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Verse Nehemiah 5:11. _ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY_]
_Houbigant_ contends,
1. That the word מאת _meath_, which _we_ and the _Vulgate_
translate one _hundredth_ part, never means so anywhere;...
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THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY ... - i. e. the interest. It is
conjectured that the 100th part was payable monthly, or, in other
words, that interest was taken at the rate of twelve per cent. The Law...
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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)...
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DISTRESS AMONG THE JEWS. Neither this nor the next section, Nehemiah
5:14 (the two belong closely together) can be in their right place.
Nehemiah 5:1 deals with the economic straits to which the Jews...
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THE HUNDREDTH PART. Paid at one per cent, per month, as was the
custom; it was twelve per cent, per annum.
THE WINE. Some codices, with two early printed editions and Syriac,
read "and the new wine"....
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_Restore, I pray you_, &c. On -I pray you" see note on Nehemiah 5:10.
Nehemiah demands immediate redress for the wrongs done to
fellow-countrymen. He demands restoration of property and remission of
i...
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ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY— _And also a part of his
money._ Houbigant....
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2. Nehemiah protests, and offers a solution.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 5:6-13
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Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words.
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And I consulted with myself, and contended with the nob...
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_RESTORE, I PRAY YOU, TO THEM, EVEN THIS DAY, THEIR LANDS, THEIR
VINEYARDS, THEIR OLIVEYARDS, AND THEIR HOUSES, ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART
OF THE MONEY, AND OF THE CORN, THE WINE, AND THE OIL, THAT YE EX...
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5:11 day (b-9) Or 'at once.'...
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THEIR LANDS, etc] These had been given in pledge, and, if unredeemed,
were retained by the creditor. THE HUNDREDTH _part_] usually regarded
as one per cent, a month, and so equivalent to twelve per ce...
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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...
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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...
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Nehemiah and his companions had also lent money and grain to the poor
people. But Nehemiah and his companions had not charged the people
money for the loans. Nehemiah had obeyed God’s command and he w...
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ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY. — The monthly payment of one
per cent. per month, twelve per cent. in the year, they were required
to give up for the future....
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הָשִׁיבוּ֩ נָ֨א לָהֶ֜ם כְּ הַ יֹּ֗ום
שְׂדֹתֵי
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their
vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth
[part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, (l) that...
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_For them, to the Persian governors, ver. 14. (Haydock) --- Nehemias
remits this pension, which was before paid by the people, and exacted
by the rich. (Wolphius) --- Du Moulin asserts that there is n...
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(6) В¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
(7) Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the
rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, everyone of his brot...
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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...
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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...
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Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their
vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth
[part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye
e...
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_Restore their land_, &c. Give them up their mortgages, put them again
in possession of their estates, remit the interest, and give them time
to pay the principal. _I pray you_ Though he had authority...
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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...
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THE COMPLAINT OF THE PEOPLE ADJUSTED BY NEHEMIAH...
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Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their
vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, everything that had
been taken as security, ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY AND OF...
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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...
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6-13 Nehemiah knew that, if he built Jerusalem's walls ever so high,
so thick, or so strong, the city could not be safe while there were
abuses. The right way to reform men's lives, is to convince th...
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ALSO THE HUNDREDTH PART OF THE MONEY; also require not; which is to be
supplied out of the next verse, where it is expressed in their answer
to and grant of this desire. _The hundredth part_; which th...
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NEHEMIAH EXPRESSES HIS ANGER, ADMITS HIS OWN PART IN CAUSING THE
PROBLEM, AND PROPOUNDS A SOLUTION (NEHEMIAH 5:6).
When Nehemiah heard their pleas, he was angry, both with himself and
with others. He...
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ONE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCE OF THE CONCENTRATION ON THE BUILDING OF THE
WALL PROVES NEHEMIAH'S WORTH (NEHEMIAH 5:1).
Nehemiah is now revealed, not only as a great leader, but as a man of
compassion. Li...
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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...
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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...
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_And there was a great cry of the people._
THE FRIEND OF THE POOR
I. The complaint of the poor. It is sometimes alleged the poor have a
morbid disposition to complain of their indigence and suffering...
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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...
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 5:11 RETURN... THEIR FIELDS. This commands
returning the illegitimately seized interest, but it also seems to
order a return of the items pledged to secure the loans. This go...
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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...
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EXPOSITION
INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES, AND NEHEMIAH'S MODE OF MEETING THEM (Nehemiah
5:1). While the building of the wall was in progress, but not, so far
as it is stated, in direct connection with the emp...
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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...
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1 Samuel 12:3; 2 Samuel 12:6; Isaiah 58:6; Leviticus 6:4; Leviticus
6:5
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Also — Also require not: which is to be supplied out of the next
verse, where it is expressed in their grant of this desire. Hundredth
part — Which they required every month for the use of their monie...