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These sought their register [among] those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
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The Sacredness of Order
Commentators explain that the genealogical register was not mere paperwork but a divinely guided effort to re-establish the community. The exclusion of priests who could not prove their lineage, as seen in this verse, demonstrates the profound importance placed on maintaining the God-ordained order and purity of the priesthood.
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Nehemiah
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19th Century
Anglican
The genealogical record of the people, as the first step toward increasing the population of the metropolis, was decided upon with clear divine gui…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).
Presbyterian
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are …
