Lev 20:24, Ezr 9:1-2, 10:11-19, Neh 9:2, 13:3, 2Cor 6:14-17 | TSK | STEP | But I. See on a land.Milk and honey were the chief dainties of the ancients as they are now among the Arabs, particularly the Bedouins. Hence not only the Hebrews, but also the Greeks and Romans, painted the highest pleasantness and fertility by an abundance of milk and honey. The image used in the text, and frequently by ancient authors on similar subjects, is a metaphor, derived from a breast, producing copious streams of milk. which.

Leviticus 20:24

But I. See on

a land.Milk and honey were the chief dainties of the ancients as they are now among the Arabs, particularly the Bedouins. Hence not only the Hebrews, but also the Greeks and Romans, painted the highest pleasantness and fertility by an abundance of milk and honey. The image used in the text, and frequently by ancient authors on similar subjects, is a metaphor, derived from a breast, producing copious streams of milk.

which.

26; Ex 19:5,6; 33:16; Nu 23:9; De 7:6; 14:2; 1Ki 8:53; Joh 15:19

2Co 6:17; 1Pe 2:9

Ezra 9:1-2

1 Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers.

5 He prays unto God, with confession of sins.

the princes.

10:8; Jer 26:10,16

have not separated.

6:21,22; 10:10,11; Ex 33:16; Nu 23:9; Ne 9:2; 13:3; Isa 52:11

2Co 6:14-18

doing according.

Le 18:3,24-30; De 12:30,31; 18:9; 2Ch 33:2; Ps 106:35; Ro 2:17-25

of the Canaanites.

Ge 15:16,19-21; Ex 23:23; De 20:17,18

Ammonites.

De 23:3-5; 1Ki 11:1,5-7; Ne 4:3,7; 13:1-3

Moabites.

Nu 25:1-3

taken of their.

10:18-44; Ex 34:16; De 7:1-4; Ne 13:23,24; Mal 2:11

the holy seed.

Ex 19:6; 22:31; De 7:6; 14:2; Isa 6:13; Mal 2:15; 1Co 7:14

mingled.

Ge 6:2; Ne 13:3,23,24; 2Co 6:14

the hand.

10:18-44; Ne 13:4,17,28

Ezra 10:11-19

make confession.

Le 26:40-42; Jos 7:19; Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13; Jer 3:13; 1Jo 1:7-9

do his.

Isa 1:16-18; 56:4; Ro 12:2; Col 1:10; Heb 13:21

separate.

9:1; Ne 13:3; 2Co 6:17

and from the.

De 7:3,4; 1Co 2:12-14

As thou hast said.They all resolved to do what Ezra had commanded; and they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children, (ver. 44,) each of whom doubtless received a portion according to the circumstances of her husband, and was not turned away desolate. Humanity must have dictated this, and no law of God is contrary to humanity.

so must we do.

3,4; Ne 13:23; Ps 78:37,57

the people.

18-44; Mt 7:13,14

we are many that have transgressed in this thing. or, wehave greatly offended in this thing.

our rulers.

De 17:9,18,19; 2Ch 19:5-7

the fierce.

Nu 25:4; De 13:17; Jos 7:26; 2Ch 29:10; 30:8; Ps 78:38; Isa 12:1

for this matter be turned from us. or, be turned from us,till this matter be dispatched.

were employed. Heb. stood. Meshullam.

Ne 3:6; 10:20; 12:33

Shabbethai.

Ne 11:16

to examine the matter.

De 13:14; Job 29:16; Joh 7:51

A.M. 3548. B.C. 456. the first day.The cases brought before the council were either so many, or so complicated, that, though they separated themselves from other employments, yet they were three whole months in examining into their affairs, and making the necessary separations required by the law.

the sons.

9:1; Le 21:7,13-15; 1Sa 2:22-24; Ne 13:28; Jer 23:11,14; Eze 44:22

Mal 2:8,9; 1Ti 3:11

Jeshua.

2:2; 3:2; 5:2; 1Ch 6:14,15; Ne 12:10; Hag 1:1; Zec 3:1

Joshua. Maaseiah.

Ne 8:4,7

gave their hands.They bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done, and make and acknowledgment to God of their iniquity, by offering each a ram for a trespass offering.

2Ki 10:15; 1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; *marg:

La 5:6; Ga 2:9

a ram.

Le 5:15,16; 6:4,6