We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
When Israel was first brought into covenant with God it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, Ex. 24. But here it was done by the more natural and common way of sealing and subscribing the written articles of the covenant, which bound them to no more than was already their duty. Now here we have, I.
Commenting on Nehemiah 10:1-31
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons,.... Intermarry with them as they had done, and were prone to do, and even did after this, Neh 13:23. . Nehemiah 10:31 neh 10:31 neh 10:31 neh 10:31And if the people of the land bring ware,....
POINTS OF THE COVENANT. (Neh 10:29-39) to observe and do all the commandments, &c.--This national covenant, besides containing a solemn pledge of obedience to the divine law generally, specified their engagement to some particular duties, which the character and exigency of the times stamped with great urgency and importance, and which may be summed up under the following heads: that they abstain from contracting matrimonial...
Commenting on Nehemiah 10:29-39