Nehemiah 13:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

I commanded

Cleanse

Nehemiah 12:10

Sanctify

Deuteronomy 5:12

Spare me

Greatness

Psalm 5:7

Isaiah 55:7

Bible References

I commanded

These people searched for their ancestral records, but they couldn't be located. Accordingly, they were considered disqualified from the priesthood.

The priests and the descendants of Levi purified themselves, and also purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the secondary order, and the doorkeepers to take out of the LORD's Temple all of the implements that had been crafted for Baal, for Asherah, and for every star in the heavens. Then he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried the ashes to Bethel.

and addressed them: "As leaders of your Levitical families, set yourselves apart, both you and your relatives, so you can be qualified to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I've prepared for it.

Then he brought in the priests and descendants of Levi, gathered them into the square in the eastern part of the Temple,

"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.

Cleanse

Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada.

Sanctify

""Observe the Sabbath day, maintaining its holiness, just as the LORD your God commanded.

Spare me

Remember, LORD, your tender mercies and your gracious love; indeed, they are eternal!

Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?

LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness.

Greatness

But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.