Nehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays; Nehemiah 1:5, His prayer.
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Nehemiah 1 — OverviewNehemiah 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we first meet with Nehemiah at the Persian court, where we find
him, I. Inquisitive concerning the state of the Jews and Jerusalem,
ver. 1, 2. II. Informed of their deplorable condition, ver. 3. III.…Nehemiah 1 — OverviewNehemiah 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book is, by the authors of the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions, called the "Second" Book of Ezra, it being a continuation of the same history, and was by the Jews reckoned as one book with Ezra; Kimchi on Isa…Nehemiah 1:1-4Nehemiah 1:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWhat a tribe Nehemiah was of does nowhere appear; but, if it be true
(which we are told by the author of the Maccabees, 2 Mac. i. 18) that
he offered sacrifice, we must conclude him to have been a priest.…Nehemiah 1:1Nehemiah 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. Compare Jeremiah 1:1; Hosea 1:2; Amos 1:1, etc. No other historical book commences in this manner, and we may best account for the introduction of the clause by the…Nehemiah 1:1Nehemiah 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryPiety in a palace.
I. PIETY and POSITION. "As I was in Shushan the palace." Piety tends to prosperity; it inculcates habits favourable to advancement; it imparts graces calculated to attract. Goodness is often…Nehemiah 1:1-4Nehemiah 1:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryA godly patriot's sorrow.
Israel was both a nation and a Church; a sacred nation representing and embodying the kingdom of God on earth. Hence such men as Nehemiah may be regarded as examples either of patriotism or of…
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