Nehemiah 13:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

I contended

Nehemiah 13:11

Proverbs 28:4

Cursed

Smote

Deuteronomy 25:2

Ezra 7:26

Plucked

Isaiah 50:6

Made them

Ye shall not

Exodus 34:16

Deuteronomy 7:3

General references

Bible References

I contended

So I confronted the officials and asked, "Why is the Temple of God neglected?" Then I gathered them together and put them back in their places.

Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked, but whoever keeps it fights them.

Cursed

So I called the priests and made them take an oath to fulfill this promise. I also shook my robes, and said, "May God shake out every man from his house and his possessions who does not keep this promise. May he be emptied out and shaken just like this." All the assembly said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. And the people kept their promise.

The descendants of Levi are to declare in a loud voice to every Israeli:

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

Then one of the experts in the Law told him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us, too."

Smote

If the guilty person deserves a beating, the judge will make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes fit for his crime.

Whoever refuses to practice the law of your God and the law of the king is to see judgment executed quickly, whether to death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.

Plucked

I gave my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not turn away my face from insults and spitting.

Made them

joined with their relatives and their leaders. They entered into an oath enforced by a curse to walk in God's Law that was given through God's servant Moses, and to be careful to obey all of the commands of the LORD, our Lord, as well as his regulations and statutes:

Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.

They also entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their ancestors with all their heart and soul,

So Ezra got up and made the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and all of Israel vow to carry out everything they promised. And so they agreed.

Ye shall not

"You are not to take any of their daughters for your sons. Otherwise, when their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they may cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

You are not to intermarry with them. You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons,

General references

"You are not to take any of their daughters for your sons. Otherwise, when their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they may cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

You are not to intermarry with them. You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons,

taking their daughters as wives for themselves, giving their own daughters to their sons, and serving their gods.

I became very livid when I heard their complaining and these charges.