Nehemiah 10:3

Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

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Interpretation

Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God. When we bind ourselves to do the commandments of God, it is to do all his commandments, and to look to him as the Lord, and our Lord.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 10:1-5.

Nehemiah 10:1 Nehemiah 10:2 Nehemiah 10:3 Nehemiah 10:4 Nehemiah 10:5

Glossary

Amariah Person: Said by Jehovah. (1. ) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar ( 1 Chr. 6:7 , 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar.
Pashur Person: Release. (1. ) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3 ; 12:2 ), the head of one of the priestly courses, was “chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning “deputy governor”] of the temple” ( Jer. 20:1 , 2).