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

To make

General references

Bible References

To send

Nehemiah 8:10
Then Ezra said to them, “Go [your way], eat the rich festival food, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be worried, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and your stronghold.”

To make

Psalm 126:1
When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

Because

Nehemiah 8:7
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, explained the Law to the people, and the people remained in their places.
Job 23:12

“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalm 19:8

The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
Proverbs 2:10

For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat honey, because it is good,
And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Luke 24:32
They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and opening the Scriptures to us?”
Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity]. For the willingness [to do good] is present in me, but the doing of good is not.

General references

Deuteronomy 16:14
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 within your city.