Nehemiah 9 - Introduction
* A solemn fast. (1-3) Prayer and confession of sin. (4-38)... [ Continue Reading ]
* A solemn fast. (1-3) Prayer and confession of sin. (4-38)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-3 The word will direct and quicken prayer, for by it the Spirit helps our infirmities in prayer. The careful study of God's word will more and more discover to us our own sinfulness, and the plenteousness of his salvation; thus it calls us to mourn for sin, and to rejoice in him. Every discovery o... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be th... [ Continue Reading ]