Nehemiah 10:33 Meaning and Explanation
“For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The temple tax provides for the bread of the Presence, the regular offerings, the feasts, and the sin offerings that made atonement for Israel.
What Does Nehemiah 10:33 Mean?
This verse details what the temple contribution would fund: the bread set before the LORD, the daily grain and burnt offerings, the worship of Sabbaths, new moons, and appointed feasts, and especially the sin offerings that made atonement for Israel. It was a comprehensive support of the whole sacrificial system.
At the heart of this list stands atonement, the covering of sin so that a holy God and a sinful people might dwell together. The people gave to sustain the very offerings that pointed beyond themselves to the perfect sacrifice to come, in whom atonement would be made once for all and the need for these daily offerings fulfilled.
Nehemiah 10:33 in the Original Language
kaphar (כָּפַר), 'atonement' -- to cover or make reconciliation, the covering of sin so God and his people may dwell together.
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What does Nehemiah 10:33 mean?
The temple tax provides for the bread of the Presence, the regular offerings, the feasts, and the sin offerings that made atonement for Israel.