Verse Nehemiah 1:6. _LET THINE EAR_] _Hear_ what we _say_ and _confess_. _Thine eyes open _- _see_ what we _suffer_....
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...
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....
CONFESS THE SINS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, WHICH WE HAVE SINNED AGAINST THEE. God had not proved unfaithful. It was Israel who had broken the covenant, and had thus alienated the favor of God. The lo...
EAR. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. Neherniah refers to Leviticus 26:40, and 1 Kings 8:46. CHILDREN. sons. SINS... SINNED... SINNED. Hebrew. _chata, '._ App-44. I. Like Daniel, he includ...
The humble access leading to the confession of sin. _let thine ear now be attentive_ The word -attentive" is not very common in the original. It occurs again in Nehemiah 1:11, in Psalms 130:2. And wit...
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_,...
_NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER TO GOD NEHEMIAH 1:5-7:_ Nehemiah knew that the first thing that needed to be done was to seek God's help so he prayed diligently. His desire was to please the Almighty. Nehemiah beg...
2. Nehemiah's Prayer TEXT, NEHEMIAH 1:5-11 a 5 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...
_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....
1:6 time, (a-25) Or 'this day.'...
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...
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...
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,...
(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...
תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אָזְנְךָֽ ־קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת וְֽ עֵינֶ֪יךָ...
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...
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...
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...
_They. Hebrew and Septuagint, "we have sinned." (Menochius)_...
(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...
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...
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...
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess...
_Which I pray before thee night and day_ He refers to all the prayers which he had for some time been addressing to God, during his sorrow for the desolations of Jerusalem....
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,...
Nehemiah's Grief over Jerusalem....
let Thine ear now be attentive and Thine eyes open, in an attitude of most careful attention, THAT THOU MAYEST HEAR THE PRAYER OF THY SERVANT WHICH I PRAY BEFORE THEE NOW, DAY AND NIGHT, Cf 1 Kings 8:...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Nehemiah 1:6 ear H241 attentive H7183 eyes H5869 open H6605 (H8803) hear H8085 (H8800) prayer H8605 servant...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
PART I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1. EXPOSITION CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO
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...
1 John 1:9; 1 Kings 8:28; 1 Kings 8:29; 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Timothy 5:5;...
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...
Which I pray, &c. — He refers to all the prayers, which he had for some time been putting up....