"For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live."
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Verse Nehemiah 5:2. _WE, OUR SONS, AND OUR DAUGHTERS, ARE MANY_] Our
families are larger than we can provide for; we are obliged to go in
debt; and our richer brethren take advantage of our necessitou...
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ARE MANY - A slight emendation brings this verse into exact
parallelism with the next, and gives the sense - “We have pledged
our sons and our daughters, that we might get corn, and eat and
live.” Com...
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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)
Nehemiah 5:1. The internal conditions among the t...
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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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_For there were that said_ This and the two following verses describe
the people's complaint. Their misfortunes were brought to a climax by
the condition of hostilities, which put an end to trade and...
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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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_FOR THERE WERE THAT SAID, WE, OUR SONS, AND OUR DAUGHTERS, ARE MANY:
THEREFORE WE TAKE UP CORN FOR THEM, THAT WE MAY EAT, AND LIVE._ NO JFB
COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES....
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5:2 procure (e-17) Or 'let us procure.'...
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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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WE TAKE UP. — _Let us receive._ This is a general appeal for the
governor’s help....
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וְ יֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים בָּנֵ֥ינוּ
וּ בְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֑ים וְ
נִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן וְ נֹאכְלָ֥ה...
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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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For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many:
therefore we take up (b) corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.
(b) This is the complaint of the people, showing the extrem...
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_Very. Syriac, "and our brethren are too numerous" to find meat. ---
For, &c. Hebrew, Septuagint, &c., "by force." (Abenezra, &c.) --- Yet
most people explain it in the sense of the Vulgate. It was pe...
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(1) В¶ And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives
against their brethren the Jews. (2) For there were that said, We, our
sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn fo...
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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 Corinthi...
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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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For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many:
therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.
Ver. 2. _We, our sons, and our daughters are many_] That is a m...
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_We, our sons, and our daughters, are many_ Which indeed is in itself
a blessing, but to us is turned into a curse. The families that were
most necessitous were most numerous. Those who have great fam...
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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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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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WE, OUR SONS, AND OUR DAUGHTERS, ARE MANY; which is in itself a
blessing, but to us is turned into a curse. WE TAKE UP CORN FOR THEM,
i.e. we are forced by our and their necessities to take up corn, t...
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Nehemiah 5:2 were H3426 said H559 (H8802) sons H1121 daughters H1323
many H7227 get H3947 (H8799) grain H1715 eat H398 (H8799) live H2421
(H8799)
our sons - Psalms 127:3-5, Psalms 128:2-4;...
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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 t...
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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...
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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 n...
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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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Genesis 41:57; Genesis 42:2; Genesis 43:8; Malachi 2:2; Psalms 127:3;
Psalms 128:2...
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Many — Which is in itself a blessing, but to us is turned into a
curse. Take up — We are forced to take up corn, upon unreasonable
terms....