Nehemiah 13:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 13:2

Principles of Separation

1 On that day ^athey read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written ^bthat no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God,

2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but ^ahired Balaam against them to curse them. ^bHowever, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, ^athat they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

The Reforms of Nehemiah

4 Now before this, ^aEliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with ^bTobiah.

5 And he had prepared for him a large room, ^awhere previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, ^bwhich were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.

6 But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, ^afor in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king,

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Definitions of words in Nehemiah 13:2:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Balaam {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Balaam {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Balaam {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Blessing {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bread {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bread {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Curse {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Curse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Water {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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