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9:1 On the twenty-fourth <0702> <06242> day <03117> of this <02088> same month <02320> the Israelites <03478> <01121> assembled <0622>; they were fasting <06685> and wearing sackcloth <08242>, their heads covered with dust <0127>. 9:2 Those truly of Israelite <03478> descent <02233> separated <0914> from all <03605> the foreigners <05236> <01121>, standing <05975> and confessing <03034> their sins <02403> and the iniquities <05771> of their ancestors <01>. 9:3 For one-fourth of the day <03117> they stood in their place <05977> and read <07121> from the book <05612> of the law <08451> of the LORD <03068> their God <0430>, and for another fourth <07243> they were confessing <03034> their sins and worshiping <07812> the LORD <03068> their God <0430>. 9:4 Then the Levites <03881>– Jeshua <03442>, Binnui <01137>, Kadmiel <06934>, Shebaniah <07645>, Bunni <01138>, Sherebiah <08274>, Bani <01137>, and Kenani <03662>– stood <06965> on the steps <04608> and called out <02199> loudly <01419> <06963> to <0413> the LORD <03068> their God <0430>. 9:5 The Levites <03881>– Jeshua <03442>, Kadmiel <06934>, Bani <01137>, Hashabneiah <02813>, Sherebiah <08274>, Hodiah <01941>, Shebaniah <07645>, and Pethahiah <06611>– said <0559>, “Stand up <06965> and bless <01288> the LORD <03068> your God <0430>!” “May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from <04480> age to age <05769> <05704> <05769>. May your glorious <03519> name <08034> be blessed <01288>; may it be lifted up <07311> above <05921> all <03605> blessing <01293> and praise <08416>. 9:6 You <0859> alone <0905> are the LORD <03068>. You made <06213> the heavens <08064>, even the highest <08064> heavens <08064>, along with all <03605> their multitude of stars <06635>, the earth <0776> and all <03605> that <0834> is on <05921> it, the seas <03220> and all <03605> that <0834> is in them. You <0859> impart life <02421> to them all <03605>, and the multitudes <06635> of heaven <08064> worship <07812> you. 9:7 “You <0859> are the LORD <03068> God <0430> who <0834> chose <0977> Abram <087> and brought <03318> him forth <03318> from Ur <0218> of the Chaldeans <03778>. You changed <07760> his name <08034> to Abraham <085>. 9:8 When you perceived <04672> that his heart <03824> was faithful <0539> toward <06440> you, you established <03772> a covenant <01285> with <05973> him to give <05414> his descendants <02233> the land <0776> of the Canaanites <03669>, the Hittites <02850>, the Amorites <0567>, the Perizzites <06522>, the Jebusites <02983>, and the Girgashites <01622>. You have fulfilled <06965> your promise <01697>, for <03588> you <0859> are righteous <06662>. 9:9 “You saw <07200> the affliction <06040> of our ancestors <01> in Egypt <04714>, and you heard <08085> their cry <02201> at the Red <05488> Sea <03220>. 9:10 You performed <05414> awesome <04159> signs <0226> against Pharaoh <06547>, against his servants <05650>, and against all <03605> the people <05971> of his land <0776>, for <03588> you knew <03045> that <03588> the Egyptians had acted presumptuously <02102> against <05921> them. You made <06213> for yourself a name <08034> that is celebrated to this <02088> day <03117>. 9:11 You split <01234> the sea <03220> before <06440> them, and they crossed <05674> through <08432> the sea <03220> on dry ground <03004>! But you threw <07993> their pursuers <07291> into the depths <04688>, like <03644> a stone <068> into surging <05794> waters <04325>. 9:12 You guided <05148> them with a pillar <05982> of cloud <06051> by day <03119> and with a pillar <05982> of fire <0784> by night <03915> to illumine <0215> for them <01992> the path <01870> they were to travel <01980>. 9:13 “You came down <03381> on <05921> Mount <02022> Sinai <05514> and spoke <01696> with <05973> them from heaven <08064>. You provided <05414> them with just <03477> judgments <04941>, true <0571> laws <08451>, and good <02896> statutes <02706> and commandments <04687>. 9:14 You made known <03045> to them your holy <06944> Sabbath <07676>; you issued <06680> commandments <04687>, statutes <02706>, and law <08451> to them through <03027> Moses <04872> your servant <05650>. 9:15 You provided <05414> bread <03899> from heaven <08064> for them in their time of hunger <07458>, and you brought forth <03318> water <04325> from the rock <05553> for them in their time of thirst <06772>. You told <0559> them to enter <0935> in order to possess <03423> the land <0776> that <0834> you had sworn <03027> <05375> to give <05414> them. 9:16 “But they <01992>– our ancestors <01>– behaved presumptuously <02102>; they rebelled <06203> <07185> and did not <03808> obey <08085> your commandments <04687>. 9:17 They refused <03985> to obey <08085> and did not <03808> recall <02142> your miracles <06381> that <0834> you had performed <06213> among <05973> them. Instead, they rebelled <06203> <07185> and appointed <05414> a leader <07218> to return <07725> to their bondage <05659> in Egypt. But you <0859> are a God <0433> of forgiveness <05547>, merciful <02587> and compassionate <07349>, slow <0750> to get angry <0639> and unfailing in your loyal <07227> love <02617>. You did not <03808> abandon <05800> them, 9:18 even <0637> when <03588> they made <06213> a cast image <04541> of a calf <05695> for themselves and said <0559>, ‘This <02088> is your God <0430> who <0834> brought <05927> you up <05927> from Egypt <04714>,’ or when they committed <06213> atrocious <01419> blasphemies <05007>. 9:19 “Due to your <0859> great <07227> compassion <07356> you did not <03808> abandon <05800> them in the desert <04057>. The pillar <05982> of cloud <06051> did not <03808> stop <05921> <05493> guiding <05148> them in the path <01870> by day <03119>, nor did the pillar <05982> of fire <0784> stop illuminating <0215> for them by night <03915> the path <01870> on which <0834> they should travel <01980>. 9:20 You imparted <05414> your good <02896> Spirit <07307> to instruct <07919> them. You did not <03808> withhold <04513> your manna <04478> from their mouths <06310>; you provided <05414> water <04325> for their thirst <06772>. 9:21 For forty <0705> years <08141> you sustained <03557> them. Even in the desert <04057> they never <03808> lacked <02637> anything. Their clothes <08008> did not <03808> wear out <01086> and their feet <07272> did not <03808> swell <01216>. 9:22 “You gave <05414> them kingdoms <04467> and peoples <05971>, and you allocated <02505> them to every corner <06285> of the land <0776>. They inherited <03423> the land <0776> of King <04428> Sihon <05511> of Heshbon <02809> and the land <0776> of King <04428> Og <05747> of Bashan <01316>. 9:23 You multiplied <07235> their descendants <01121> like the stars <03556> of the sky <08064>. You brought <0935> them to <0413> the land <0776> you had told <0559> their ancestors <01> to enter <0935> in order to possess <03423>. 9:24 Their descendants <01121> entered <0935> and possessed <03423> the land <0776>. You subdued <03665> before <06440> them the Canaanites <03669> who were the inhabitants <03427> of the land <0776>. You delivered <05414> them into their hand <03027>, together with their kings <04428> and the peoples <05971> of the land <0776>, to deal <06213> with as they pleased <07522>.

• Neh 9:1-37 -- The People Acknowledge Their Sin before God

• Prayer

  [isbe] PRAYER - prar (deesis, proseuche, (enteuxis; for an excellent discussion of the meaning of these see Thayer's Lexicon, p. 126, under the word deesis; the chief verbs are euchomai, proseuchomai, and deomai, especially in Luke...
  [smith] The object of this article will be to touch briefly on -- The doctrine of Scripture as to the nature and efficacy of prayer; Its directions as to time, place and manner of prayer; Its types and examples of prayer. Scripture ...
  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Nehemiah

  [nave] NEHEMIAH 1. Son of Hachaliah, Neh. 1:1. Cupbearer of Artaxerxes, Neh. 1:11; 2:1. Is grieved over the desolation of his country, Neh. 1. Is sent by the king to rebuild Jerusalem, Neh. 2:1-8. Register of the people whom he...
  

• Covenant

  [ebd] a contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means "to cut," and hence a covenant is a "cutting," with reference to t...
  

• Sin

  [nave] SIN. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to, Defining, and Illustrating; Confession of; Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children; Conviction of; Forgiveness of; Fruits of; Kn...
  

• INTERCESSION

  [isbe] INTERCESSION - in-ter-sesh'-un (pagha`, "to make intercession"; originally "to strike upon," or "against"; then in a good sense, "to assail anyone with petitions," "to urge," and when on behalf of another, "to intercede" (Ru...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• Thankfulness

  [nave] THANKFULNESS Jesus set an example of, Matt. 11:25; 26:27; John 11:41. The heavenly host engage in, Rev. 4:9; 7:11, 12; 11:16, 17. Commanded, Psa. 50:14. Should be offered to God, Psa. 50:14; to Christ, 1 Tim. 1:12; throug...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Repentance

  [nave] REPENTANCE Attributed to God, Gen. 6:6, 7; Ex. 32:14; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:11, 29, 35; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1 Chr. 21:15; Psa. 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; Jer. 15:6; 18:8, 10; 26:3; 42:10; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9...
  

• Bani

  [ebd] built. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:46. (2.) One of David's thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) Ezra 2:10; 10:29,34,38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon (Neh. 8:7; 9:4,5). His son R...
  [isbe] BANI - ba'-ni (bani, "posterity"): (1) A Gadite, one of David's mighty men (2 Sam 23:36). (2) A Levite whose son was appointed for service in the tabernacle at David's time (1 Ch 6:46). (3) A Judahite whose son lived in Jeru...
  [smith] (built). A Gadite, one of David?s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:36) (B.C. 1046.) A Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan. (1 Chronicles 6:46) A man of Judah of the line of Pharez. (1 Chronicles 9:4) "Chil...
  [nave] BANI 1. A Gadite, 2 Sam. 23:36. 2. A Levite, 1 Chr. 6:46. 3. A descendant of Pharez, 1 Chr. 9:4. 4. Father of returned exiles, Ezra 2:10; 10:29. Called Biui, Neh. 7:15. 5. A Levite of the returned exiles, Neh. 3:17; 8:7...
  

• Kadmiel

  [ebd] before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 9:4; 10:9; 12:8).
  [isbe] KADMIEL - kad'-mi-el (qadhmi'el, "before God," "priest"(?); "Cadmiel" in parallel lists in 1 Esdras 5:26,58 the King James Version; omitted in Septuagint Codex Vaticanus; Codex Alexandrinus reads kai Kadmielon): A Levite (Ez...
  [smith] (before God), one of the Levites who with his family returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:40; Nehemiah 7:43) He and his house are mentioned in history on three occasions - (Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4,5; 10:9) (B.C. 535-...
  [nave] KADMIEL 1. A Levite, Ezra 2:40; 3:9; Neh. 7:43; 12:8, 24. 2. A Levite who assisted in leading the devotions of the people, Neh. 9:4, 5; 10:9.
  

• Shebaniah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24). (2.) Another Levite (Neh. 9:4, 5). (3.) A priest (Neh. 10:12). (4.) A Levite (Neh. 10:4).
  [isbe] SHEBANIAH - sheb-a-ni'-a, she-ban'-ya (shebhanyah, in 1 Ch 15:24, shebhanyahu): (1) Name of a Levite or a Levitical family that participated in the religious rites that followed the reading of the Law (Neh 9:4). The name is ...
  [smith] (increased by Jehovah). A Levite in the time of Ezra. (Nehemiah 9:4,5) He sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B.C. 459.) A priest or priestly family who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:4; 12:...
  [nave] SHEBANIAH 1. A priest in the time of David, 1 Chr. 15:24. 2. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant, Neh. 9:4, 5; 10:10. 3. A priest who joined Nehemiah in covenant, Neh. 10:4; 12:14. 4. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in ...
  

• Red Sea

  [ebd] The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb. At a point (Ras Mo...
  [nave] RED SEA The locusts which devastated Egypt destroyed in, Ex. 10:19. Israelites cross; Pharaoh and his army drowned in, Ex. 14; 15:1, 4, 11, 19; Num. 33:8; Deut. 11:4; Josh. 2:10; 4:23; 24:6, 7; Judg. 11:16; 2 Sam. 22:16; Ne...
  

• PROVIDENCE, 1

  [isbe] PROVIDENCE, 1 - prov'-i-dens: I. PROVIDENCE DEFINED II. DIFFERENT SPHERES OF PROVIDENTIAL ACTIVITY DISTINGUISHED III. BIBLICAL PRESENTATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF PROVIDENCE 1. Divine Providence in the Old Testament Scriptures (...
  

• Sherebiah

  [ebd] flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18, 24-30; Neh. 8:7; 9:4, 5; 10:12).
  [isbe] SHEREBIAH - sher-e-bi'-a, she-reb'-ya (sherebhyah, "God has sent burning heat"(?); the form is doubtful): A post-exilic priest and family. Sherebiah, who joined Ezra at the river Ahava (Ezr 8:18; the Septuagint omits), and h...
  [nave] SHEREBIAH, a Levite assistant to Ezra, Ezra 8:18, 24; Neh. 8:7; 9:4, 5. 2. A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh. 10:12; 12:8, 24.
  

• Pethahiah

  [ebd] loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court o...
  [isbe] PETHAHIAH - peth-a-hi'-a (Pethachyah, "Yah opens up"): (1) Chief of the 19th course of priests (1 Ch 24:16). (2) One of the Levites having "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23; Neh 9:5; "Patheus" in 1 Esdras 9:23). (3) Son of Meshezab...
  [smith] (freed by Jehovah). A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.) A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is m...
  [nave] PETHAHIAH 1. A priest in the reign of David, 1 Chr. 24:16. 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife, Ezra 10:23. Probably identical with the one mentioned, Neh. 9:5. 3. A counselor of Artaxerxes, Neh. 11:24.
  

• JESHUA

  [ebd] (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra 2:6; Neh. 7:11. (4.) Ezra 2:...
  [smith] (a saviour), another form of the name of Joshua of Jesus. Joshua the son of Nun. (Nehemiah 8:17) [JOSHUA] A priest in the reign of David, to whom the nine course fell by David, to whom the ninth course fell by lot. (1 Chr...
  

• Cloud

  [isbe] CLOUD - kloud (`anan, `abh; nephele, nephos): I. Clouds in Palestine. In the Bible few references are found of particular clouds or of clouds in connection with the phenomena of the weather conditions. The weather in Palesti...
  [nave] CLOUD. Figurative Jer. 4:13; Hos. 6:4; 13:3. Symbolical Rev. 14:14. Pillar of Ex. 13:21, 22; Ex. 14:19, 24; Ex. 16:10; Ex. 19:9, 16; Ex. 24:16-18; Ex. 33:9, 10; Ex. 34:5; Ex. 40:36-38; Lev. 16:2; Num. 9:15-23; Num. 10:...
  

• Hashabniah

  [ebd] (1.) Neh. 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Neh. 9:5).
  [smith] (whom Jehovah regards). Father of Hattush. (Nehemiah 3:10) A Levite who was among those who officiated at the great fast under Ezra and Nehemiah when the covenant was sealed. (Nehemiah 9:5) (B.C. 410.)
  [nave] HASHABNIAH 1. Father of Hattush, Neh. 3:10. 2. A Levite, Neh. 9:5.
  

• Reading the Law, Confessing the Sins

  

• [Neh 9:5] Now Blessing, Honor, Glory, Praise

  Now blessing, honor, glory, praise By angels hosts are sung; The Church below her voice doth raise To join the heavenly throng. Adored be He Who comes to bless The nations with His love, To show His truth and righteousness, And every cloud remove. Blessèd be He Who comes to reign In Zion’s happy land! Jerusalem is built again, And shall forever stand. No more His kingdom shall decay; No more the temple fall; Here Jerusalem reigns with endless sway, The King and Lord of all.

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• [Neh 9:5] Stand Up And Bless The Lord

  Stand up and bless the Lord Ye people of His choice; Stand up and bless the Lord your God With heart and soul and voice. Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear His holy Name, And laud and magnify? O for the living flame From His own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought! There, with benign regard, Our hymns He deigns to hear; Though unrevealed to mortal sense, Our spirits feel Him near. God is our Strength and Song, And His salvation ours; Then be His love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. Stand up and bless the Lord; The Lord your God adore; Stand up and bless His glorious Name; Henceforth forevermore.

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• [Neh 9:6] Lord Our God Alone Is Strong, The

  The Lord our God alone is strong; His hands build not for one brief day; His wondrous works, through ages long, His wisdom and His power display. His mountains lift their solemn forms, To watch in silence o’er the land; The rolling ocean, rocked with storms, Sleeps in the hollow of His hand. Beyond the heavens He sits alone, The universe obeys His nod; The lightning rifts disclose His throne, And thunders voice the Name of God. Thou sovereign God, receive this gift Thy willing servants offer Thee; Accept the prayers that thousands lift, And let these halls Thy temple be. And let those learn, who here shall meet, True wisdom is with reverence crowned, And science walks with humble feet To seek the God that faith hath found.

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• [Neh 9:10] Joy Is A Fruit That Will Not Grow

  Joy is a fruit that will not grow In nature’s barren soil; All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. But where the Lord has planted grace; And made His glories known; There fruits of heavenly joy and peace Are found, and there alone. A bleeding Savior seen by faith, A sense of pard’ning love; A hope that triumphs over death, Give joys like those above. To take a glimpse within the veil, To know that God is mine; Are springs of joy that never fail, Unspeakably divine! These are the joys which satisfy, And sanctify the mind; Which make the spirit mount on high, And leave the world behind. No more, believers, mourn your lot, But if you are the Lord’s; Resign to them that know Him not, Such joys as earth affords.

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• Can you help me understand God's perfect will versus His permissive will?
  The "perfect will" of God is what you find in Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God-what is good and ...
• How did the Holy Spirit operate in the lives of OT saints?
  The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Old Testament times was selective and temporary. He was nevertheless working in the lives of people to do much of the same type of thing as seen in John 16:8-11, though the object of faith...
• What Is God's Pardon and to What Should It Lead?
  Pardon for our sins was promised to us (Is. 1:18; Jer. 31:34; Heb. 8:12). There can be none without the shedding of blood and legal sacrifices and outward purifications are ineffectual as only through the blood of Christ is i...
• Do you have to believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God to be saved?
  In a very general way, I think I can say that one could come to faith in Christ for salvation without believing in the inerrancy of the Word of God, but I am doubtful that one could stay that way for long. The disciples of ou...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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