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All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
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A People Hungry for Truth
Commentators emphasize that the initiative for this assembly came from the people themselves. They gathered "as one man," a phrase highlighting their profound unity and shared desire. This wasn't a top-down command from a leader but a grassroots movement of people spiritually hungry to hear God's Word.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The street - Rather, “the square” or “court.” So in Nehemiah 8:16 (). The court seems to have been one between the eastern gate of the templ…
19th Century
Anglican
As one man. —The unanimity rather than the number is emphatic here.
And they spake unto Ezra.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all the people gathered themselves together as one maninto the street that was before the watergate<…
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