he city committed to Hananiah. (1-4) Register of those that
first returned. (5-73)
Verses 1-4: Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian
court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The
public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and
his family against sin.
Verses 5-73: Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God,
depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every
good gift and every good work are from above. God gives
knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must
be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to
the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn
back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those
who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and
glory!
he city committed to Hananiah. (1-4) Register of those that
first returned. (5-73)