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14And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

Nehemiah 9:14

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. …

  • And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

  • Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

  • And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

  • See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-38)

We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named ( Neh. 9:4 , 5 ), only with some variation of the names. Either they prayed successively, according to that rule which the apostle gives (1 Cor. 14:31; You may all prophesy one by one ), or, as some think, there were eight several congregations at some distan…

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