Yamauchi, ezranehemiah, in the expositors bible commentary. Nehemiah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Rosscup has these comments on davis exposition of the book of joshua. The book of nehemiah is designed to teach us that only with gods help can we actually change ourselves and recover from the damage and ruin of the past.
Reconstruction of the wall and restoration of the people. The story of nehemiah contains one of the greatest examples of leadership ive ever seen. Key personalities include nehemiah, ezra, sanballat, and tobiah. Raymond browns the message of nehemiah in intervarsity press excellent the bible speaks today series provides helpful background and excellent application of. The other seven chapters of the book are occupied with some details of nehemiah s government of the people after the completion of the walls. The other seven chapters of the book are occupied with some details of nehemiahs government of the people after the completion of the walls. Read nehemiah commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of jeremiah.
By the end of this book we find him as nehemiah the governor of the city actually overruling in all the affairs, religious and social, within the city. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. David padfield then the king said to me, what do you request. The titles of the individual books reflect the two main characters of the book. The jews are counted and are permitted to return to judah to rebuild the temple. A commentary on the book of jeremiah by pastor galen l.
Best nehemiah commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. This summary of the book of nehemiah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of nehemiah. Nehemiah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Nehemiah commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Nehemiah 2 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. Nehemiah is the perfect book for us to walk through as we begin live it well. Although they were strong and important men, the book in the final analysis actually focuses on the community as a whole. For many years, believers regarded ezra and nehemiah as twin books. Nehemiah a2 classic bible study guide 3 nehemiah 1. Nehemiah although modern readers of the bible are accustomed to treating the books of ezra and nehemiah separately, ancient tradition regards them as one see below.
A commentary on the book of jeremiah southside christian. Before that date, it had been included in the book of ezra. Near 520 bc after the takeover by nebuchadnezzar, ultimately king cyrus of persia arose to power, and he decided to aid the jews to return to jerusalem. Pdf the book of nehemiah 2018 edition gary everett. Although the book of esther appears after nehemiah in the canon, the events in esther occurred in the time period between ezra 6 and 7, between the first and second returns of the people to israel.
Reference guide this onepage chart most thoroughly describes nehemiahs place within salvation history. These pages walk you through scripture, providing helpful commentary and. Book of nehemiah overview insight for living ministries. The book of nehemiah jerusalem walls summary overview. Therefore, nehemiah must have written the book sometime after that reign began. Whitcomb, nehemiah, in the wycliffe bible commentary, pp. I wouldnt consider this to be an expositional commentary compared to many other commentaries i have read before. The book of nehemiah gives great encouragement to anyone who sees whats.
Aside from esther, ezra and nehemiah are the only historical books of the postexilic period, and are of great importance for a reconstruction of the history of postexilic jewry. They really give you a thorough verse by verse study. These postexile books record the return from babylon after. Live it well is a call to stewardship born from being a follower of jesus. The book of nehemiah has been, since the 16th century, a separate book of the hebrew bible. Nehemiah 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. It is important to remind students throughout the study, of nehemiahs connection to the other old and new testament books. Nehemiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of nehemiah takes bible readers to the end of the historical account in the old testament, some 400 years before the birth of christ. Pdf the book of nehemiah 2018 edition gary everett, mdiv. These pages walk you through scripture, providing helpful commentary and encouraging thoughtful interaction with god through his word. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of nehemiah.
The book of nehemiah offers a threefold thematic scheme that supports the central claim of the pentateuch, the claim found in deuteronomy 6. It happened nearly twentyfive hundred years ago in a land across the world from where you and i. Nehemiah wrote it to records the events of returning to jerusalem and rebuilding the walls in 445 b. When god gives a command let us do all within our power to. You will also find options for commentaries on nehemiah that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. Twelve years after the last events of the book of ezra, a jew named nehemiah received bad news about jerusalem. Nehemiah is the last historical book of the old testament. And it came to pass in the month chisleu, in the twentieth year, as i was in shushan the palace, 2 that hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of judah. Nehemiah led the third 3rd exodus back to jerusalem, 94 years after zerubbabel 1st exodus of approx.
Nehemiah, who was a contemporary or served around the same time as ezra, was a cupbearer to the king in the persian empire. With explore the bible, groups can expect to engage. They tell of the return of gods people to jerusalem after the 70 years of babylonian exile. But here in chapter 1, before god calls him in verse one as such, we find him as the cupbearer of the king king artaxerxes. The book of nehemiah starts by describing the circumstances that brought nehemiah to jerusalem. Davis furnishes evangelical material to help preachers blend sound exegesis, theological substance, interesting exposition and practical application. Study the bible online using commentary on nehemiah and more. Its a story of persevering and making the most of every opportunity. The books of samuel, kings, and chronicles closed with the southern kingdom judah going into captivity. Ezra, nehemiah, and esther bible study notes, commentary, and. Although the books bear different names they follow each other without paragraph and the numeration of the masorah is listed at the end of nehemiah for both books. Ezranehemiah commentary the complete 80 page pdf below you will find. The seventhday adventist commentary reference series is a set of volumes produced primarily by seventhday adventist scholars, and designed for both scholarly and church member use.
When he learns the sad plight of the people and that the walls and gates of jerusalem are still in. The walls of the city were still broken down, and the burned gates had never been replaced. Nehemiahs distress for the misery of jerusalem, his prayer. It includes the sevenvolume seventhday adventist bible commentary, the twovolume seventhday adventist encyclopedia, as well as the single volumes seventhday adventist bible dictionary, seventh. Doughty southside christian church june 2014 introduction. Since there are no references to nehemiahs age in the text, it is. The same man wrote both books ezra and nehemiah are one book in the hebrew canon. Former professor of old testament at reformed theological seminary. Book of ezra and nehemiah covers the events of the jews returning from the babylonian captivity.
Adobe acrobat, turning all of the work into pdf files. The man nehemiah as cupbearer to king artaxerxes i, nehemiahs position was a responsible one certifying that none of the wine the king drank was poisoned and an influential one since such a trusted servant often became a close advisor. Nehemiah is the cupbearer to artaxerxes, king of persia. Seventhday adventist bible commentary 1978 revised vols.
In the history of the nation of israel, after the golden reigns of david and solomon, for the following 325 years there had been steady decline in godliness. You see, after the fall and destruction of jerusalem, god could no longer be identified with the temple as the one who dwelt between the cherubim. God to build the walls of jerusalem he becomes nehemiah the builder. For this reason, this study guide commentary is designed to provide an introduction to each book of the bible. In an individuals life the rebuilding of the walls is a picture of reestablishing the strength of that life. The book of nehemiah gives great encouragement to anyone who sees whats wrong in the world and longs to fix it. All the events described in ezra and nehemiah took place during the first half of the period of the persian empire, which lasted from 539 b. The queen which is here noted, as an unusual thing. The book of nehemiah gives great encouragement to anyone who sees whats wrong in the world and. Learn how these biblical leadership principles can help us today in this free, 15day study.
Others may say nehemiah is a book that encourages christians of all gender and race to perform their god given duties no matter the consequences. The book of ezra the books of ezra and nehemiah and esther cover about 100 years, closing the old testament historical books. Batten 18591946, a critical and exegetical commentary on the books of ezra and nehemiah. Ezra, nehemiah and esther bob utley view in pdf format.
Nehemiah is governor of jerusalem from for 14 years, from 444 b. The prophet malachi was a contemporary of nehemiah. Jerusalem had a temple but there was no protection for the city from further attack. In the hebrew bible the book of nehemiah comfort of jah forms a unity with the preceding book of ezra compare with the notes on ezra.