Nehemiah 8:10
And the governor said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for the day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.
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Deuteronomy 26:11and you shall rejoice in all the good things, which the Lord your God has given you, you and your family, and the Levite, and the stranger that is within you.
1 Chronicles 16:27Glory and praise are in his presence; strength and rejoicing are in his place.
Esther 9:22for on these days the Jews obtained rest from their enemies; and as to the month, which was Adar, in which a change was made for them, from mourning to joy, and from sorrow to a good day, to spend the whole of it in good days of + 9:22 Gr. weddings. feasting and gladness, sending portions to their friends, and to the poor.
Psalms 28:7There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire. 1
Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; and let the children of Sion exult in their king. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:24A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to show his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:10-13
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Levites stilled… Read the whole commentary →