a. The Day of National Humiliation, and its religious services
It must be admitted that, if the Great Day of Atonement were observed at this time, it is strange that its occurrence in this month was not made use of for the solemn service of confession. Perhaps this was one of the commands of -the law," of which the stricter observance as of the Feast of Tabernacles (Nehemiah 8:17), was now first publicly made known to the people.
CHAPTER IX _On the_ twenty-fourth _day of the_ seventh _month, the people hold_ _a solemn fast unto the Lord, and confess their sins_, 1-3. _The Levites give a general account of God's kindness and...
The festival lasted from the 15th day of the 7th month to the first. The 22nd day was a day of solemn observance Nehemiah 8:18. One day seems to have been allowed the people for rest; and then the wor...
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...
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,...
THIS MONTH. In 404 B.C., not in 426 B.C. (Nehemiah 7:73). Same as Ezra 9:1. See App-58. CHILDREN. sons....
IN THE TWENTY-AND-FOURTH DAY OF THIS MONTH— The feast of tabernacles being ended, a day was appointed for a solemn fast; when they assembled; confessed their sins; deprecated the judgments due to the...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT B. The Levites lead in a psalm of confession. 1. Introduction: The occasion on which the prayer was offered is described. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:1-5 a 1 Now on the twenty...
_NOW IN THE TWENTY AND FOURTH DAY OF THIS MONTH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE ASSEMBLED WITH FASTING, AND WITH SACKCLOTHES, AND EARTH UPON THEM._ Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month - i:e.,...
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....
So the people had the special holiday of the shelters in the 7th month of the year. It lasted from the 15th day of the month until the 22nd day (Nehemiah 8:14-18). It was a happy holiday. Two days la...
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...
IN THE TWENTY AND FOURTH DAY. — After one day of rest, the people assembled with all the tokens of sorrow, even to dust on the head (1 Samuel 4:12): the external signs and the internal spirit were one...
וּ בְ יֹום֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְ אַרְבָּעָ֜ה לַ
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...
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...
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...
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this (a) month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. (a) Meaning, the seventh....
_Month; Tizri, the day after they had sent away those women, (Calmet) whose company now covered them with confusion. (Haydock) --- They were moved to compunction, by the hearing of the law, read by Es...
CONTENTS We have in this chapter an account of a solemn fast appointed in Jerusalem, in which the Levites take a very principal part in confessing their sins....
(1) В¶ Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. (2) And the seed of Israel separated themselves fro...
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...
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...
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Ver. 1. _Now in the twenty and fourth day_] A day after t...
_Now in the twenty and fourth day_ The feast of tabernacles began on the fourteenth day, and ended on the twenty-second, all which time mourning had been forbidden, as contrary to the nature of the fe...
[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...
THE REPENTANCE OF THE PEOPLE...
Now, in the twenty and fourth day of this month, two days after the close of the Feast of Tabernacles, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE ASSEMBLED WITH FASTING AND WITH SACK-CLOTHES, AND EARTH UPON THEM, al...
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...
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 plenteo...
NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 9 The solemn fast and repentance of the people, NEHEMIAH 9:1,2; and the manner of it, NEHEMIAH 9:3. The Levites confess and bless God for his goodness to them and their fathers, NEHEM...
Nehemiah 9:1 twenty-fourth H6242 H702 day H3117 month H2320 children H1121 Israel H3478 assembled H622 (H8738) fasting
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...
THE PEOPLE GATHER SPONTANEOUSLY TO ADMIT THEIR SINFULNESS AND FAILURES TO GOD SEPARATING THEMSELVES FROM ALL WHO WERE TAINTED WITH IDOLATRY (NEHEMIAH 9:1). Nehemiah 9:1 ‘Now on the twenty fourth day...
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...
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...
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. ⇐...
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...
EXPOSITION SOLEMN FAST KEPT, WITH CONFESSION OF SINS; AND VOLUNTARY COVENANT WITH GOD ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE, AND SEALED TO...
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...
1 Samuel 4:12; 2 Chronicles 20:3; 2 Chronicles 7:10; 2 Samuel 1:2;...
Now — The next day, but one after the feast of tabernacles, which begun on the fourteenth day, and ended on the twenty second, for their consciences having been fully awakened and their hearts filled...