 | Charles Hodge - 1825 - 600 páginas
...told, that Levites appointed to the office ''caused the people to understand the law," and that " they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and...sense, and caused them to understand the reading."* I quote this passage merely to point out, if not the commencement, at least the revival, of the practice... | |
 | John Milton - 1825 - 794 páginas
...custom of interpreting Scripture in the church is mentioned Nehem. viii. 8, 9- they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading: and Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people... | |
 | John Milton - 1825 - 472 páginas
...of interpreting Scripture in the church is mentioned Nehem. viii. 8, 9. ' they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading : and Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people—.'... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1825 - 766 páginas
...Nehemiah : ' And the Levites caused the people to understand the law : — So they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.' [Ch. viii. 7, 8.] Which words the doctors of the Talmud illustrate with this interpretation : ' So... | |
 | 1825 - 570 páginas
...heart, and her kingdom is the kingdom of peace. BISHOP HORNE. NEH.YÍÜ. 8. "So they read in tie bonk in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading." IN this chapter, as a late ingenious writer remarks, we have a short, but beautiful description of... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 854 páginas
...Lévites are said to have caused the people to understand the law, because " they read in the book., in the law of God, distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.1' (Neh. viii. 8.)1 Some time after the return from die great captivity, Hebrew ceased to be... | |
 | Thomas Secker - 1825 - 486 páginas
...from the captivity : and I conclude with reciting it. The Levitcs read in the book in the law of God, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. And all tJte people wept, when they heard the words of the law, Then Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest,... | |
 | 1826 - 478 páginas
...book of the law, and after addressing a prayer to the Deity, to which the people said Amen, " read in the law of God distinctly and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.* Previous to the time of Ezra, the patriachs delivered in public assemblies, either propecies or moral... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 páginas
...the people to understand the law : and the people stood in their place, 8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. was to render the Scripture as plain and intelligible to the people as they could, and not to hide... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1826 - 706 páginas
...had made for the purpose, and so taught the people; and the Priests and Levites read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. Neh. viii, 4—8. We are informed, (Actsxv, 2.) Moses of old hath in every city Hum thai preach him,... | |
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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 
