Nehemiah 9:1 ASV

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 9:1-3

1-3 The word will direct and quicken prayer, for by it the Spirit helps our infirmities in prayer. The careful study of God's word will more and more discover to us our own sinfulness, and the plenteousness of his salvation; thus it calls us to mourn for sin, and to rejoice in him. Every discovery of the truth of God, should render us more unwearied in attendance on his sacred word, and on his worship. read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Nehemiah 9:1-99

Nehemiah 9 and Nehemiah 10 IN VERSES Neh_9:2 and 3, we see the effect which the reading of the law had upon the hearers. First, they separated themselves from all the entanglements with 'strangers', or 'foreigners', that they had been permitting. Secondly, they confessed their own sins, as well as the iniquities in which their fathers had been involved. Then thirdly, they honoured their God, by worshipping Him. They recognized that the word of the Lord, which they read, demanded obedience. And... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Nehemiah 9:1-3

The Repentance of the People v. 1. Now, in the twenty and fourth day of this month, two days after the close of the Feast of Tabernacles, the children of Israel were assembled with fasting and with sack-clothes, and earth upon them, all signs of the deepest mourning and sorrow, as they recognized the transgressions of the people, as they became conscious of the punishment which they had deserved by their disregard of God's laws. v. 2. And the seed of Israel, the Jews of pure blood, ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Nehemiah 9:1-38

Nehemiah 9:1-381Now [And] in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them [i.e., upon their heads]. 2And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers [sons of strangeness], and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3And they stood up in their place and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Nehemiah 9:1-21

God’s Hand in History Nehemiah 9:1-21 What a blessed result of the Bible-study of the previous chapter. It led to confession, separation from evil association and worship. It is good to review the dealings of God with us and with our people in bygone days. There are hilltops in our experience where the air is clear, and we can see the way by which we have been led. At such times we look beyond second causes to the great Orderer of our lives, and our history is one perpetual assertion of ... read more

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 9:1-3

The People Gather Spontaneously To Admit Their Sinfulness And Failures To God Separating Themselves From All Who Were Tainted With Idolatry (Nehemiah 9:1-3 ). Nehemiah 9:1 ‘Now on the twenty fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them.’ The ‘eighth day’ feast was on the twenty second day of the moon period (Leviticus 23:39). Thus the twenty third day, which would normally have been the day for packing up and returning... 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

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 9:1

In the twenty and fourth day of this month; the next day but one after the feast of tabernacles, which begun on the 14th day, and ended on the 22nd day, Leviticus 23:0; for their consciences having then been fully awakened by the law read to them, and their hearts being full of grief for their great sins, which they were not allowed to express in that time of public joy and triumph; now when that was past, they resume their former thoughts and passions, and recalling their sins to mind, set... read more