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Verse 14. _MADEST KNOWN UNTO THEM THY HOLY SABBATH_] They appear to
have forgotten this _first_ of all the commandments of God, during
their sojourning in Egypt....
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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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MADEST KNOWN... THY, &C. Jehovah's Sabbath was in Genesis 2:1. Made
known to Israel (Exodus 20:9). Established as. sign (Exodus 31:13).
HOLY. See note on...
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_and madest known … sabbath_ Cf. Ezekiel 20:12. Apparently referring
to the fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:8-11. Cf. Exodus 31:16). But it
is to be noticed that the observance of the Sabbath is prescri...
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4. God's hand is seen in the Exodus.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:9-15
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Thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,
And didst hear their cry by the Red Sea.
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Then Thou didst perform signs and...
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_THOU ART THE LORD THE GOD, WHO DIDST CHOOSE ABRAM, AND BROUGHTEST HIM
FORTH OUT OF UR OF THE CHALDEES, AND GAVEST HIM THE NAME OF ABRAHAM;_
NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES....
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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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While they were in the desert, God called Moses up to Sinai Mountain.
On Sinai Mountain, God gave Moses good and fair laws for his people.
God told the people to rest on the 7th day of the week. That...
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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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MADEST KNOWN UNTO THEM THY HOLY SABBATH. — Every word here, as well
as the prominence given to this among the other “commandments,”
must be noted as illustrating the importance of this ordinance in th...
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וְ אֶת ־שַׁבַּ֥ת קָדְשְׁךָ֖
הֹודַ֣עַתָ לָהֶ֑ם...
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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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_Sabbath. Which it seems had not been observed by them before, (Exodus
xvi. 23.; Calmet) at least not with such exactitude. (Haydock)_...
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(6) Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven
of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are
therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserve...
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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 madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them
precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
Ver. 14. _And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath_] Not then
firs...
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_And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath_ That holy sabbath day
which thou didst bless and sanctify to Adam, commanding him, and in
him all his posterity, to observe it, which yet almost all natio...
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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 madest known unto them Thy holy Sabbath, Exodus 20:8, AND
COMMANDEDST THEM PRECEPTS, STATUTES, AND LAWS, both those concerning
them as God's covenant people and those governing their relation to
a...
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The Levites Confess the People's Wickedness...
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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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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...
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THY HOLY SABBATH; that holy and blessed sabbath day which thou didst
bless and sanctify to Adam in Paradise, GENESIS 2:3, commanding him,
and in him all his posterity, to observe it, which yet almost...
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Nehemiah 9:14 known H3045 (H8689) holy H6944 Sabbath H7676 commanded
H6680 (H8765) precepts H4687 statutes H2706 l
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GOD'S RESULTANT FULL PROVISION FOR HIS PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 9:12).
Having delivered them so wonderfully and powerfully God had made full
provision for His people in the wilderness:
· He had made His pres...
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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...
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GOD'S INITIAL GREAT DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE FROM FOREIGN OWNERSHIP,
HIS WONDERFUL PROVISION FOR THEM, AND THEIR RESPONSE BY SEEKING
ANOTHER CAPTAIN WHO WOULD TAKE THEM BACK INTO BONDAGE (NEHEMIAH 9:...
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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...
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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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MADEST KNOWN UNTO THEM
This important passage fixes beyond all cavil the time when the
sabbath, God's rest (Genesis 2:1) was given to man.
Compare (Exodus 20:9).
F IN (CF11\UL EXO_31:13-17) the sabb...
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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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_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...
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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 9:6 The prayer mixes confession with
memories of God’s grace and petition. It follows the biblical story
as told in Genesis 1:1–Kings....
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 9:13 MOUNT SINAI is where God gave the Ten
Commandments and detailed instructions for applying them (RULES, LAWS,
statutes
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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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Deuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 4:5; Deuteronomy 5:31; Exodus 16:29;...