Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Nehemiah 5:16
I continued ... land - i. e. - “I took my share in the work of the wall, as general superintendent. I did not take advantage of the general poverty to buy poor men’s plots of ground.”
I continued ... land - i. e. - “I took my share in the work of the wall, as general superintendent. I did not take advantage of the general poverty to buy poor men’s plots of ground.”
Verse 16. _NEITHER BOUGHT WE ANY LAND_] Neither he nor his officers took any advantage of the necessities of the people, to buy their lands, c. He even made his own servants to work at the wall....
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The complaint of oppression (Nehemiah 5:1)_ 2. Nehemiah's rebuke and demands (Nehemiah 5:6) 3. Nehemiah's generosity (Nehemiah 5:14)...
NEHEMIAH ENUMERATES THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF HIS BENEFICENT RULE. The main points here are that Nehemiah and his subordinate officials had not taken advantage of their undoubted right of exacting p...
See Nehemiah 5:14 for. longer note that applies to this verse. WE _._ Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "I...
_Yea also I continued in the work_, &c. R.V. marg. -Heb. _held fast to_". It does not appear certain whether Nehemiah here refers to his continuous supervision of the building or to his personal share...
3. Nehemiah vindicates his own conduct. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 5:14-19 14 Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second...
_YEA, ALSO I CONTINUED IN THE WORK OF THIS WALL, NEITHER BOUGHT WE ANY LAND: AND ALL MY SERVANTS WERE GATHERED THITHER UNTO THE WORK._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
NEITHER BOUGHT WE] better, 'neither got we' (by foreclosing mortgages). ALL MY SERVANTS] He did not retain them to attend to himself or to his own interests. The whole conduct of Nehemiah was that of...
NEHEMIAH'S MEASURES IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY 1. The people] i.e. the commons (as contrasted with the nobles and rulers, Nehemiah 5:7). These had neglected their own interests to labour gratuitously...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 5 V1 At this time, some men and their wives became angry. They complained about some other *Jews. V2 Th...
Here we find out more about Nehemiah. He was a good leader and a good model to the people in different ways. Nehemiah became the ruler, so he was an important man. But he still had a humble attitude....
(14-19) Nehemiah’s vindication of his own conduct....
I CONTINUED. — _I repaired:_ that is, as superintendent. His servants and himself did not take advantage of the people’s poverty to acquire their land by mortgage; they were, on the contrary, absorbed...
וְ֠ גַם בִּ מְלֶ֜אכֶת הַ חֹומָ֤ה הַ
USURY Nehemiah 5:1 WE open the fifth chapter of Nehemiah with a shock of pain. The previous chapter described a scene of patriotic devotion in which nearly all the people were united for the prosecut...
SECURING JUSTICE FOR THE POOR Nehemiah 5:1 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been deficient rains and poor harvests, Haggai 1:6. They had mortgaged...
A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren to such an extent as to oppress and impoverish them....
_Wall, pleading no exemption, but making my servants work. (Calmet) --- Though no particular portion was assigned to him, he helped all. (Tirinus) --- No land, as I might have done, on advantageous te...
(14) В¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve year...
Liberty or Bondage? I. INTRODUCTION A. Galatians 5:1 (NKJV) Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 1. 1 Corinthia...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6. The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither unto the work. Ver. 16. _Yea, also I continued in the work_] He meaneth, saith...
_Yea, also I continued in the work_ Overseeing, directing, and encouraging the workmen, which was my whole business; and this at my own cost. _Neither bought we any land_ Of our poor brethren, whose n...
1 The Iewes complaine of their debt, morgage, and bondage. 6 Nehemiah rebuketh the vsurers, and causeth them to make a couenant of restitution. 14 Hee forbeareth his owne allowance, and keepeth hosp...
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land, namely, for purposes of speculation; AND ALL MY SERVANTS WERE GATHERED THITHER UNTO THE WORK, they were not excused from bui...
Nehemiah's Fine Example...
THE GREED OF RULERS REBUKED (vv. 1-13) At a time when many were laboring unselfishly for the Lord, it is distressing to hear that others, and in fact those who were nobles and rulers, were guilty of...
14-19 Those who truly fear God, will not dare to do any thing cruel or unjust. Let all who are in public places remember that they are so placed to do good, not to enrich themselves. Nehemiah mention...
IN THE WORK OF THIS WALL; overseeing, directing, and encouraging the workmen, which was my whole business; and this at my own cost. NEITHER BOUGHT WE ANY LAND OF OUR POOR BRETHREN, whose necessities g...
Nehemiah 5:16 continued H2388 (H8689) work H4399 wall H2346 buy H7069 (H8804) land H7704 servants H5288 gathered...
NEHEMIAH CONTINUED ON AS GOVERNOR IN THE SAME SPIRIT THAT HE HAD EXHORTED ON THE WEALTHY, REFUSING TO ALLOW HIS POSITION TO BE A CHARGE ON THE PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 5:14). It is probable that having fulfil...
CONTENTS: Opposition by greed and heartlessness. Nehemiah's example of unselfishness. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah. CONCLUSION: Nothing exposes Christianity more to the reproaches of its enemies than t...
Nehemiah 5:3. _Because of the dearth,_ specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Haggai 1:9. Nehemiah 5:5. We bring into bondage our sons a...
_Neither bought we any land._ NEHEMIAH AN EXAMPLE OF UNWORLDLINESS OF MIND The people of God maintain a certain unearthly peculiarity throughout all their relationship to earth; they do not become as...
NEHEMIAH 5:1 Nehemiah Deals with Injustices in the Community; Nehemiah’s Personal Contribution to the Project. Nehemiah takes measures to end the exploitation of the weak in the community by its power...
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 5:16 I ALSO PERSEVERED. Nehemiah has made himself equal with his fellow Jews, laboring with them and not using his position for gain....
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] NEHEMIAH 5:1. AGAINST THEIR BRETHREN] _i. e._ the richer portion (Nehemiah 5:7). NEHEMIAH 5:2. THERE WERE THAT SAID] Keil divides into three classes. (_a_) The workers, who had no...
EXPOSITION GENERAL ACCOUNT OF NEHEMIAH'S GOVERNMENT (Nehemiah 5:14). Having given this account of the internal difficulties which threatened to put a stop to the building of the wall before it was wel...
Now in chapter 5, further problems arose, and this time from within. If Satan can't defeat you from his forces from without, then he seeks to wreck you from the forces within. Many times the greatest...
1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 12:16;...
I continued — Overseeing, directing, and encouraging the workmen, which was my whole business; and this at my own cost. Bought — Of our poor brethren, whose necessities gave abundant opportunity of en...