Nehemiah 13:15

"Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances."

Key Reflection

Nehemiah pleads with God to acknowledge his faithful actions in serving the temple and its rituals, reminding God of the good he has done despite witnessing others' transgressions on the Sabbath. This plea underscores Nehemiah’s commitment to religious integrity and his desire for divine recognition of his efforts.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The desecration of the Sabbath is first brought into prominence among the sins of the Jewish people by JeremiahJeremiah 17:21-27. It could not but have gained ground during the captivity, when foreign masters would not have allowed the cessation of labor for one day in seven. On the return from the captivity, the sabbatical rest appears to have been one of the institutions most difficult to re-establish. In the day -Some render, “concerning the day.”

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