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Verse Nehemiah 12:47. _ALL ISRAEL - GAVE THE PORTIONS OF THE SINGERS_]
The _singers_ and the _porters_ were supported by the _people at
large_; and each of these had their portions served out to them...
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The intention is to compare the religious activity and strictness of
Nehemiah’s time with that which had prevailed under Zerubbabel, as
described by Ezra Ezra 6:16, Ezra 6:22. It is implied that the
i...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Priests and Levites at the time of the return under Zerubbabel
and Joshua (Nehemiah 12:1)_
2. The descendants of Joshua, the high priest (Nehemiah 12:10)
3. The heads of the priestl...
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PROVISION FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. Probably an insertion by the
Chronicler.
Nehemiah 12:44. on that day: better, with AV, at that time, which is,
in accordance with the Heb., more indefinite (_cf....
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ALL ISRAEL. Used of Judah, Benjamin, and those who returned with them.
See note on 1 Kings 12:17.
CHILDREN. sons....
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_in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah_ The mention
of Nehemiah in the 3rd person along with Zerubbabel is an almost
convincing proof that the sentence was not from the hand of Nehemi...
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7. Concern is expressed over the support of the Levites.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 12:44-47
44
On that day men were also appointed over the chambers for the stores,
the contributions, the first fruits, and the...
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_AND ALL ISRAEL IN THE DAYS OF ZERUBBABEL, AND IN THE DAYS OF
NEHEMIAH, GAVE THE PORTIONS OF THE SINGERS AND THE PORTERS, EVERY DAY
HIS PORTION: AND THEY SANCTIFIED HOLY THINGS UNTO THE LEVITES; AND T...
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12:47 consecrated (d-31) Or 'set apart as holy.'...
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THE DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM
1. The priests] The names in Nehemiah 12:1 likewise appear with some
variations in Nehemiah 10:3 see also Ezra 2:36....
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EVERY DAY HIS PORTION] RV 'as every day required.' SANCTIFIED _them_
UNTO] RV 'sanctified for': i.e. Israel set apart as holy certain
portions for the Levites, and the latter for the priests....
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Only the *descendants of Aaron could serve as priests. So the phrase
‘the *descendants of Aaron’ means the priests.
Although the people were having a happy time they had to think about
the future of...
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THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 This is a list of the priests and *Levites who returned from
*exile. They returned with Zerubbabe...
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(44-47) Economical arrangements....
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THE LEVITES. — Between the people and the priests came the Levites,
who received the tithe and gave the priests their “tithe of the
tithe” (Numbers 18:26)....
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וְ כָל ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ בִּ ימֵ֨י
זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וּ
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BEGINNINGS
Nehemiah 12:27
A CURIOUS feature of the history of the restoration of Israel already
met with several times is postponement. Thus in the days of Cyrus.
Zerubbabel leads up an expedition fo...
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NEGLECT OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES
Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:1
In Nehemiah 12:44 we have recorded the care that was manifested for
the worthy maintenance of those who ministered in sacred things. As a
res...
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Here the story of the settlement of the people in Jerusalem is
completed. This IS followed by an account o f the solemn dedication of
the wall. It would seem as though it had been postponed for some
c...
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And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah,
gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his
portion: and they sanctified [holy things] unto the Levites; and...
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REFLECTIONS
FROM the perusal of this Chapter my soul may learn that the minutest
point belonging to the church of Jesus, in all ages, hath been
interesting, The very porters of God's house are spoken...
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I pass over every inferior consideration in those verses, to call the
Reader's attention to what appears to me infinitely surpassing every
other: I mean, that the holy songs of Nehemiah were evidently...
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It's Not How You Start
I. INTRODUCTION
1. In Nehemiah 12:44-47 = people were appointed over the store rooms
to collect the tithes, offerings, and firstfruits.
a) Priests and singers were re-appoint...
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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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_They sanctified holy things unto the Levites_ They set apart the
first-fruits and tithes from their own share, and devoted them to the
use of the Levites. And so did the Levites by the tithe of tithe...
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1 The Priests,
8 and the Leuites which came vp with Zerubbabel.
10 The succession of hie Priests.
22 Certaine chiefe Leuites.
27 The solemnitie of the dedication of the walls.
44 The offices of P...
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CERTAIN OFFICERS APPOINTED...
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And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah
gave the portions of the singers and the porters, the dues intended
for their maintenance, EVERY DAY HIS PORTION; AND THEY SANCTIFI...
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PRIESTS AND LEVITES
(vv. 1-26)
In these verses God sees fit to list the names of the priests and
Levites who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel in the first return for
the rebuilding of the city. Ezr...
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SANCTIFIED:
that is, set apart...
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44-47 When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such
impressions on ministers and people, that both are more careful and
cheerful in doing their duty, they are indeed acceptable to the Lord,
an...
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THEY SANCTIFIED HOLY THINGS, i.e. they sequestered or set apart the
first-fruits and tithes from their own share, and devoted them to the
use of the Levites, to whom they belonged. And so did the Levi...
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Nehemiah 12:47 days H3117 Zerubbabel H2216 days H3117 Nehemiah H5166
Israel H3478 gave H5414 (H8802) portions H4521
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MEN APPOINTED OVER THE STORAGE CHAMBERS IN THE TEMPLE AND ARRANGEMENTS
ARE MADE FOR THE GATHERING OF THE OFFERINGS AND TITHES FOR THE
SUSTENANCE OF THE GOD-ORDAINED PRIESTS AND LEVITES (NEHEMIAH 12:44...
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE TREASURY, AND THE CHAMBERS TO CONTAIN
THE HEAVE-OFFERINGS, FIRSTFRUITS AND TITHES THAT WERE OFFERED TO YHWH,
THEIR RESTORATION, AND THE EXCLUSION OF ALL WHO RELIGIOUSLY...
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CONTENTS: Priests and Levites who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.
Dedication of the walls.
CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Seraiah,
Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Great mercies call f...
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Nehemiah 12:47. _They sanctified unto the levites, and the levites
sanctified unto the children of Aaron._ They dedicated and delivered
not only the tithes, and the tithe of the tithes, as stated in
N...
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_And both the singers._
THANKS-GIVING AND THANKS-LIVING
We have here the effects of the joy that was at the dedication of the
wall.
I. The ministers were more careful than they had been of their wor...
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The list of the inhabitants of the province
(chap. 11) is followed by lists of the priests and Levites (Nehemiah
12:1). These different lists are, in fact, all connected with the...
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PART IV.
DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM UNDER NEHEMIAH AND EZRA, WITH
NEHEMIAH'S ARRANGEMENT OF THE TEMPLE OFFICERS, AND HIS...
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In chapter 12:
Now these are the priests and the Levites (Nehemiah 12:1)
And so it gives the names of those priests and Levites that were
serving at the time, and it gives their genealogy in verses N...
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Sanctified — They set apart the first — fruits and tithes from
their own share, and devoted them to the use of the Levites. And so
did the Levites by the tithe of the tithes. Thus they all
conscientio...