Nehemiah 8:13-18

Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. The further reading of the Law and its more minute study show that this is just the time at which the Feast of Tabernacles ought to be celebrated; the people, who are apparently quite ignorant of this feast, forthwith proceed to celebrate it.

Nehemiah 8:14. they found written in the law: see Exodus 23:26; Leviticus 23:39; Numbers 29:12; Deuteronomy 16:13.

Nehemiah 8:17. for since. done so: these words are not in accordance with other passages of Scripture, for this feast had been observed by Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:8; 2 Chronicles 8:13) and by Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:4). It is an oversight of the Chronicler's.

Nehemiah 8:18. he read: i.e. one read. the eighth day: see Leviticus 23:36; Leviticus 23:39; 2 Chronicles 7:8 f., 2Ma_10:6; in earlier days the eighth day was not kept as part of the feast.