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CHAPTER V
_The people complain that they are oppressed and enthralled by_
_their richer brethren_, 1-3.
_Nehemiah calls them to account; upbraids them for their cruelty;_
_and obliges them to swea...
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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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A GREAT CRY. So there were troubles within as well as without. Compare
2 Corinthians 7:5.
THE PEOPLE. the common people, in contrast with the nobles and rulers
(Nehemiah 5:7), who had returned with N...
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_And there was a great cry_, &c. R.V. THEN THERE AROSE A GREAT CRY,
&c. The R.V. rightly shows that the outbreak of the discontentment
described in these verses was connected with the rebuilding of th...
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TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT
E. Internal difficulties arise and are overcome.
1. Selfishness and greed create a problem.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 5:1-5
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Now there was a great outcry of the people and of...
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_AND THERE WAS A GREAT CRY OF THE PEOPLE AND OF THEIR WIVES AGAINST
THEIR BRETHREN THE JEWS._
There was a great cry of the people ... against their brethren. Such
a crisis in the condition of the Jew...
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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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Nehemiah had organised the work well. He had selected guards to
protect the people from their enemies. But there were other problems
too. The wealthy *Jews thought that they saw an opportunity to make...
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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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THEIR BRETHREN THE JEWS. — Nehemiah’s other troubles had come from
the enemies without: he begins this account by laying emphasis on the
hard treatment of Jews by Jews....
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וַ תְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָ עָ֛ם וּ
נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם
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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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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives (a) against
their brethren the Jews.
(a) Against the rich who oppressed them....
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_Cry. Ven. Bede (iii. 21.) complains of some pastors who neglect the
flock, but exacted revenues. May not the same complaint still be made?
(Worthington)_...
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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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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against
their brethren the Jews.
Ver. 1. _And there was a great cry_] Such as seditious ones use to set
up in their outrageous uproars; or s...
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_There was a great cry of the people_, &c. Of the poor against their
rich brethren, who had oppressed them; for though the people in
general were cured of their idolatry by their captivity, yet they w...
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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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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives, namely,
the poorer ones in the nation, AGAINST THEIR BRETHREN, THE JEWS, the
richer members of their own nation, who were taking advantage o...
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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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1-5 Men prey upon their fellow-creatures: by despising the poor they
reproach their Maker. Such conduct is a disgrace to any, but who can
sufficiently abhor it when adopted by professing Christians? W...
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NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 5 The people complain of their brethren, by reason of
their debts, mortgages, and bondage, NEHEMIAH 5:1. Nehemiah rebuketh
the usurers, and causeth them to make a covenant of restitut...
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Nehemiah 5:1 great H1419 outcry H6818 people H5971 wives H802 Jewish
H3064 brethren H251
a great cry -...
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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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THE PROBLEMS FACING THE POORER PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 5:1).
The three examples that follow are representative of a whole range of
problems rather than being specific, but underlying them are the
problems th...
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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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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 Corinthians 6:6; Acts 7:26; Deuteronomy 15:7; Exodus 22:25; Ex