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Verse 27. _THOU GAVEST THEM SAVIOURS_] The whole book of Judges is a
history of God's mercies, and their rebellions....
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THOU GAVEST THEM SAVIOURS - See Judges 3:15 etc....
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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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_enemies … vexed_ R.V. ADVERSARIES … DISTRESSED. The English
version cannot reproduce the alliteration of the Hebrew, where
-adversaries," -distressed" and -trouble" have a common root.
_thou heardest...
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The Period of the Judges
This is narrated without any attempt at detailed treatment....
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7. Disobedience, punishment, and repentance characterize the period of
judges and kings.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:26-31
26
But they became disobedient and rebelled against Thee,
And cast Thy law behind th...
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_THEIR CHILDREN ALSO MULTIPLIEDST THOU AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN, AND
BROUGHTEST THEM INTO THE LAND, CONCERNING WHICH THOU HADST PROMISED TO
THEIR FATHERS, THAT THEY SHOULD GO IN TO POSSESS IT._
No JFB...
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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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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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God was good to his people the *Jews. He looked after them and he gave
them a good country to live in. But they did not obey him. God sent
*prophets to warn them, but they killed the *prophets. So God...
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THEIR ENEMIES WHO VEXED THEM. — The phraseology in this and the
following verse shows that the Book of Judges is carefully remembered
in the prayer....
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וַֽ תִּתְּנֵם֙ בְּ יַ֣ד צָֽרֵיהֶ֔ם וַ
יָּצֵ֖ר
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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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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...
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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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_Saviours. Josue, (Calmet) and more particularly the judges,
(Menochius) David, &c. (Calmet)_...
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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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Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who
vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto
thee, thou heardest [them] from heaven; and according to thy mani...
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_When they cried unto thee_, &c. The whole book of Judges verities
this, that God delivered them for their sins unto the Moabites, the
Canaanites, and divers other enemies, who grievously domineered o...
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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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Therefore Thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who
vexed them, Judges 2:14; AND IN THE TIME OF THEIR TROUBLE, WHEN THEY
CRIED UNTO THEE, THOU HEARDEST THEM FROM HEAVEN; AND ACCORDING...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Nehemiah 9:27 delivered H5414 (H8799) hand H3027 enemies H6862
oppressed H6887 (H8686) time H6256 trouble H6869 cr
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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 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 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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REPEATED CYCLES OF REBELLION, DELIVERANCE INTO THE HANDS OF ENEMIES,
FERVENT INTERCESSION, DIVINE INTERVENTION (NEHEMIAH 9:26).
They now described to God how they had behaved as a nation, the
constant...
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GOD'S CONTINUAL ACTIVITY ON BEHALF OF HIS PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 9:18).
In this second main section they now outlined to God how regularly the
people had rebelled against Him, and yet how nevertheless He ha...
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THE FIRST CYCLES (NEHEMIAH 9:26).
Note the pattern of the initial cycles. Rebellion (Nehemiah 9:26).
Deliverance to enemies (Nehemiah 9:27 a). The plea for help ...
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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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_Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against Thee._
PROVOCATIONS AND PUNISHMENT
I. How justly we may be charged, as the Jews in the text, with having
wrought great provocations. This wi...
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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 9:26 This pattern of sin, judgment,
repentance, and deliverance is typical of the book of Judges 1:1.
KILLED YOUR PROPHETS. Compare...
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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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1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Samuel 12:11; 2 Chronicles 36:17; 2 Kings 13:5;...