Nehemiah 1:7

_AND SAID, I BESEECH THEE, O LORD GOD OF HEAVEN, THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE GOD, THAT KEEPETH COVENANT AND MERCY FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM AND OBSERVE HIS COMMANDMENTS:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

Verse Nehemiah 1:7. _HAVE NOT KEPT THY COMMANDMENTS_] The moral precepts by which our lives should be regulated. _STATUTES_] What refers to the rites and ceremonies of thy religion. _JUDGMENTS_] The precepts of justice relative to our conduct to each other....

PART I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1. EXPOSITION CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO REBUILD THE WALL OF JERUSALEM (Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1). Living at the Persian court, far from the land which he looked on as his true country, though perhaps he had never seen it, Nehemiah seems to have known but little of its

ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. HOW NEHEMIAH RETURNEDTO JERUSALEM AND THE BUILDING OF THE WALL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Nehemiah hears of the condition of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1)_ 2. His great sorrow, and prayer (Nehemiah 1:4) Nehemiah 1:1. “The words of Nehemiah (the Lord is comfort) the son of Hachaliah.” It is therefore the personal narrative of his experience which is before us in the first six Chapter s of this book, in which he describes his soul exercise, and how the Lord made it possible for him to return to Jerusalem, and how the wall was rebuilt. Nehemiah was a young man, born in captivity holding a position of nearness to the great Persian king and living in the beautiful palace of Shusha

PART III (Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 7:73_ a_). THE WORK OF NEHEMIAH. Nehemiah 1:1 a. Nehemiah, Hearing of the Evil Plight of his Brethren in Jerusalem, Prays for Divine Aid. Nehemiah 1:1. The words. Hacaliah: these introductory words are not likely to have stood here originally when Ch.- Ezr.- Neh. formed one continuous book. they were probably added by a later scribe. THE MONTH CHISLEV, IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR: _i.e._ the ninth month (Ezra 10:9 *). The last date mentioned was in...

WE HAVE DEALT VERY CORRUPTLY WITH THEE. He next specifies the nature of their sins. The commandments, the institutions, and the judgments or penalties, that God had established through the law of Moses had been disregarded. When King Josiah heard the copy of the law, found by Hilkiah, read and saw how it was broken and heard the penalties pronounced, his soul was filled with terror and sorrow. It was this broken law which had destroyed the temple and Jerusalem and sent the nation into captivity, not the power of Nebuchadnezzar....

THOU COMINANDEDST. Again. reference to the Pentateuch: as being well known. See Leviticus 26:33; Leviticus 26:39.Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 28:64; Deuteronomy 30:1. THY SERVANT MOSES. See note on first occurrence, 1 Kings 8:53....

Nehemiah's Prayer This prayer falls into five portions: (1) the opening address, Nehemiah 1:5; (2) the humble approach, Nehemiah 1:6 _a_; (3) the confession of sins, Nehemiah 1:6 _b_, Nehemiah 1:7; (4) the appeal to the Divine Promise, Nehemiah 1:8-10; (5) the closing supplication for (_a_) the people, and (_b_) Nehemiah as their representative at the royal court, Nehemiah 1:11. Points of resemblance may be noted with the prayer of Ezra ...

_NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER TO GOD NEHEMIAH 1:5-7:_ Nehemiah knew that the first thing that needed to be done was to seek God's help so he prayed diligently. His desire was to please the Almighty. Nehemiah began his prayer by exalting God and His greatness. He said, "Lord God of heaven, you are great and fearsome. And you faithfully keep your promises to everyone who loves you and obeys your commands." Nehemiah honored and praised God for His greatness, power and faithfulness. God keeps His covenant. He shows mercy to those who love Him and keep His commands. Jehovah has made great promise to man and He keeps those promises. If the covenant between man and God is broken you can be sure that it was broken by man and not by God. God is a God of mercy. God's nature gives us reason to believe, hope and pray. The prayer of Nehemiah involved a confession of sin. He confessed his personal sin

2. Nehemiah's Prayer TEXT, NEHEMIAH 1:5-11 a 5 And I said, I beseech Thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and loving-kindness of those who love Him and keep His commandments, 6 let Thine ear now be attentive and Thine eyes open to hear the prayer of Thy servant which I am praying before Thee now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Thy servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against Thee; I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have acted very corruptly against Thee and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses. 8 Remember the word which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses, saying, -If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples; 9 but if you return