The verse is part of a list of names in the chapter, naming Iddo, Ginnetho, and Abijah among the priests connected with the return and restoration of Israel. The names listed are specifically the courses of the priests. The chapter describes the dedication of Jerusalem's restored wall after the return from Babylonian captivity, celebrated with gladness, thanksgiving, singing, music, purification, sacrifices, and rejoicing shared by the whole people, including women and children.
The verse stands in the closing part of the record of Nehemiah, the governor appointed by the Lord and given the burden of restoring Jerusalem. The story to which the verse belongs — the ups and downs, battles and conflicts, defeats and victories of the Jews at Jerusalem under the last reformation — is typical of God's work in other ages, especially in the last days, when adversaries exert every effort to hinder the work but God carries it on to glorious success, closing with reform toward better observance of the Sabbath.
The verse is part of a list of names in the chapter, naming Iddo, Ginnetho, and Abijah among the priests connected with the return and restoration of Israel. The names listed are specifically the courses of the priests. The chapter describes the dedication of Jerusalem's restored wall after the return from Babylonian captivity, celebrated with gladness, thanksgiving, singing, music, purification, sacrifices, and rejoicing shared by the whole people, including women and children.
The verse stands in the closing part of the record of Nehemiah, the governor appointed by the Lord and given the burden of restoring Jerusalem. The story to which the verse belongs — the ups and downs, battles and conflicts, defeats and victories of the Jews at Jerusalem under the last reformation — is typical of God's work in other ages, especially in the last days, when adversaries exert every effort to hinder the work but God carries it on to glorious success, closing with reform toward better observance of the Sabbath.