Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Could hear with understanding

General references

Bible References

Priest

Deuteronomy 17:18
And it hath been, when he sitteth on the throne of his kingdom, that he hath written for himself the copy of this law, on a book, from that before the priests the Levites,
Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses writeth this law, and giveth it unto the priests (sons of Levi, those bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah), and unto all the elders of Israel,
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he is.

Congregation

Deuteronomy 31:11
in the coming in of all Israel to see the face of Jehovah in the place which He chooseth, thou dost proclaim this law before all Israel, in their ears.
2 Chronicles 17:7
And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah,
Acts 15:21
for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him -- in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

Could hear with understanding

Isaiah 28:9
By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

The first

Leviticus 23:24
'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first of the month, ye have a sabbath, a memorial of shouting, a holy convocation;
Numbers 29:1
'And in the seventh month, in the first of the month, a holy convocation ye have, ye do no servile work; a day of shouting it is to you;

General references

Leviticus 10:11
and to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.'
Deuteronomy 29:10
Ye are standing to-day, all of you, before Jehovah your God -- your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your authorities -- every man of Israel;