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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 9:1-38

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 confession and humbling before God. In all this they were led by the Levites, and the chapter is largely filled with the great prayer they offered on this occasion. It may have been especially prepared for them, and used by all of them; or perhaps it is a condensed account of their approach to God on... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:1-38

The Reading And Explaining To The People Of The Law Of Moses And A Review Of Their Past History, Leads To Them Establishing A Renewal Of Their Covenant With God (Nehemiah 8:1 to Nehemiah 10:39 ). Regardless of sources of which we cannot be sure, there can be no doubt that this whole section emphasises covenant renewal. The wall being built, this led on to a special renewing of the covenant. · It commences with the reading aloud and explaining of the Law, which has a deep effect on the people... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:4-38

The Cry of The Levites To God On Behalf Of The People (Nehemiah 9:4-38 ). What follows was presumably the culmination of the three hours of confession and worship, and was a summing up in prayer by the chiefs of the Levites in terms of Israel’s history, as their thoughts led up to a renewal of the covenant with God (compare especially Joshua 24:2-15; Psalms 106:0). It commences with the idea of YHWH as Creator and Lord of all (Nehemiah 9:6); moves on to the thought that He chose Abraham, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:9-38

The Levites’ Plea On The Basis Of God’s Past Mercies (Nehemiah 9:9-38 ). The Levites now reminded God that He had been faithful to His covenant throughout their history, declared their recognition of His constant goodness, and of His continuing munificence towards them, confessed their own failures and the failures of their fathers, which had occurred again and again, and reminded Him how He had continued faithful, clearly expressing the hope that He would continue to do so. The confession... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:18-31

God’s Continual Activity On Behalf Of His People (Nehemiah 9:18-31 ). In this second main section they now outlined to God how regularly the people had rebelled against Him, and yet how nevertheless He had constantly abundantly provided for them. The first sub-section (Nehemiah 9:18-25) repeats the pattern of Nehemiah 9:9-15 in describing God’s continued protection through the pillars of cloud and fire (Nehemiah 9:19, compare Nehemiah 9:12); His continued instruction of them (Nehemiah 9:20 a,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:26-31

Repeated Cycles of Rebellion, Deliverance Into The Hands Of Enemies, Fervent Intercession, Divine Intervention (Nehemiah 9:26-31 ). They now described to God how they had behaved as a nation, the constantly repeated cycles of rebellion, deliverance into the hands of enemies, fervent pleas to God, followed by divine intervention. See Nehemiah 9:26-28 (‘many times’); Nehemiah 9:29-31. As we have already seen this very much follows the pattern of the book of Judges (Judges 2:11-19). Note the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:29-31

The Final Cycles (Nehemiah 9:29-31 ). Nehemiah 9:29 “And testified against them, that you might bring them again to your Law. Yet they dealt proudly, and did not listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, (which if a man do, he will live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.” They called on God to remember how He had testified against them so that He could bring them again to His Law. Once again we have the post-exilic stress... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:1-37

Nehemiah 9:1-Haggai : . 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, there followed a spontaneous outburst of self-condemnation on the part of the people, who were conscience-stricken on account of having hitherto neglected to observe the Law; they had clearly been desirous of expressing their sorrow before (see Nehemiah 8:9), but it... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Nehemiah 9:30

Didst thou forbear them, i.e. thou didst delay to bring upon them those judgments which thou hadst threatened, and they had deserved, and didst wait for their repentance. By thy spirit in thy prophets; by thy prophets, who shake to them by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, whom therefore they should have obeyed. Yet would they not give ear, i.e. would not obey them, nor would they vouchsafe so much as to hear them. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Nehemiah 9:1-38

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 Deuteronomy 10:14. For Nehemiah 9:9 see Exodus 3:7. For Nehemiah 9:10 see Jeremiah 32:20. For Nehemiah 9:11 see Exodus 15:5; Exodus 15:10. For Nehemiah 9:12 see Exodus 13:21. For Nehemiah 9:13 see Exodus 19:20. For Nehemiah 9:15 see Psalms 105:40-41. For Nehemiah 9:16 see 2 Kings 17:14. For Nehemiah 9:17 see Psalms 78:11; Exodus... read more

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