Nehemiah 13:14

14 Remember me, my God, for this. Do not ignore my love for the Temple and its service.

Nehemiah 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 13:14

Remember me, O my God, concerning this
Not in a way of strict justice, as if he thought he merited anything at the hand of God for what he had done; but in a way of grace and mercy, that he would graciously accept thereof, as done for the honour of his name, and overlook all failings and infirmities therein, see ( Nehemiah 13:22 )

and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my
God, and for the offices thereof;
for the support of the worship of God in the temple, and for the regulating of the wards and courses in it, both priests and Levites, and for the maintenance of them; which being done from a right principle, love to God, and with a right view, the glory of his name, might be truly reckoned good works: and which he desires might not be wiped or blotted out of the book of his remembrance, see ( Hosea 6:10 ) .

Nehemiah 13:14 In-Context

12 All the people of Judah then brought to the storerooms a tenth of their crops, new wine, and olive oil.

13 I put these men in charge of the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the teacher, and Pedaiah a Levite. I made Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, their helper. Everyone knew they were honest men. They gave out the portions that went to their relatives.

14 Remember me, my God, for this. Do not ignore my love for the Temple and its service.

15 In those days I saw people in Judah working in the winepresses on the Sabbath day. They were bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys. And they were bringing loads of wine, grapes, and figs into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them about selling food on that day.

16 People from the city of Tyre who were living in Jerusalem brought in fish and other things and sold them there on the Sabbath day to the people of Judah.