Neh 9:1-15 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 9:1-15 (NET)

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The People Acknowledge Their Sin before God

9:1 On the twenty-fourth day of this same month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting and wearing sackcloth, their heads covered with dust. 9:2 Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors. 9:3 For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins and worshiping the LORD their God. 9:4 Then the Levites– Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani– stood on the steps and called out loudly to the LORD their God. 9:5 The Levites– Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah– said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God!” “May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise. 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. 9:7 “You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham. 9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. 9:9 “You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea. 9:10 You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day. 9:11 You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters. 9:12 You guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illumine for them the path they were to travel. 9:13 “You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. 9:14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through Moses your servant. 9:15 You provided bread from heaven for them in their time of hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their time of thirst. You told them to enter in order to possess the land that you had sworn to give them.

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Names, People and Places:

· Abraham a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem

· Abram the son of Terah of Shem

· Amorite members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

· Bani a man of Gad; one of David's military elite,son of Shemer (Merari Aaron Levi),a man descended from Perez of Judah,a non-Levite ancestor of men who put away their heathen wives,a non-Levite ancestor of others who put away heathen wives,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the pledge to keep the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Hashabiah and father of head Levite Uzzi under Nehemiah

· Bunni a man of Levi who helped Ezra explain the law to the people,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a man of Levi whose descendant Shemaiah returned from Exile

· Canaanite residents of the region of Canaan

· Chenani a Levite who helped lead a repentance service (OS)

· Egypt descendants of Mizraim

· Ezra a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah

· Girgashite members of a clan of Canaan

· Hashabneiah father of Hattush who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem

· Hittite a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine

· Hodiah a man of Judah,son of Henadad; a Levite,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Israelite a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jebusite resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)

· Jeshua chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a man a Levite assistant to Kore in managing the free will offerings of the temple under King Hezekiah,a chief priest and leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel; son of Jozadak; father of Joiakim,father of Jozabad, a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,the father of Ezer who helped to repair the wall,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law; son of Kadmiel,son of Nun; successor of Moses,son of Azaniah; a Levite leader who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a town of Judah

· Kadmiel a Levite whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Perizzite a people of ancient Canaan in the later territory of Ephraim

· Pethahiah chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,son of Meshezabel (Zerah Judah); King's Judean affairs advisor

· Pharaoh the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time

· Red Sea the ocean between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula,the sea between Egypt and Arabia

· sea the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea

· Shebaniah a priest in David's time,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the covenant to obey the law

· Sherebiah a Levite leader, recruiter, and teacher under Ezra,son of Henadad, a Levite; a signer of Nehemiah's covenant

· Sinai a mountain located either between the gulfs of Suez and Akaba or in Arabia, east of Akaba,a mountain; the place where the law was given to Moses

· Ur a town of lower Mesopotamia about 230 km SE of old Babylon,father of Eliphal / Eliphelet, one of David's military elite

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Neh 9:2 Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 16, 23, 32, 34, 36).

NET Notes: Neh 9:3 Heb “confessing.” The words “their sins” are not present in the Hebrew text of v. 3, but are clearly implied here because they...

NET Notes: Neh 9:4 Heb “in a great voice.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:5 Heb “the name of your glory.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:6 Heb “all their host.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:8 Heb “your words.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:9 Heb “the Sea of Reeds.” Traditionally this is identified as the Red Sea, and the modern designation has been used in the translation for c...

NET Notes: Neh 9:10 Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:11 Heb “mighty.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:14 Heb “by the hand of.”

NET Notes: Neh 9:15 Heb “had lifted your hand.”

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