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Nehemiah 10 - Introduction

Chapter Ten
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS

1.

What was included in the oath which the people took?

2.

How were they to observe every seventh year?

3.

What provisions were made for the support of the Levites?

4.

Why was so much emphasis placed on getting firewood?

OUTLINE

C.

The people make vows of faithfulness.

1.

A list is given of the signatures on the document (Nehemiah 10:1-27).

2.

The content of the document is a vow of purity from the heathen (Nehemiah 10:28-31).

3.

The people pledge additionally to support the Temple (Nehemiah 10:32-33).

4.

They also arrange support for the Levites, who in turn would support the priests (Nehemiah 10:34-39).

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.

What part did Nehemiah take in these proceedings?

2.

How much was each man to give for the service of the Temple each year?

3.

How did they decide who was to supply wood for each portion of the year?

4.

Were the Levites, who received tithes, also to tithe?

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See also Nehemiah 10 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Part II. RELIGIOUS REFORM Ch. Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 8:12. The Public Reading of the Law. 13 18. The Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. Ch. 9. The National Confession, prel

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO GOD Nehemiah Ten The Jews made a covenant with God that they would do better in their relationship with Him. We read, "And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and wri...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SEALED THE COVENANT, IN WHICH THEY ENGAGED NOT TO MARRY STRANGE WIVES; TO OBSERVE THE SABBATH; TO PAY THEIR ANNUAL TRIBUTE, THEIR TYTHES, AND FIRST-FRUITS._ _Before Christ 44...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 Nehemiah (c-4) Meaning, 'Comfort of Jehovah.' year, (d-21) That is, of Artaxerxes Longimanus; see ch. 2.1; Ezra 7:1 . Shushan (e-26) The capital of Elam. fortress, (f-28) Or 'palace.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    X. (1-28) The sealers of the covenant....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 3559. B.C. 445._ The names of those who set their seal to the covenant, Nehemiah 10:1. An account of those who consented thereto, Nehemiah 10:28. They engage to adhere to the temple- service, N...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The names of them that sealed the couenant. 29 The points of the couenant. 1 NOW those [NOTE: _ Hebrew: at the sealings.] that sealed were, Nehemiah [NOTE: Or, the gouernour.] the Tirshatha the so...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * The covenant, Those who signed it. (1-31) Their engagement to sacred rites. (32-39)...

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