And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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Interpretation
Sacrifices were to be offered only at the door of the temple; but praying and preaching were, and are, services of religion, as acceptably performed in one place as in another. Masters of families should bring their families with them to the public worship of God.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 8:1-5.
Glossary
- Ezra Person
- Help. (1. ) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel ( Neh. 12:1 ). (2. ) The “scribe” who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B. C.