Nehemiah 13:4

“And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:”

"And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:" - Nehemiah 13:4
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What does Nehemiah 13:4 mean?

The verse Nehemiah 13:4 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah." To fully understand the meaning and significance of this verse, it is important to…

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The Perils of Affiliation: A Call to Righteous Oversight

In Nehemiah 13:4, we are introduced to a troubling situation within the community of Jerusalem post-exilic return, where Eliashib the priest, who was entrusted with the care and oversight of the chambers of God’s house, formed an alliance with Tobiah, a figure significantly…

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A Prayer for Spiritual Discernment and Integrity

O Lord, our God, we come before You today with humble hearts, recognizing the significance of Your Word and the wisdom contained within it. As we reflect on Nehemiah 13:4, where it is written, "And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the…

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Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 4:13 - "¶ Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows."
Nehemiah 11:13
Nehemiah 10:13 - "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu."
Nehemiah 12:13 - "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;"
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 7:13 - "The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five."
Nehemiah 12:4 - "Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 10:4 - "Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"
"Hodijah, Bani, Beninu." - Nehemiah 10:13
"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah," - Nehemiah 12:4
"Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch," - Nehemiah 10:4
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 4:4 - "Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 4:8 - "And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."
"¶ Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows." - Nehemiah 4:13
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
"The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five." - Nehemiah 7:13
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."