Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 5 Chapter Outline The Jews complain of grievances. (1–5) Nehemiah redresses the grievances. (6–13) Nehemiah's forbearanc ...

Chapter 6 Chapter Outline Sanballat's plot to hinder Nehemiah. (1–9) False prophets try to frighten Nehemiah. (10–14) The wall f ...

their work. But we should follow the example of Him who laid down his life for the sheep. Those that simply cleave to the Lord a ...

to save, and are therefore to acquaint themselves with the word of God, and to attend on the means of grace. Little ones, as the ...

Chapter Outline A solemn fast. (1–3) Prayer and confession of sin. (4–38) Verses 1–3 The word will direct and quicken prayer, fo ...

Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God ...

Verses 1–26 It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good ...

Christ be applied to it by faith, then let it be furnished with the graces of God's Spirit, for every good work. Verses 10–14 If ...

done, therefore Nehemiah refers himself to God, to recompense him. This may well be the summary of our petitions; we need no mor ...

Esther We find in this book, that even those Jews who were scattered in the province of the heathen, were taken care of, and wer ...

Mordecai discovers a plot against the king. (21–23) Verses 1–20 We see to what absurd practices those came, who were destitute o ...

consequences to him. Haman was full of wrath. His device was inspired by that wicked spirit, who has been a murderer from the be ...

his throne of grace we may always come boldly, and may be sure of an answer of peace to the prayer of faith. We are welcome, eve ...

Verses 9–14 This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman ...

Verses 12–14 Mordecai was not puffed up with his honours, he returned to his place and the duty of it. Honour is well bestowed o ...

displayed in the destruction his own art brought upon him? Let the workers of iniquity tremble, turn to the Lord, and seek pardo ...

of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And the attempts of Satan to destroy the church, always tend to increase the number ...

Chapter 10 Greatness of Ahasuerus—Mordecai's advancement. —Many instances of the grandeur of Ahasuerus might have been given: th ...

Job This book is so called from Job, whose prosperity, afflictions, and restoration, are here recorded. He lived soon after Abra ...

may be ascribed to him. While we are on this earth we are within his reach. Hence it concerns us to be sober and vigilant, 1Pe 5 ...