They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month; and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, branches of wild olive, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make temporary shelters, as it is written.”
So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate. All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made temporary shelters, and lived in the temporary shelters; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness. Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv15–17 Or, goodly branches, as Lev. 3:40.
Or, goodly branches, as Lev. 3:40.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv14–18 Neh 8:14 And they found written in the law…
Neh 8:14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
Ver. 14. And they found written in the law] And therefore in nowise to be neglected, since there God had written for them great things, Hos 8:12; excellent things, Pro 22:20; marvellous things, Psa 119:18. There is a mountain of sense hanging upon every apex or tittle of it, say the Rabbis; who do, therefore, prescribe to their disciples not to write any letter of it but by a copy; not to read it but in a clean place; not to touch it but with the right hand; not to carry it about him but next his heart, &c. (Schickard).
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That the children of Israel should dwell in booths] See Ezr 3:4, {See Trapp on "Ezr 3:4"} For this the law was dear, Lev 23:34 Deu 16:13. But this they had not so fully observed, sc. by dwelling in booths, till now that they were returned from Babylon, where they had been lately, and for a long time, strangers. This to profess and set forth was the intent of that least, and of this rite of it, of dwelling in booths or bowers. This is intimated in Neh 8:1.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv14–18 They found, upon Ezra’s information, and their discourse with…
They found, upon Ezra’s information, and their discourse with him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv14–18 And they found written in the law which the…
And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses,.... The children of Israel, to be observed by them; either by hearing it read the day before, or by conversation with Ezra, they perceived it was enjoined in the law, particularly in Lev 23:39
that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the feast of the seventh month: which was the same month, and this the second day of it, and therefore the time drew near for keeping it; for it was to begin the fifteenth.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv15, 17 Mount - The Mount of Olives, which was next…
Mount - The Mount of Olives, which was next Jerusalem, and stored with olive-branches, and probably with the rest: for these trees seem to have been planted hereabouts principally, for the use of the city in this very feast, which, though, long neglected, should have been celebrated every year. And this place seems to be here designed as the most eminent place, being put for any place near to the several cities of Judah, where these branches were to be procured.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv14–17 Verse 14. In the feast of the seventh month]…
Verse 14. In the feast of the seventh month] That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in commemoration of the sojourning of their fathers in the wilderness after they had been delivered from the Egyptian bondage. Now, having been delivered from the Babylonish captivity, and the proper time of the year occurring, it was their especial duty to keep the same feast.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 17, 18 Neh 8:14-15. And they found written in the law…
Neh 8:14-15. And they found written in the law — Upon Ezra’s information, and through their discourse with him; that the children of Israel should dwell in booths — As a memorial of their dwelling in tents in the wilderness, a representation of the tabernacle state of God’s people in this world, and a type of the holy joy of the gospel church. They that diligently search the Scriptures, will find those things written there which they had forgotten, or not duly considered before. And that they should publish — That is, they also found that written; Saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive-branches — Namely, the mount of Olives, which was next Jerusalem, and stored with olive-trees, and probably with the other trees here mentioned: for these trees seem to have been planted there, and in the neighbouring parts, principally for the use of the city in this very feast, which, though long neglected, ought to have been celebrated every year. And this place seems here to be referred to as being the most eminent, but to be put for any place near to the cities of Judah where these branches could be procured.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv14, 15, 17 The Feast of tabernacles had fallen into abeyance either…
The Feast of tabernacles had fallen into abeyance either entirely, or as regarded the dwelling in booths Neh 8:17, since the time when it was kept by Zerubbabel Ezr 3:4. It is evident that the observance of the Law, impossible during the captivity, was restored slowly and with difficulty after the return.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv15–18 And that. This is not expressed in the law,…
And that. This is not expressed in the law, though it was probably practised. (Calmet) --- Some translate, "And they proclaimed," &c. (Vatable) --- Beautiful. Literally, "very or most beautiful." (Haydock) --- Hebrew, "of oily wood." Septuagint, "cypress." Syriac, "nut-tree." Others understand the pine, (Pagnin) balm, (Mariana) citron, (Haydock) or any other species of branches, which might then be used. (Calmet) (Tirinus)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv16–18 THEY KEEP THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. (Neh 8:16-18)
THEY KEEP THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. (Neh 8:16-18)
the people went forth, and brought . . . and made themselves booths, &c.--(See on Lev 23:34; Deu 16:13).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv14–18 14. They found written — That is, in the…
14. They found written — That is, in the course of their reading and study they came to the passage treating of the feast of tabernacles. The passage was not found as a new discovery — a law and custom of whose existence they were not aware — for the feast had been celebrated in the time of Zerubbabel, (Ezr_3:4,) and, doubtless, often afterwards. The law on the feast of tabernacles is found at Lev_23:34-43, and Deu_16:13-15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–18 14. And they found written] The passages in the…
14. And they found written] The passages in the Pentateuch relating to the Feast of Tabernacles are Exo_23:16; Lev_23:39-43; Num_29:12-38; Deu_16:13; Deu_16:15. The reference here is to Leviticus 23 : and Deuteronomy 16. For ‘found,’ cf. Neh_13:1; Luk_4:17.
which the Lord had commanded] R.V. how that the LORD had commanded. The A.V. along with the LXX. (ᾧ ἐνετείλατο) understood this first relative clause to be descriptive of ‘the law,’ as in Neh_9:14, Neh_10:30; and to this there would be no objection, if it were not followed by a second relative clause. The R.V. is probably right in making the second of the two relative clauses dependent upon the first, and the first dependent upon the main verb ‘they found’ (so also the Hebrew accents and the Vulgate).
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that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month] Of the four passages in the Pentateuch quoted above, which refer to the Feast of Tabernacles, Exo_23:16 calls it ‘the feast of ingathering’ and speaks indefinitely of its occurring ‘at the end of the year when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field;’ Deu_16:13 calls it ‘the feast of tabernacles’ (Heb. booths) and enjoins its being kept ‘after that thou hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress,’ but makes no mention of ‘dwelling in booths;’ Leviticus 23. speaks of ‘the feast of tabernacles’ (Heb. booths) being on the 15th day of the 7th month (Lev_23:34), ‘when ye have gathered in the fruits of the land’ (Lev_23:39), calls it ‘the feast of the Lord’ (Lev_23:39) and gives the command ‘ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are homeborn in Israel shall dwell in booths’ (Lev_23:42); Num_29:12 enjoins the keeping of ‘a feast unto the Lord’ on the 15th day of the 7th month, but does not refer to the dwelling in booths.
The reference therefore here is to Leviticus 23. The ‘feast of tabernacles’ was emphatically the feast of the 7th month: cf. Jdg_21:19; Jdg_21:21; (? 1Sa_1:7; 1Sa_1:21); 1Ki_8:2; 1Ki_8:65, (Neh_12:32-33); Isa_30:29; Hos_12:9; Zec_14:16; Ezr_3:4. In the present passage the literal rendering would be ‘on the feast in the seventh month.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv15–18 (15) Saying.—There is no such command in Leviticus; the…
(15) Saying.—There is no such command in Leviticus; the Septuagint inserts, “And Ezra spake.” But it is better to adopt Houbigant’s slight emendation of the text, which thus runs: “And when they heard it, they proclaimed,” &c. The command, then, is to go out to the Mount of Olives, and gather, not precisely the branches which the ancient law required, but such as circumstances allowed.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv14–18 And they found written. The practice of "dwelling in…
And they found written. The practice of "dwelling in booths," commanded in Lev_23:42, had fallen into disuse, probably during the captivity, and though the feast itself had been revived by Zerubbabel, (Ezr_3:4) yet this feature of it, from which it derived its name, had remained in abeyance. In the feast of the seventh month. Though the "feast of trumpets" was also a feast of the seventh month, that of tabernacles was "the feast," being one of those which all Israelites not reasonably hindered were bound to attend, (Exo_23:14-17 Deu_16:16) and which was placed on a par with the Passover and Pentecost.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v15 So the people went forth, and brought them, and…
Neh_8:15-18
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths
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The celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles
I.
We are reminded here that there is such a thing as buried truth. True reformations and revivals of religion have always consisted in peoples minds being directed to some portion of truth which, though contained in the Word of God, has for a time been lost sight of.
II. We observe that in this instance the Jews dared to follow God, apart prom and in spite of the traditions of a thousand years. It is not a valid argument against a view of truth that it has found no acceptance for long, or even that the testimony of successive generations is against it.
III. Weak and despised instrumentality is often used of God to recover lost truth. It was reserved for the feeble remnant that returned from the Babylonish captivity to do what had not been done even in the bright days of Solomon. The Waldenses bearing dogged testimony against Rome for centuries. The Gospellers of Wycliffes and other days in our own land. George Fox and his noble band of Friends.
IV. It was after bitter chastisement of captivity that the nation was thus made willing and obedient. (W. P. Lockhart.)
Religion in booths
It is a grand festival. It is the Feast of Tabernacles. The people celebrate the deliverance of their fathers from desert travel, where they lived in tents. And it is also typical of our march to heaven--pilgrims in a temporary booth on the way to Canaan. So that I say to you in a figurative sense what was said to the Jews in a literal sense, Go forth into the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths.
I. The olive branch is always used as a sign of peace. The olive-tree grows in warm climates to the height of about twenty-five feet, has an upright stem, and many out-shooting branches which can easily be stripped off. If a twig of this tree, in time of war, is handed from one general to another, it means the unsaddling of cavalry horses and the hanging up of the war knapsacks. After hostilities have ceased, these branches are placed over doorways, and they are built into triumphal arches, and they are waved in processions. They spell out in verdurous letters that heaven-born word of Peace! Now in this gospel arbour which God sends us to build we must have two of these olive branches.
1. Peace with God.
2. Peace with each other.
II. My text, in the next place, suggests that in this arbour for our soul, on the way toward glory, we ought to have a good many pine branches. Now, pine is healthful, aromatic, and an evergreen. It has often been the case that invalids have been sent into the regions where the pine grows, and they have come back thoroughly well. It is a frequent prescription, on the part of physicians, to say, Go for a few weeks amid the pines, and you will be better. Now we want in this gospel arbour pine branches. We want something that means health, aroma, and evergreen. This is a very healthy religion. I have known an old Christian, with no capital of physical health, and carrying about him all the respectable diseases that one can carry, and yet kept alive by nothing at all but his religion. But this gospel is evergreen. What does the pine forest care for the snow on its brow? It merely considers it a crown of glory. You cannot freeze out the pine forest, and this grace of God is just as good in the winter of trouble as it is in the summer of prosperity. It is the religion you want--not dependent upon weather or upon change.
III. My text suggests still further that this arbour of Christian grace ought to have in it a good many palm branches. You know that it is a favourite tree at the East. The ancients used to make it into three hundred and sixty uses. The fruit is conserved. The sap becomes a beverage. The stones are ground up as food for camels. The base of the leaves is twisted into rope. Baskets and mats are made out of it, and from the root to the tip-top of the palm it is all usefulness. It grows eighty-five feet in height, is columnar, its fringed leaves sometimes four or five yards long, and the ancients used to carry it in processions as a symbol of victory. Oh, for more palm branches in our gospel arbour! Usefulness and victory! Head, heart, tongue, pen, money, social position--all employed for God. Counsel is often given on worldly matters--about investments--that you must not put all the eggs in one basket; but in this matter of religion I wish that we might give all to God, and get in ourselves. Oh, says some man, my business is to sell silks and calicoes. Then sell silks and calicoes for the glory of God. Says another man, My business is to edit a newspaper. Then edit a newspaper for the glory of God. Anything that a man cannot do for the glory of God he has no right to do. The vast majority of professed Christians in this day do not amount to anything. You have to shovel them off the track before the chariot of Gods grace can advance. What we want in the Church now is not weeping willows, sighing and weeping by the Water-courses, admiring their long fringes in the glass of the stream; not hickories full of knots; not wild cherry, dropping bitter fruits; but palm-trees, adapted to three hundred and sixty purposes--root, trunk, branch, leaf, producing something for God and man and angels.
IV. My text demands that in the making of this gospel arbour we shall get branches of thick trees. You know that a booth or arbour is of little worth unless there be stout poles at the corners, or the wind will upset the booth; and you will be worse off than without shelter unless you have strong branches of thick trees. A gospel that is all mellowness and sweetness will have no strength to withstand the blast of temptation and trial and trouble. We want a brawny Christianity. We want a gospel with warnings as well as with invitations. While olive branches are good in their places, and the palm branches, and the myrtle branches, we want the stout branches of thick trees. The tempest of temptation will come down after a while; the hurricane of death will blow; and alas! for that man who has not his soul sheltered under the stout branches of the thick trees. (T. De Witt Talmage.)
Also day by day . . . he read in the book of the law of God.
Daily Bible-reading
I. Why?
1. Because of its infinite preciousness and value.
2. Because of its tendency to build up the inner and spiritual life.
3. Because all great revivals of the power of religion have been associated with high reverence for the written Word.
4. Because by this Word you must be judged.
II. How?
1. With reverence.
2. With special affection and prayerfulness.
3. Take time.
4. Keep the end in view. (S. Thodey.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v17 for since the days of Jeshua
for since the days of Jeshua
It is not meant that there had not been some formal observance of the feast of tabernacles (cf) 2Ch 8:13; Eze 3:4, but that the people had not dwelt in booths since Joshua’s days.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv16, 18 made themselves shelters
made themselves shelters
"each built their own shelters"
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Water Gate ... Gate of Ephraim
These are names of large openings or doorways in the wall.
in the square at the Gate of Ephraim
"in the open place by the Gate of Ephraim"
For since the days of Joshua
"From the days of Joshua"
son of Nun
"Nun" here is a man's name. (See: How to Translate Names)
their joy was very great
The abstract noun "joy" can be expressed as an adjective. AT: "the people were very joyful" (See: Abstract Nouns)
translationWords
refuge
court
house
God
water
gate
Ephraim
assembly
captive
life
Joshua
Israel
festival
joy
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv15–18 8:15 make shelters in which they would live during…
8:15 make shelters in which they would live during the festival: The Festival of Shelters commemorated that the people of Israel had lived in tents during their wilderness journey (Lev 23:33-43; see also Num 29:12-39; Deut 16:13-15).
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