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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. HOW NEHEMIAH RETURNEDTO JERUSALEM AND THE BUILDING OF THE WALL
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Nehemiah hears of the condition of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1)_
2. His great sorrow, and pray...
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PART III (Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 7:73_ a_). THE WORK OF NEHEMIAH.
Nehemiah 1:1 a. Nehemiah, Hearing of the Evil Plight of his Brethren
in Jerusalem, Prays for Divine Aid....
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REMEMBER.... IF YE TRANSGRESS. WILL SCATTER YOU ABROAD AMONG THE
NATIONS.
The reference is not to any particular passage, but to various
statements to this effect; such passages as Leviticus 26:33-45;...
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TURN UNTO ME. National repentance was ever the one great condition of
Israel's national blessing (Deuteronomy 30:2, &c.); and is still the
condition. Compare Acts 3:19, which, with Acts 28:17;...
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The Promise. The appeal to this promise marks the crisis of the
prayer.
if _ye turn_ R.V. RETURN. The word, as in Deuteronomy 30:2, is
stronger than to -turn". It denotes a -return" from a wrong road...
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Nehemiah's Prayer
This prayer falls into five portions: (1) the opening address,
Nehemiah 1:5; (2) the humble approach, Nehemiah 1:6 _a_; (3) the
confession of sins, Nehemiah 1:6 _b_,...
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_REMEMBERING GOD'S PROMISE -- NEHEMIAH 1:8-9:_ Nehemiah's prayer
recalled the promise that God had made to Moses. "Please remember the
promise you made to Moses. You told him that if we were unfaithfu...
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2. Nehemiah's Prayer
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 1:5-11 a
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And I said, I beseech Thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and
awesome God, who preserves the covenant and loving-kindness of those
who love Him and...
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_AND SAID, I BESEECH THEE, O LORD GOD OF HEAVEN, THE GREAT AND
TERRIBLE GOD, THAT KEEPETH COVENANT AND MERCY FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM
AND OBSERVE HIS COMMANDMENTS:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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ILL NEWS FROM JERUSALEM. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER
1. The words] better, 'the history.' Some thirteen or fourteen years
separate the visit of Nehemiah to Jerusalem, recorded in this book,
from that of Ezra w...
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THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH
EXPLANATION
There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the
number...
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We read about several of Nehemiah’s prayers in this book. Some of
his prayers were very short. But this one helps us to understand what
Nehemiah’s prayers were like. When Nehemiah started his prayer,...
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(4-11) Nehemiah’s appeal to God. The prayer is a perfect example of
the private and individual devotion with which the later Hebrew
Scriptures abound. It begins with formal and appropriate invocation...
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וְ שַׁבְתֶּ֣ם אֵלַ֔י וּ שְׁמַרְתֶּם֙
מִצְוֹתַ֔י...
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NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER
Nehemiah 1:4
NEHEMIAH records the twofold effect of the melancholy news which his
brother and the other travellers from Jerusalem brought him. Its first
consequence was grief; its s...
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A PATRIOT'S PRAYER
Nehemiah 1:1
Though living in luxury, in the winter palace of the Persian kings,
Nehemiah's heart was keenly sensitive to all that affected his people.
But he turned from tears to...
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This is the last Book of Old Testament history. An interval of about
twelve years occurred between the reformation under Ezra and the
coming of Nehemiah. The story is the continuation of the work
comm...
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_World. Literally, "of heaven, or the sky," (Haydock) which seems to
the vulgar (Calmet) to rest upon the horizon. (Tirinus) See
Deuteronomy xxx. 4._...
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(5) В¶ And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and
terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him
and observe his commandments: (6) Let thine ear now be attenti...
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Recognizing the Need
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Nehemiah is a book about re-building that which is broken down!
1. It's about seeing a work that needs to be done and allowing the
Holy Spirit the freedom to...
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Through grace, faith had set up the altar, and the Gentiles had had
nothing to do with it, except by voluntary service; but when the city
is to be rebuilt, it is the governor appointed by the Gentiles...
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But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them;
though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the
heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto...
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_But if ye turn unto me, I will gather them from thence_, &c. This
promise made by Moses he trusted God would fulfil, as he had the
threatening. It is to be observed, that Nehemiah was directed in thi...
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1 Nehemiah, vnderstanding by Hanani, the misery of Ierusalem,
mourneth, fasteth and prayeth.
5 His prayer.
1 THE words of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachaliah. And it came to passe
in the moneth Chisleu,...
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MOVED BY THE REPORTED CONDITION OF JERUSALEM
Though verse 1 makes it clear that this whole book records "the words
of Nehemiah," it may be that Nehemiah spoke these words to another
person, who wrote...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Nehemiah 1:9 return H7725 (H8804) keep H8104 (H8804) commandments
H4687 do H6213 (H8804) out H5080 ...
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NEHEMIAH'S CRY GOES UP TO GOD (NEHEMIAH 1:4).
So Nehemiah now did what God's true people always do when they face
adversity. He prayed to YHWH. The prayer is very much an
individualistic one, although...
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CONTENTS: Nehemiah learns of distress in Jerusalem. His prayer.
CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Hanani.
CONCLUSION: The desolation and distresses of the church should deeply
concern the Christian and mov...
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Nehemiah 1:1. _The words of Nehemiah._ Poole, in his Synopsis of the
Critics, having examined very accurately what antiquity has said
concerning the author of this book, I cannot do better than transl...
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_But if ye turn to Me, and keep My commandments._
THE SPIRITUAL FAVOURITE AT THE THRONE OF GRACE
“If you turn unto Me, and keep My commandments.” There is no
promise of mercy but to those that turn....
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_And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and
wept._
SAD TIDINGS AND FRUITFUL GRIEF
I. The occasion of His grief.
1. Not personal loss.
(1) Men grieve on account of personal...
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_The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah._
THE ROYAL CUP-BEARER
I. Let us notice the words alluded to by Nehemiah. They were as
follows: “And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentiet...
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NEHEMIAH 1:1 Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem to Rebuild Its Walls. This
section recounts Nehemiah’s vision for and first efforts in
rebuilding Jerusalem. He learns of Jerusalem’s decaying condition
(Neh...
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 1:9 IF YOU RETURN TO ME. Nehemiah appeals
to God’s promise that, if Israel repented, he would restore them to
the land and prosperity (Leviticus 26
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.]
NEHEMIAH 1:1. THE WORDS] (Heb. Divray). See 1 Kings 11:41, where the
same word is rendered “acts.” HACHALIAH] His ancestral home was
Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:3). Hence he was probably...
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PART I.
INTRODUCTORY SECTION. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1.
EXPOSITION
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO
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By Chuck Smith
Let's turn to Nehemiah for our study this evening.
Nehemiah introduces himself in the first verse of chapter 1 and the
date of the writing of his prophecy, the twentieth year of Artaxer...
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1 Chronicles 16:35; 1 Kings 9:3; Deuteronomy 12:21; Deuteronomy 12:5;...
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NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER
Nehemiah 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are now entering a new series of three sermons concerning Nehemiah
and the depleted city of Jerusalem which he loved. In this study we
will consi...