 | 1837 - 324 pages
...thee a law and commandments which I have written, that thou mayest teach them. NEH. 8: 8. The Levites read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and...sense, and caused them to understand the reading. ACTS 20: 20. I have kept back nothing that was profitable unto you ; but have showed you, and have... | |
 | 1837 - 328 pages
...their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. — 8. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people,... | |
 | 1837 - 852 pages
...the people to understand the law : and the people stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book in rit of God ; and Abiathar went up, until all * tte people had done passing out of the * 9 If And Nehemiah, wlu'ch is 7the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught... | |
 | John Leland - 1837 - 784 pages
...utmost reverence and attention : in this he was assisted by several Levites, who read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading, Neh. viii. 1 — 9. Again, we are told of another solemn reading of the law, before all the people,... | |
 | 1837 - 1068 pages
...together as one man to hear the word of God ;* and Ezra the scribe, with certain Levites, his assistants, read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused the people to understand the reading. The effect was — an illustrious instance of the heart-melting... | |
 | Chris Glaser - 2001 - 316 pages
...( 1 :26) not destroy your church. "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep" For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. Then [Nehemiah and Ezra] sni ft to them, "Go your u'ciy, cut the fill mill drink sweet wine and send... | |
 | Hughes Oliphant Old - 2002 - 582 pages
...Moreover Ezra praised the Lord the great God and all the people answered. Amen, Amen. . . . And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense and caused them to undersrand the reading" (Neh. 8:4-6 and 8} (p. 640). 12 This was one of the key passages of Sctiprure... | |
 | Jane Donawerth - 2002 - 402 pages
...There must be no flippant, reckless reading. Read it as Nehemiah says: "So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading."™ The law of the Lord must be written on the heart51 of the minister if he would impress his people.... | |
 | Arthur W. Pink - 2002 - 144 pages
...emulate those described in Nehemiah 8:8, of whom it is said "they read in the book in the law of the Lord God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading." The reference is to those who had returned to Palestine from Babylon. While in captivity they had gradually... | |
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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 
