Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Nehemiah 9:25
fat land. rich soil.
wells digged. Hebrew. bor, cisterns hewed. See note on Genesis 21:19.
delighted themselves. made their Eden. Hebrew. 'anag. Hithp. pret. only here.
fat land. rich soil.
wells digged. Hebrew. bor, cisterns hewed. See note on Genesis 21:19.
delighted themselves. made their Eden. Hebrew. 'anag. Hithp. pret. only here.
Verse 25. _BECAME FAT, AND DELIGHTED THEMSELVES_] They became effeminate, fell under the power of _luxury_, got totally corrupted in their manners, sinned against all the mercies of God, and then wer...
BECAME FAT. - i. e., “grew proud,” or “wanton” - a phrase only occurring here, in the margin reference, and in Jeremiah 5:28. DELIGHTED THEMSELVES - Rather, “luxuriated.” The word in the original doe...
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,...
_strong cities_ R.V. FENCED CITIES. Cf. Deuteronomy 9:1; Joshua 14:12, e.g. Jericho, Ai, and Hebron, but it was a long time before all the cities were reduced. Thus Jerusalem held out until David's re...
6. God's compassion takes them to Canaan. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 9:22-25 22 Thou didst also give them kingdoms and peoples, And Thou didst allot them to them as a boundary. And they took possession of th...
_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...
9:25 good (a-16) goodness. (a-44) See Note c, ch. 6.19....
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....
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...
The *Jews wandered in the desert for 40 years. During this time, almost all the adults who left Egypt died. Although the people often did not obey God, God was still looking after their families. He l...
וַֽ יִּלְכְּד֞וּ עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻרֹות֮ וַ אֲדָמָ֣ה...
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...
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...
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...
_Goodness. Prosperity was their ruin, (Haydock) as Moses had foretold, Deuteronomy xxxii. 15. (Calmet) --- "Empire is easily retained by the same arts by which it was procured: but when idleness takes...
(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...
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...
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became...
_And delighted them in thy great goodness_ In all those comforts and blessings which, by thy great goodness, they obtained and enjoyed. _Nevertheless they cast thy law behind their backs_ They neglect...
[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...
And they took strong cities and a fat land, Numbers 13:27, AND POSSESSED HOUSES FULL OF ALL GOODS, Deuteronomy 6:11, WELLS DIGGED, that is, the cisterns which are used so extensively in the Orient, vi...
The Levites Confess the People's Wickedness...
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...
WELLS: Or, cisterns FRUIT TREES: _ Heb._ tree of food...
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...
i.e. In all these comforts and blessings, which by thy great goodness they obtained and enjoyed....
Nehemiah 9:25 took H3920 (H8799) strong H1219 (H8803) cities H5892 rich H8082 land H127 possessed H3423 ...
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...
GOD'S FAITHFUL PROVISION FOR HIS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WILDERNESS PERIOD AND HIS SUCCESSFUL BRINGING OF THEM INTO THE LAND AND ESTABLISHING OF THEM IN PROSPERITY (NEHEMIAH 9:18). Here we have what is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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. ⇐...
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....
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 Kings 8:66; Deuteronomy 3:5; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 32:15;...