Nehemiah 9:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers,a and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. ”

Nehemiah 9:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Fast and a National Confession. All that took place, as described in this section, was the result of the reading of the Law. The command to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles having been observ...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strangers . sons of the foreigner. sins. Hebrew. chata'. App-44.
Nehemiah 9:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. The seed of Israel separated themselves - A reformation of thi...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. Confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fath...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Renewal of the Covenant 4. Stairs] lit. 'ascent': probably the pulpit of wood mentioned in Nehemiah 8:4 . Bani.. Bani ] One of the two names is probably an error for 'Binnui': cp. Nehemiah...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers. — The change to “seed” has here a deep propriety. They carefully avoided the many aliens among them throughout this fast. And stood and...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE RELIGION OF HISTORY Nehemiah 9:1-38 AFTER the carnival-Lent. This Catholic procedure was anticipated by the Jews in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. The merry feast of Tabernacles was scarcel...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Hand in History Nehemiah 9:1-21 What a blessed result of the Bible-study of the previous chapter. It led to confession, separation from evil association and worship. It is good to review...
Nehemiah 9:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After a brief interval, following the feast came the great day of humiliation. The people separated themselves entirely from all who were not actually within the Covenant, and gave themselves to conf...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. (2) And the seed of Israel separated themselves fr...
Nehemiah 9:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers ,.... Such as were genuine Israelites, of the seed of Abraham, who had married wives of the Gentiles, strangers to the commonwealth of...
Nehemiah 9:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. Ver. 2. And the seed of Israel ] Called Israelites (not Abr...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The seed of Israel separated themselves From all unnecessary society with the heathen, and particularly from those strange women whom some of them had married. For although Ezra had effected this s...
Nehemiah 9:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL'S GUILT CONFESSED TO THEIR CREATOR (vv. 1-6) The Great Day of Atonement was on the first day of the seventh month, followed by the Feast of Tabernacles beginning the 15th day; but what...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Repentance of the People. B. C. 444. 1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this mont...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From all strangers; from all familiar and unnecessary society with the heathens, and particularly from those strange women whom some of them had married. For though Ezra had done this formerly, Ez...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Gather Spontaneously To Admit Their Sinfulness And Failures To God Separating Themselves From All Who Were Tainted With Idolatry ( Nehemiah 9:1-3 ). Nehemiah 9:1 ‘Now on the twenty f...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The confession recorded in this chapter uses largely the language of the older Scriptures. For Nehemiah 9:6 see Psalms 86:10 ; Exodus 20:11 , and Deuteronomy 10:14 . For Ne...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:1 . On the twenty fourth day of this month. The third day after the feast of tabernacles, the people assembled with fasting, to abjure associations with heathen women. See Ezra 10:3 ....
Nehemiah 9:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLEMN FAST KEPT , WITH CONFESSION OF SINS ; AND VOLUNTARY COVENANT WITH GOD ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE , AND SEALED TO BY THE PRINCES , PRI...
Nehemiah 9:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Repentance of the People
Nehemiah 9:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:7-9 ; Daniel 9:20 ; Daniel 9:3-10 ; Ezra 10:11 ; Ezra 9:15 ; Ezra 9:2 ; Ezra 9:6 ; Ezra 9:7 ; Hosea 5:7 ; Isaiah 2:6 ; Leviticus 26:39 ; Leviticus 26:40 ; Nehemiah 1:6 ; Nehemi...
Nehemiah 9:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Separated — From all unnecessary society with the Heathens, and particularly from those strange women whom some of them had married. For though Ezra had done this formerly, yet, it seems, there wer...

Nehemiah 9:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 9:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 9:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 9:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 9:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 9:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes