Nehemiah 9:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. ”

Nehemiah 9:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they (b) confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God....
Nehemiah 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the book of the law. See App-47. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Nehemiah 9:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. One...
Nehemiah 9:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God....
Nehemiah 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

One fourth part. — Both day and night were divided into four parts. All orders standing in their respective place, the reading occupied the morning and the worship the afternoon. It is the latter w...
Nehemiah 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. The...
Nehemiah 9:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they stood up in their place ,.... In the outward court of the temple, where men used to stand when they prayed and confessed their sins: and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God; t...
Nehemiah 9:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. Ve...
Nehemiah 9:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They stood up and read in the book of the law That is, the Levites stood up in a place built for them, and read the law as they did before, interpreting the sense of what they read. One fourth par...
Nehemiah 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Read in the book of the law; so as they did before, giving them the sense of what they read; of which See Poole on " Nehemiah 8:7 " , See Poole on " Nehemiah 8:8 " . One fourth part of the day,...
Nehemiah 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - 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 9:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Repentance of the People
Nehemiah 9:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 8:3 ; Nehemiah 8:4 ; Nehemiah 8:7 ; Nehemiah 8:8
Nehemiah 9:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Book of the law — As they did before, giving them the sense of what they read. Fourth part — For three hours; there were twelve hours in their day, probably they began after the morning sacrifice,...

Nehemiah 9:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 9:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 9:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 9:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 9:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 9:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes