Nehemiah 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

To send

Nehemiah 8:10

To make

Psalm 126:1

Because

General references

Deuteronomy 16:14

Bible References

To send

Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

To make

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord

brought back the captive ones of Zion,

We were like those who dream.

Because

Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the people while the people remained in their place.

“I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”

For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

General references

and you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are in your towns.