Think upon me, my God. — Inserting the present prayer far from this people, Nehemiah humbly asks his recompense not from them, but from God. Nothing was more distant from his thoughts than the fame of his good deeds.
Verse Nehemiah 5:19. _THINK UPON ME, MY GOD, FOR GOOD_] Nehemiah wishes for no reward from _man_; and he only asks _mercy_ at the hand of his God for what his _providence_ enabled him to do; and whic...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The complaint of oppression (Nehemiah 5:1)_ 2. Nehemiah's rebuke and demands (Nehemiah 5:6) 3. Nehemiah's generosity (Nehemiah 5:14)...
NEHEMIAH ENUMERATES THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF HIS BENEFICENT RULE. The main points here are that Nehemiah and his subordinate officials had not taken advantage of their undoubted right of exacting p...
See Nehemiah 5:14 for. longer note that applies to this verse. THINK. Figure of speech _Apostrophe_ (App-6) and Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_....
_Think upon me, my God, for good_, according to _all_, &c. R.V. REMEMBER UNTO ME, O MY GOD, FOR GOOD, ALL, &c. -Remember" is the natural translation here and in the similar passages, Nehemiah 6:14; Ne...
THINK UPON ME, MY GOD, FOR GOOD— See the note on ch. Nehemiah 13:31. REFLECTIONS.—1st, We heard but lately the cry of fear, because of the enemy without; in this chapter we have the cry of the poor, b...
3. Nehemiah vindicates his own conduct. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 5:14-19 14 Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second...
NEHEMIAH'S MEASURES IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY 1. The people] i.e. the commons (as contrasted with the nobles and rulers, Nehemiah 5:7). These had neglected their own interests to labour gratuitously...
Here we find out more about Nehemiah. He was a good leader and a good model to the people in different ways. Nehemiah became the ruler, so he was an important man. But he still had a humble attitude....
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 5 V1 At this time, some men and their wives became angry. They complained about some other *Jews. V2 Th...
זָכְרָה ־לִּ֥י אֱלֹהַ֖י לְ טֹובָ֑ה כֹּ֥ל אֲשׁ
USURY Nehemiah 5:1 WE open the fifth chapter of Nehemiah with a shock of pain. The previous chapter described a scene of patriotic devotion in which nearly all the people were united for the prosecut...
SECURING JUSTICE FOR THE POOR Nehemiah 5:1 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been deficient rains and poor harvests, Haggai 1:6. They had mortgaged...
A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren to such an extent as to oppress and impoverish them....
_Good. A good conscience confidently hopeth for a reward. (Worthington)_...
(19) Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. Nehemiah's petition, to be remembered for good, was not offered up as if he looked for a reward from the Lord f...
Liberty or Bondage? I. INTRODUCTION A. Galatians 5:1 (NKJV) Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 1. 1 Corinthia...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6. The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...
Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all that I have done for this people. Ver. 19. _Think upon me, my God, for good_] _i.e._ Both of grace and glory, saith Lyra; a confluence of all comfo...
_Think upon me, my God, for good_ As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake, for thou art pleased, and hast promised, graciously to reward us according to our works...
1 The Iewes complaine of their debt, morgage, and bondage. 6 Nehemiah rebuketh the vsurers, and causeth them to make a couenant of restitution. 14 Hee forbeareth his owne allowance, and keepeth hosp...
Nehemiah's Fine Example...
Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people, rather, "Remember to me, my God, for all the good which I did upon this people," as a fine example to all Christians...
THE GREED OF RULERS REBUKED (vv. 1-13) At a time when many were laboring unselfishly for the Lord, it is distressing to hear that others, and in fact those who were nobles and rulers, were guilty of...
14-19 Those who truly fear God, will not dare to do any thing cruel or unjust. Let all who are in public places remember that they are so placed to do good, not to enrich themselves. Nehemiah mention...
As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake; for thou art pleased, and hast promised graciously to reward us according to our works, and to mete to men the same measu...
Nehemiah 5:19 Remember H2142 (H8798) God H430 good H2896 done H6213 (H8804) people H5971 Think -...
NEHEMIAH CONTINUED ON AS GOVERNOR IN THE SAME SPIRIT THAT HE HAD EXHORTED ON THE WEALTHY, REFUSING TO ALLOW HIS POSITION TO BE A CHARGE ON THE PEOPLE (NEHEMIAH 5:14). It is probable that having fulfil...
Nehemiah 5:19 If we use this motto of Nehemiah, we must live in the spirit of Nehemiah. I. We must think on God and God's glory. Let us be interested in Zion, concerned in the decay of Jerusalem, gri...
CONTENTS: Opposition by greed and heartlessness. Nehemiah's example of unselfishness. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah. CONCLUSION: Nothing exposes Christianity more to the reproaches of its enemies than t...
Nehemiah 5:3. _Because of the dearth,_ specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Haggai 1:9. Nehemiah 5:5. We bring into bondage our sons a...
_Think upon me, my God._ THE SAINT’S SUPPORT I. The person petitioned. 1. General title: “God.” 2. Special relation: “My.” II. The point prayed for. Lessons: 1. God the support of His saints. 2...
NEHEMIAH 5:1 Nehemiah Deals with Injustices in the Community; Nehemiah’s Personal Contribution to the Project. Nehemiah takes measures to end the exploitation of the weak in the community by its power...
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 5:19 REMEMBER. The first of Nehemiah’s prayers asking God to remember either his deeds or his opponents’ deeds (compare Nehemiah 6:14;...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] NEHEMIAH 5:1. AGAINST THEIR BRETHREN] _i. e._ the richer portion (Nehemiah 5:7). NEHEMIAH 5:2. THERE WERE THAT SAID] Keil divides into three classes. (_a_) The workers, who had no...
EXPOSITION GENERAL ACCOUNT OF NEHEMIAH'S GOVERNMENT (Nehemiah 5:14). Having given this account of the internal difficulties which threatened to put a stop to the building of the wall before it was wel...
Now in chapter 5, further problems arose, and this time from within. If Satan can't defeat you from his forces from without, then he seeks to wreck you from the forces within. Many times the greatest...
Genesis 40:14; Jeremiah 29:11; Mark 9:41; Matthew 10:42; Matthew 2
According — As I have done thy people good for thy sake, so do me good for thine own sake; for thou art pleased, and hast promised graciously to reward us according to our works, and to mete to men th...