Nehemiah 5:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

I consulted with myself

Psalm 4:4

Psalm 27:8

I rebuked

Ye exact usury

I set a great assembly

2 Chronicles 28:9

Matthew 18:17

General references

Exodus 22:25

Bible References

I consulted with myself

Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.Selah

My heart says this about You,
“You are to seek My face.”
Lord, I will seek Your face.

I rebuked

“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

Then he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.

A psalm of Asaph.God has taken His place in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods:

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.

From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.

Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be afraid.

Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

Ye exact usury

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.

This is how to cancel debt: Every creditor is to cancel what he has lent his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the Lord’s release of debts has been proclaimed.

“Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or anything that can earn interest.

“When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect what he offers as security.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,

princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of My people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

I set a great assembly

A prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, “Look, the Lord God of your ancestors handed them over to you because of His wrath against Judah, but you slaughtered them in a rage that has reached heaven.

If he pays no attention to them, tell the church.

But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.

General references

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.