Nehemiah 12:30 Meaning and Explanation
“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.”
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Read Full Chapter →The priests and Levites purified themselves, the people, and the gates and the wall before the dedication.
What Does Nehemiah 12:30 Mean?
Before the celebration could begin, the priests and Levites carried out rites of purification, cleansing themselves first, then the people, and finally the gates and the wall itself.
Approach to God begins with cleansing. They understood that holy joy requires holy people, and so they sought purity before they sang. The pattern points forward to the deeper cleansing Christ provides, who washes His people that they may stand before God unashamed. What is dedicated to the Lord must first be made clean.
Nehemiah 12:30 in the Original Language
taher (טָהֵר), 'purified' -- to make ceremonially clean and fit to come before God.
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What does Nehemiah 12:30 mean?
The priests and Levites purified themselves, the people, and the gates and the wall before the dedication.