What is the meaning of Nehemiah 10:35? We will also bring The people are making a fresh pledge. After years of exile and neglect, they freely decide, “We’re going to act.” • This is corporate obedience—every family signs on (Nehemiah 10:28-29). • The word “also” shows follow-through on earlier promises—they are stacking commitment upon commitment (2 Chronicles 29:31). • Bringing something to God involves movement: a deliberate leaving of self-interest to honor Him (Romans 12:1). the firstfruits of our land God is given the first and the best, not the leftovers. • Exodus 23:19: “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God”. • Proverbs 3:9-10 links firstfruits with divine provision. • Offering the first part of the harvest is a literal reminder that the land itself is a gift (Leviticus 25:23). and of every fruit tree No corner of the orchard is exempt. • Leviticus 19:23-24 required fruit trees to be treated as holy in their early years. • Deuteronomy 26:2 speaks of placing fruit in a basket and presenting it before God, recounting His salvation story. • The phrase “every fruit tree” shuts the door on stinginess—completeness is the goal (Joel 2:22 shows God’s care for the trees, so they are gladly returned to Him). to the house of the LORD Offerings have a specific destination: God’s chosen house in Jerusalem. • Deuteronomy 12:11: God appoints “the place” for His name, and worshipers gather there. • Psalm 122:1 celebrates the joy of entering that house. • Malachi 3:10 connects bringing gifts to the temple with windows of blessing. year by year Faithfulness has a calendar. • Deuteronomy 14:22 commands an annual tithe “year after year.” • Luke 2:41 notes Jesus’ earthly family going to Jerusalem every year—habitual obedience. • Hebrews 13:15 urges a continual sacrifice of praise; regular giving mirrors that pattern. Consistency guards the heart: what we do repeatedly shapes what we love. summary Nehemiah 10:35 pictures a community joyfully pledging steady, wholehearted devotion. They bring—voluntarily and together—the very first and best produce of field and tree. They deliver it to God’s appointed house, not sporadically but every single year. The verse calls believers today to place God first in tangible ways, give comprehensively, gather with His people, and keep at it faithfully. When the firstfruits belong to Him, the whole harvest—and the whole heart—follows. |
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