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Verse Nehemiah 9:3. ONE _FOURTH PART OF THE DAY_] As they did no
manner of work on this day of fasting and humiliation, so they spent
the whole of it in religious duties. They began, says _Calmet_, o...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The public humiliation and confession (Nehemiah 9:1)_
2. The great confession and prayer (Nehemiah 9:6)
Nehemiah 9:1. Two days after the feast of tabernacles had been
concluded this h...
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THE FAST AND A NATIONAL CONFESSION. All that took place, as described
in this section, was the result of the reading of the Law. The command
to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles having been observed,...
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THE BOOK OF THE LAW. See App-47.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
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_a_. The Day of National Humiliation, and its religious services
It must be admitted that, if the Great Day of Atonement were observed
at this time, it is strange that its occurrence in this month wa...
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_stood up_ Literally, -arose."
_in their place_ cf. Nehemiah 8:7. The people appear to have continued
standing where they were for six hours, listening for three hours and
worshipping three hours.
_a...
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TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT
B. The Levites lead in a psalm of confession.
1. Introduction: The occasion on which the prayer was offered is
described.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:1-5 a
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Now on the twenty...
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_AND THEY STOOD UP IN THEIR PLACE, AND READ IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW OF
THE LORD THEIR GOD ONE FOURTH PART OF THE DAY; AND ANOTHER FOURTH PART
THEY CONFESSED, AND WORSHIPPED THE LORD THEIR GOD._
Read i...
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THE RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT
4. Stairs] lit. 'ascent': probably the pulpit of wood mentioned in
Nehemiah 8:4. BANI.. BANI] One of the two names is probably an error
for 'Binnui': cp. Nehemiah 12:8....
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So the people had the special holiday of the shelters in the 7th month
of the year. It lasted from the 15th day of the month until the 22nd
day (Nehemiah 8:14-18). It was a happy holiday.
Two days la...
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THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
CHAPTER 9
Nehemiah still had not finished his work for God. He could have
returned to Persia. He had a success...
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ONE FOURTH PART. — Both day and night were divided into four parts.
All orders standing in their respective place, the reading occupied
the morning and the worship the afternoon. It is the latter whic...
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וַ יָּק֨וּמוּ֙ עַל ־עָמְדָ֔ם וַֽ
יִּקְרְא֗וּ...
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THE RELIGION OF HISTORY
Nehemiah 9:1
AFTER the carnival-Lent. This Catholic procedure was anticipated by
the Jews in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. The merry feast of
Tabernacles was scarcely over, w...
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GOD'S HAND IN HISTORY
Nehemiah 9:1
What a blessed result of the Bible-study of the previous chapter. It
led to confession, separation from evil association and worship. It is
good to review the deali...
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After a brief interval, following the feast came the great day of
humiliation. The people separated themselves entirely from all who
were not actually within the Covenant, and gave themselves to
confe...
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And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of
the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth
part they (b) confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God....
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(3) And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law
of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth
part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
The...
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Revival
I. INTRODUCTION
A. As I pointed out last week, Chapter's 7 & 8 began the second
"phase" in the book of Nehemiah.
1. The first part being the construction of the walls.
2. The second, being...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, AND 11.
On the twenty-fourth day, the people came together to humble
themselves in a manner that became their position, and they separated
themselves f...
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And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of
the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth
part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
Ver....
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_They stood up and read in the book of the law_ That is, the Levites
stood up in a place built for them, and read the law as they did
before, interpreting the sense of what they read. _One fourth part...
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[A SOLEMNE FAST.]
1 A solemne Fast, and repentance of the people.
4 The Leuites make a religious confession of Gods goodnes, and their
wickednes.
1 NOW in the [NOTE: Esther 8:2.] twentie and fourth...
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And they, probably Ezra and his assistants, STOOD UP IN THEIR PLACE,
on the platform erected for that purpose, AND READ IN THE BOOK OF THE
LAW OF THE LORD, THEIR GOD, ONE-FOURTH PART OF THE DAY, appar...
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THE REPENTANCE OF THE PEOPLE...
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ISRAEL'S GUILT CONFESSED TO THEIR CREATOR
(vv. 1-6)
The Great Day of Atonement was on the _first_ day of the seventh
month, followed by the Feast of Tabernacles beginning the 15th day;
but what shou...
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1-3 The word will direct and quicken prayer, for by it the Spirit
helps our infirmities in prayer. The careful study of God's word will
more and more discover to us our own sinfulness, and the plenteo...
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READ IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW; so as they did before, giving them the
sense of what they read; of which SEE POOLE ON "NEHEMIAH 8:7", SEE
POOLE ON "NEHEMIAH 8:8". ONE FOURTH PART OF THE DAY, to wit, for...
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Nehemiah 9:3 up H6965 (H8799) place H5977 read H7121 (H8799) Book
H5612 Law H8451 LORD H3068 God...
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THE PEOPLE MOURN OVER THEIR SINS, CONFESS THEM, AND ARE LED BY THE
LEVITES IN A PRAYER OF CONTRITION AND REMEMBRANCE OF GOD'S GRACE
CONTINUALLY REVEALED TOWARDS THEM IN THE PAST, IN HOPE THAT IN THE
F...
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THE PEOPLE GATHER SPONTANEOUSLY TO ADMIT THEIR SINFULNESS AND FAILURES
TO GOD SEPARATING THEMSELVES FROM ALL WHO WERE TAINTED WITH IDOLATRY
(NEHEMIAH 9:1).
Nehemiah 9:1
‘Now on the twenty fourth day...
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CONTENTS: The people feast and repent. Confession of the priests and
Levites.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Shebmah, Bunni,
Chenani, Hash-habaliah, Hodijah, Pethahiah.
CONCLUSION...
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Nehemiah 9:1. On _the twenty fourth day of this month._ The third day
after the feast of tabernacles, the people assembled with fasting, to
abjure associations with heathen women. See Ezra 10:3.
Nehem...
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NEHEMIAH 9:1 A Prayer of Confession, Penitence, and Covenant
Commitment. The next phase in the great act of covenant renewal is a
prayer of praise, confession, and petition.
⇐...
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 9:2 SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM ALL
FOREIGNERS. See Ezra 9:1. Here it refers not just to marriage but also
to the integrity of the community in general
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The confession recorded in this chapter uses
largely the language of the older Scriptures. For Nehemiah 9:6 see
Psalms 86:10; Exodus 20:11, and...
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EXPOSITION
SOLEMN FAST KEPT, WITH CONFESSION OF SINS; AND VOLUNTARY COVENANT WITH
GOD ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE, AND SEALED TO...
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Now in chapter 9:
In the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were
assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them
(Nehemiah 9:1).
So, again, it's quite a pictures...
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Nehemiah 8:3; Nehemiah 8:4; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 8:8...
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Book of the law — As they did before, giving them the sense of what
they read. Fourth part — For three hours; there were twelve hours in
their day, probably they began after the morning sacrifice, and...