The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 9:24
The Canaanites . Sometimes, as in Nehemiah 9:8 , the Canaanites are spoken of as one of the nations cast out; sometimes the word is used in a larger sense, and includes the other six nations. Here we have the wide sense. read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 9:22-25
Canaan conquered and possessed. Continuing the recital of the goodness of God to their nation, the people narrate how their fathers obtained possession of the promised land. All is ascribed to God. I. HE PRESERVED THE NATION to enter the land ( Nehemiah 9:23 ). Although those who left Egypt died, two excepted, in the desert, their children were multiplied "as the stars of heaven." II. HE CONQUERED THE COUNTRY , AND GAVE THEM POSSESSION OF IT . First,... read more