"And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house."
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Verse Nehemiah 7:3. _UNTIL THE SUN BE HOT_] The meaning of this is,
the gates were not to be _opened_ before _sunrise_, and always _shut_
at _sunset_. This is the custom to the present day in many of...
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UNTIL THE SUN BE HOT - An unusual precaution. The ordinary practice in
the East is to open town gates at sunrise....
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CHAPTER 7
_ 1. Provisions made for the defense of the city (Nehemiah 7:1)_
2. The genealogy (Nehemiah 7:5)
3. Their whole number (Nehemiah 7:66)
4. The gifts for the work (Nehemiah 7:70)
Nehemiah...
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NEHEMIAH'S PRECAUTIONS FOR GUARDING THE CITY FROM SUDDEN ATTACK. The
internal intrigues just referred to (Nehemiah 6:17) necessitated
constant vigilance on the part of Nehemiah; his measures are descr...
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STAND BY: as on guard.
SHUT. Hebrew. _guph_, to close, as. gate.
ONE. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.
HOUSE. dwelling. See note on Nehemiah 7:4....
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_I said unto them_ The reading of the C'thib, -He said," is clearly
wrong. The K'ri is supported by the LXX. and Vulg. -Them," Hanani and
Hananiah.
_until the sun be hot_ Vulg. -Usque ad calorem soli...
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TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT
G. Nehemiah finds the list of the first exiles to return.
1. Nehemiah makes arrangements for the continued defense and
administration of the city.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 7:1-...
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_AND I SAID UNTO THEM, LET NOT THE GATES OF JERUSALEM BE OPENED UNTIL
THE SUN BE HOT; AND WHILE THEY STAND BY, LET THEM SHUT THE DOORS, AND
BAR THEM: AND APPOINT WATCHES OF THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALE...
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A LIST OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON WITH ZERUBBABEL
2. Hanani] after carrying information to Nehemiah respecting the
condition of JERUSALEM (Nehemiah 1:2), he must have returned with him
to Jud...
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The people had built the walls of Jerusalem and they had put the doors
in place. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem had security at last. But
Nehemiah had not finished his work. For 52 days, the people h...
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VII.
(1-4) Measures were taken for the security of the city, now made a
complete fortress. The comparative thinness of the population taxed
the governor’s resources, and the result appears at a later...
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_וָ_†_אֹמַ֣ר_† לָהֶ֗ם לֹ֣א
יִפָּֽתְח֞וּ שַׁעֲרֵ֤י
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עַד ־חֹ֣ם הַ שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
וְ עַ֨ד הֵ֥ם...
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36-73, PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS
Nehemiah 7:1
It is probable that Nehemiah returned to the Persian court on the
completion of the first part of his enterprise, the building of the
walls, and that he l...
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At last the wall was completed by setting up the doors, and placing in
order porters, singers, and Levites. In the first few verses of this
chapter we have an account of the arrangements for the safet...
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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until
the sun be hot; and while (a) they stand by, let them shut the doors,
and bar [them]: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jer...
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_Sun. Literally, "the heat of the sun," or perfect daylight. (Haydock)
--- They. Syriac and Arabic, "while it was still day," (Calmet) or the
sun shone. Before dusk the gates were shut, to prevent any...
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(1) В¶ Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set
up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were
appointed, (2) That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the rul...
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The Joy of the Lord
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Chapter's 7 & 8 begin the "second phase" in the book of Nehemiah.
1. This "second phase" is the re-instruction of God's people - of the
laws of Moses.
2. The...
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God blesses the labours of the faithful Nehemiah, and Jerusalem is
once more encompassed by walls; a less touching condition than when
the city of God was defended by the altar of God, which was a
tes...
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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until
the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and
bar [them]: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusal...
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_Let not the gates be opened until the sun be hot_ Till it be clear
and broad day; when the people will be ready in case of an assault.
_While they stand by_ The watches appointed to that end. Nehemia...
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[WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON TO IERUSALEM.]
1 Nehemiah committeth the charge of Ierusalem to Hanani and Hananiah.
5 A register of the genealogie of them which came at the first out of
Babylon,
9 of t...
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THE CHARGE OF THE CITY...
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APPOINTMENTS MADE IN THE CITY
(vv. 1-3)
The wall of separation having been built and the doors hung in the
gates, then appointments consistent with this separation were made (v.
1). Gatekeepers are...
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1-4 Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court,
and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety
depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family...
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UNTIL THE SUN BE HOT, i.e. till it be clear and broad day; when
enemies approaching may be discovered, and the people of the city will
be ready for the defence in case of an assault. WHILE THEY STAND...
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Nehemiah 7:3 said H559 (H8799) gates H8179 Jerusalem H3389 opened
H6605 (H8735) sun H8121 hot H2527 stand H5975 (H8802) shut H1479
(H8686) bar H270 (H8798) doors H1817 appoint H5975 (H8687) guards
H49...
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THE WALL BEING BUILT NEHEMIAH TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
JERUSALEM (NEHEMIAH 7:1).
The walls having been rebuilt, and the doors in the gateways being in
their place, what next remained was t...
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CONTENTS: Jerusalem put in charge of Hanani and Hananiah. Genealogy of
the first remnant.
CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Hanani, Hananiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who fear God will evidence it by being faithf...
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Nehemiah 7:2. _I gave my brother Hanani,_ probably his eldest brother,
who had come to Shushan to represent the injuries sustained by the
Jews, from the governor in Samaria: Nehemiah 1:2. _And Hanania...
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_Now it came to pass, when the wall was built._
THE GUARDIAN OF THE HOLY CITY
I. His care for Jerusalem’s protection. It is a beneficent law of
our nature that the more true affection is exercised it...
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:2 On HANANI, see Nehemiah 1:2. He and
HANANIAH possibly replace the “rulers” named in Nehemiah 3:9,
Nehemiah 3:12. The appointed guards live in the city and so they are
mos...
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The second section of this book (chaps.
7–12:43) furnishes a description of the further efforts of Nehemiah
to increase and insure the prosperity of the community in Judah and
Jer...
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EXPOSITION
COMPLETION OF THE WORK, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR GUARDING THE GATES
(Nehemiah 7:1). The wall and gate-towers being completed, nothing
remained but to hang the doors in the gateways, and to arra...
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Now in chapter 7:
It came to pass, when the wall was built, and the doors, the porters
and the singers and the Levites were appointed, that he gave his
brother Hanani (Nehemiah 7:1-2),
Now this is t...
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Matthew 10:16; Nehemiah 13:19; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:28; Psalms
127:1...
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Hot — 'Till it be clear and broad day; when the people will be ready
in case of an assault. They — The watches appointed to that end.
Watches — Nehemiah was now about to return to the court, and left...