGE OF EACH
PEOPLE._
Could not speak in the Jews' language, but according...
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THEIR CHILDREN SPAKE HALF] better, 'of their children half spake,'
etc....
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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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Nehemiah discovered something else when he returned to *Judah. Some of
the men had married women from the nations called Ashdod, Ammon and
Moab. God had ordered the people not to marry foreigners. He...
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HALF IN THE SPEECH OF ASHDOD. — A mixture of Philistine and Aramaic....
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(23-29) The mixed marriages again....
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וּ בְנֵיהֶ֗ם חֲצִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר
אַשְׁדֹּודִ֔ית וְ...
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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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A DISOBEDIENT AND GAINSAYING PEOPLE
Nehemiah 13:15
Let us remember to keep perpetual Sabbath in the heart, whatever be
our outward life. In this life there is a Sabbath rest for the people
of God, He...
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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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_Half. In the same family, some spoke the Philistine (Vatable) or
Phenician language: others the Hebrew; which, though it resembled the
other very much, was still sufficiently distinct to be noticed....
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Here we have recorded another instance of the zeal of Nehemiah in
reforming abuses, both as it concerned the divine honor, and the
people's happiness. Nothing could be more important than the
preserva...
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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 their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not
speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each
people.
Ver. 24. _And their children spake half in the speech o...
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_And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod_, &c. What the
natural language of the Jews at this time was, whether Hebrew or
Chaldee, is matter of some inquiry among the learned. Those who
s...
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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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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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COULD NOT SPEAK:
_ Heb._ they discerned not to speak
OF EACH PEOPLE:
_ Heb._ of people and people...
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23-31 If either parent be ungodly, corrupt nature will incline the
children to take after that one; which is a strong reason why
Christians should not be unequally yoked. In the education of
children...
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Which their mothers instilled into them, together with their
principles and manners....
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Nehemiah 13:24 half H2677 children H1121 spoke H1696 (H8764) Ashdod
H797 could H5234 (H8688) speak H1696 ...
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SEPARATION FROM IDOLATROUS FOREIGN WOMEN (NEHEMIAH 13:23).
Nehemiah's final act to which he calls God's attention is his
purifying of Jerusalem (or possibly of the new Israel) from idolatrous
foreign...
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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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_And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Elashib
did._
THE RELIGIOUS REFORMER
Remark--
I. The state of Jerusalem during Nehemiah’s absence.
II. The reforms he achieved.
1. His pu...
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NEHEMIAH 13:23 The Problem of Intermarriage Again. As the returned
exiles ignored covenantal commitments such as Sabbath keeping, they
began losing their sense of identity as God’s special people. One...
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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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Zephaniah 3:9...