And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
This verse belongs to the great day of thanksgiving at Jerusalem for the dedication of the walls restored under Nehemiah after the return from the Babylonian captivity. Before the dedication the priests and Levites purified themselves and purified the people. That purification also extended to the gates and the wall. On the day of dedication two great processions of princes, priests, singers, and people went up on the wall at opposite points and marched on top of the wall until they joined into one continuous procession around the whole city.
The priests with trumpets named in the verse took their place in keeping that dedication with gladness, with thanksgiving and singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps. After uniting, the procession stood still and gave thanks, and the singers sang loud with Jezrahiah as their overseer. Great sacrifices were offered that day, and all rejoiced with wives and children because God had made them rejoice with great joy, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. Sacrifices and offerings with material giving belong practically to thanksgiving, providing a pattern for a Thanksgiving program.
This verse belongs to the great day of thanksgiving at Jerusalem for the dedication of the walls restored under Nehemiah after the return from the Babylonian captivity. Before the dedication the priests and Levites purified themselves and purified the people. That purification also extended to the gates and the wall. On the day of dedication two great processions of princes, priests, singers, and people went up on the wall at opposite points and marched on top of the wall until they joined into one continuous procession around the whole city.
The priests with trumpets named in the verse took their place in keeping that dedication with gladness, with thanksgiving and singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps. After uniting, the procession stood still and gave thanks, and the singers sang loud with Jezrahiah as their overseer. Great sacrifices were offered that day, and all rejoiced with wives and children because God had made them rejoice with great joy, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. Sacrifices and offerings with material giving belong practically to thanksgiving, providing a pattern for a Thanksgiving program.