Nehemiah 8:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded bye Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: ”

Nehemiah 8:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Feast of tabernacles had fallen into abeyance either entirely, or as regarded the dwelling in booths Nehemiah 8:17 , since the time when it was kept by Zerubbabel Ezra 3:4 . It is evident tha...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. The further reading of the Law and its more minute study show that this is just the time at which the Feast of Tabernacles ought to be celebrated; the peopl...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

found: i.e. they came to the place where direction was given. written. See note on Exodus 17:14 , and App-47. children . sons. booths. Compare Lev 28:39-43. Deuteronomy 16:13-15 .
Nehemiah 8:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: In the feast of the seventh month - That...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the j...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reading of the Law by Ezra 1. The street] RV 'the broad place': and so in Nehemiah 8:3 ; Nehemiah 8:16 . The water gate ] This probably led to the spring of Gihon (the Virgin's spring).
Nehemiah 8:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(13-18) The Feast of Tabernacles.
Nehemiah 8:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE JOY OF THE LORD Nehemiah 8:9-18 "ALL the people wept when they heard the words of the law." Was it for this mournful end that Ezra had studied the sacred law and guarded it through the long...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Light from God's Law Nehemiah 8:1-18 Surely this was the first public Bible-reading! When will the people be again as hungry for the Word of God as these Jews who stood in the open space fr...
Nehemiah 8:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the second section of the Book, which gives an account of the special reading of the Law, and the reform which followed. Ezra now appears on the scene. There has been some speculation...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: (15) And that they should publish a...
Nehemiah 8:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses ,.... The children of Israel, to be observed by them; either by hearing it read the day before, or by conversation with Ezra,...
Nehemiah 8:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: Ver. 14. And they found written in th...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And they found written in the law Upon Ezra's information, and through their discourse with him; that the children of Israel should dwell in booths As a memorial of their dwelling in tents in the...
Nehemiah 8:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE READING OF THE LAW (vv. 1-12) We have seen at the end of chapter 6 the wall was completed, and in chapter 7 appointments were made for the proper order to be maintained in the city. Now anot...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Joy of the People. B. C. 444. 13 And on the second day were gathered together the ch...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They found, upon Ezra's information, and their discourse with him.
Nehemiah 8:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Law Of Moses Is Read And Explained At The Celebration Of The Feasts Of The Seventh Month ( Nehemiah 8:1-18 ). The final words that closed off the list of returnees formed a suitable preface to...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 8:1 . Street ] Rather “square.” An open place at the gate of Oriental cities where trials were held and wares set forth for sale.— Gesenius . The water gate ] Sec ad...
Nehemiah 8:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 8:2 . Upon the first day of the seventh month, the day when the civil year began, reckoned from the creation of the world. Ezra began the year, like Adam, with a holy convocation. He, and...
Nehemiah 8:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Nehemiah 8:13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers. At times it is true that "increase of appetite doth grow by what it feeds on." Once let the...
Nehemiah 8:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Feast of Tabernacles
Nehemiah 8:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 16:13-15 ; Genesis 33:17 ; John 7:2 ; Leviticus 23:34 ; Leviticus 23:40-43 ; Zechariah 14:16-19

Nehemiah 8:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 8:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 8:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 8:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 8:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 8:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 8:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 8:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge