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(3) prayer ( nehemiah 9:32 ). And because of all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it;
Ongoing repentance should mark our lives.
Explain nehemiah 9 32 38. Because of all this we make a sure covenant — considering all this, they resolved to renew their covenant with god for better obedience, which they promise as the only remedy to procure perfect deliverance. 32 “and now, our god, the great and mighty and awesome god, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. On the twenty fourth day of this month..
You showed signs and wonders against pharaoh, against. Earlier in the ot it referred to either (1) the wealthy land owners or (2) the people who had. 8 2) and the feast of tabernacles was appointed to be the day of atonement;
The tenth day of the seventh month between the feast of trumpets (ch. And to make it more effectual, they seem to have declared this in the presence of god, at the conclusion of the foregoing confession and prayer. Ongoing repentance should mark our lives.
You saw the affliction of our fathers in egypt, and heard their cry by the red sea. Terrible god, who keepest covenant and mercy. Howbeit, thou art just in all that is brought upon us — we cannot complain of any of thy dispensations.
It enhanced the feeling of the great forbearance and mercy of god towards their nation, which at once deepened repentance and encouraged hope. God saw their affliction in egypt and promised to deliver them. And because of all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it;
“now therefore, our god, the great, the mighty, and awesome god,. The same titles nehemiah gives to the lord, ( nehemiah 1:5 ) and it may be reasonably thought the whole prayer is his composure, which was delivered by him to the levites: We have no reason to think but that it was religiously observed, though it is not mentioned.but here we have an account of an occasional fast that was kept a fortnight after that, with reference to the present posture of.
9:30 the peoples of the lands in ezra (ezra 3:3; The third day after the feast of tabernacles, the people assembled with fasting, to abjure associations with heathen women. �and now, our god, the great and mighty and awesome god, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you.
10:29,31,32) this means native inhabitants (i.e., those who survived the deportations and those resettled in palestine and the resulting intermarriages). Again, there is a paradox (or irony) in scripture. Much more, no doubt, was said.
Now therefore, our god, the great, the mighty, and the. Following the prayer of praise and adoration for all of god’s goodness to his covenant people and a rehearsal of the continual cycle of blessing, disobedience, punishment, forgiveness, and restoration, there is plea for god to intervene yet again on behalf of his own people. Believers should rejoice always, and yet we should mourn over our sins.
Who keepest covenant and mercy — he adds mercy, because the covenant in itself was not a sufficient ground of hope, because they having so basely broken it, god was discharged from keeping it, and therefore they flee to his free and rich mercy for relief. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors—all of your people—from the days when the kings of assyria first triumphed over us. ( d) that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of assyria.
32 “now therefore, our god, the great god, mighty. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify god according to the utmost of it. This prayer in nehemiah 9 shows that we are so prone to sin, but god is so rich in mercy.
When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of god, that we may be. (1) an assembly of humble repentance. It produced the personal conviction of participation in the sins of those gone before, and the necessity of abandoning them.
(3) prayer ( nehemiah 9:32 ). ( a) and awesome, ( b) who keeps his covenant of love, ( c) do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship.