A Great Rejoicing
Homiletic Commentary
Nehemiah 12:43
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy…


A great rejoicing as it should be.

I. ASSOCIATED WITH THE BITES OF RELIGION.

II. THE OUTCOME OF A GREAT DELIVERANCE. From captivity to freedom: heathen surroundings to heaven-chosen city and Divinely-built temple. The memory of God's great goodness should awaken joy — a joy that all may share. "The wives also and the children rejoiced."

III. The preparation for strong adhesion to a great cause. Sacred festivals not an end, but a means to an end.

(Homiletic Commentary.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

WEB: They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.




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