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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Nehemiah 9:38

Sure covenant, &c. — It was sealed and left upon record, that it might be a witness against them, if they dealt deceitfully.

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See also Nehemiah 9:38 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Nehemiah 9:38. _OUR PRINCES, LEVITES, AND PRIESTS, SEAL UNTO IT._] Persuaded that we have brought all the miseries upon ourselves by our transgressions, _feeling much_ and _fearing more_, we ma...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SEAL UNTO IT - The exact force of the phrase used is doubtful; but its general sense must be that the classes named took part in the sealing. It was usual in the East to authenticate covenants by appe...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    NEHEMIAH 9:38 TO NEHEMIAH 10:39. THE COVENANT. This section is probably originally from Ezra's memoirs, though it has been considerably worked over, presumably not by the Chronicler, since he writes i...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND BECAUSE, &C. Ezra chapter 10 in Hebrew text begins with this verse. PRINCES. Nehemiah and Hananiah, if not others, were members of the royal family of Judah. See Nehemiah 1:1. This chapter is para...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Nehemiah 10:1 in Heb.; so Luther. The A.V. and R.V. follow the division of the Vulg. and LXX. _And because of all this_ R.V. AND YET FOR ALL THIS. R.V. marg. -Or, _because of_". The relation of this s...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WE MAKE A SURE COVENANT, AND WRITE IT— It was but of little consequence what such a refractory people promised; for, what regard would they have to their own hand-writing, who would not regard the ten...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    8. Prayer for present mercy. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:32-38 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who dost keep covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship se...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND BECAUSE OF ALL THIS WE MAKE A SURE COVENANT, AND WRITE IT; AND OUR PRINCES, LEVITES, AND PRIESTS, SEAL UNTO IT._ We make a sure covenant, and write - i:e., subscribe or sign it. This written doc...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AND BECAUSE OF ALL THIS] RV 'and yet for all this.' WE MAKE A SURE _covenant_] The original covenant between Israel and the Lord made at Sinai (Exodus 24) had been renewed by Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 15...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    So the people decided to make promises to God. They wrote down their agreement with God and their leaders signed it. Then everybody would know what they had promised to do. We can read about this agr...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BECAUSE OF ALL THIS. — On the ground of this confession, and to prove our sincerity. SEAL UNTO IT. — On the sealed [document]. Each party impressed his seal on moist clay, which was then hardened. So...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Nehemiah 10:1]_ וּ בְ כָל ־זֹ֕את אֲנַ֛חְנוּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PENALTY OF INGRATITUDE AND DISOBEDIENCE Nehemiah 9:22 The theme of this prayer is the covenant mercy of God. However great the provocation of the Chosen People, He never swerved from His ancient...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And because of all this we make (n) a sure [covenant], and write [it]; and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto it]. (n) Thus by affliction they promise to keep God's commandments to which...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Because. Or "considering all these things," as chastisements due to our transgressions, we are resolved now to reform our conduct, (Haydock) and to comply more exactly with the covenant, which we wil...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (32) Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS READER! there is a sweet improvement suggested to us in this solemn fast of God's ancient people, which we shall do well to observe, for this will be to convert their afflictions into a so...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And because of all this we make a sure [covenant], and write [it]; and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto it]. Ver. 38. _And because of all this_] Our sin and misery. _ We make a sure c...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Because of all this we make a sure covenant_ Considering all this, they resolved to renew their covenant with God for better obedience, which they promise as the only remedy to procure perfect delive...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And because of all this we make a sure covenant and write it, subscribing and signing the written document, in order to make it more impressive before all the people; AND OUR PRINCES, LEVITES, AND PRI...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Levites Confess the People's Wickedness...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SEAL UNTO IT: _ Heb._ are at the sealing, or sealed...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    4-38 The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BECAUSE OF ALL THIS; because all this misery lies upon us for our sins, we do heartily repent of them, and resolve to forsake them. Or, we faithfully promise and engage ourselves to future obedience....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Nehemiah 9:38 make H3772 (H8802) sure H548 write H3789 (H8802) leaders H8269 Levites H3881 priests H3548 seal...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CRY OF THE LEVITES TO GOD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 9:4). What follows was presumably the culmination of the three hours of confession and worship, and was a summing up in prayer by the ch...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THEY REMIND GOD OF THE POSITION THAT THEY ARE IN, GOVERNED BY A FOREIGN POWER, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT WAS THROUGH THEIR OWN FAULT BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN SINS AND THE SINS OF THEIR FATHERS, AND ASSURE HIM...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LEVITES' PLEA ON THE BASIS OF GOD'S PAST MERCIES (NEHEMIAH 9:9). The Levites now reminded God that He had been faithful to His covenant throughout their history, declared their recognition of His...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    SEAL See (Nehemiah 10:1)....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And because of all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it._ COVENANTING WITH GOD It may be asked, Are Christians of the present day expected to enter into such covenants? To this we reply both...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God._ THE SUPPLIANT The true test of the good received in religious ordinances is their sanctifying effect on the life. Many a tree is gay with bloss...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 9:36 WE ARE SLAVES. The people’s continuing sinfulness explains why they are not yet entirely free. To resolve this situation, the people will enter a solemn COVENANT....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SOLEMN FAST KEPT, WITH CONFESSION OF SINS; AND VOLUNTARY COVENANT WITH GOD ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE, AND SEALED TO...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 15:12; 2 Chronicles 15:13; 2 Chronicles 23:16; 2 Chronicles 29:10;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    A CALL TO CONSECRATION Nehemiah 9:32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It would be impossible for us to study the Book of Nehemiah in the detail which it demands. We are necessarily limited in space, and must seek...

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