Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Nehemiah Chapter 9
Overview
Neh 9:1, A solemn fast, and repentance of the people; Neh 9:4, The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness.
Now: On the first of this month was the feast of trumpets; on the tenth, the day of atonement; on the fourteenth began the feast of tabernacles, which lasted seven days, ending on the twenty- second; on the twenty-third, they separated themselves from their illegitimate wives; and on the twenty-fourth, they held a solemn day of fasting and confession of sin, and reading the law; the whole of which they closed by renewing their covenants.
twenty: Lev 23:34, Lev 23:39; Ch2 7:10
of this month: Neh 8:2
children: Jdg 20:26; Ch2 20:3; Ezr 8:23; Est 4:3, Est 4:16; Isa 22:12; Joe 1:13, Joe 1:14, Joe 2:15-17; Jon 3:5-8; Act 13:2, Act 13:3
earth: Jos 7:6; Sa1 4:12; Sa2 1:2; Job 2:12
the seed: Neh 13:3, Neh 13:30; Ezr 9:2, Ezr 10:11
strangers: Heb. strange children, Psa 144:7, Psa 144:11; Isa 2:6; Hos 5:7
confessed: Neh 1:6; Lev 26:39, Lev 26:40; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7, Ezr 9:15; Psa 106:6, Psa 106:7; Dan 9:3-10, Dan 9:20; Jo1 1:7-9
they stood: Neh 8:4, Neh 8:7, Neh 8:8
one fourth: Neh 8:3
stairs: or, scaffold
Jeshua: Neh 9:5, Neh 8:7, Neh 10:9-13, Neh 12:8
cried: Ch2 20:19; Psa 3:4, Psa 77:1, Psa 130:1; Lam 3:8; Joh 11:43; Act 7:60
Stand up: Kg1 8:14, Kg1 8:22; Ch2 20:13, Ch2 20:19; Psa 134:1-3, Psa 135:1-3
bless: Ch1 29:20; Ezr 3:11; Psa 103:1, Psa 103:2, Psa 117:1, Psa 117:2, Psa 145:2, Psa 146:2; Jer 33:10, Jer 33:11; Mat 11:25; Eph 3:20, Eph 3:21; Pe1 1:3
thy glorious: Exo 15:6, Exo 15:11; Deu 28:58; Ch1 29:13; Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 145:5, Psa 145:11, Psa 145:12; Co2 4:6
exalted: Kg1 8:27; Ch1 29:11; Psa 16:2, Psa 106:2
even thou: Deu 6:4; Kg2 19:15, Kg2 19:19; Psa 86:10; Isa 37:16, Isa 37:20, Isa 43:10, Isa 44:6, Isa 44:8; Mar 12:29, Mar 12:30; Joh 10:30
thou hast: Gen 1:1, Gen 2:1; Eze 20:11; Psa 33:6, Psa 136:5-9, Psa 146:6; Jer 10:11, Jer 10:12; Col 1:15, Col 1:16; Rev 4:11, Rev 14:7
the heaven: Deu 10:14; Kg1 8:27
preservest: Psa 36:6; Col 1:17; Heb 1:3
the host: Gen 2:1, Gen 32:2; Kg1 22:19; Psa 103:21, Psa 148:2-4; Isa 6:2, Isa 6:3; Heb 1:6; Rev 5:11-13
choose: Gen 12:1, Gen 12:2; Deu 10:15; Jos 24:2, Jos 24:3; Isa 41:8, Isa 41:9, Isa 51:2
Ur: Gen 11:31, Gen 15:7; Act 7:2-4
gavest: Gen 17:5
foundest: Gen 12:1-3, Gen 15:6, Gen 15:18, Gen 22:12; Act 13:22; Ti1 1:12, Ti1 1:13; Heb 11:17; Jam 2:21-23
madest: Gen 12:7, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Gen 22:16-18; Deu 7:8, Deu 7:9, Deu 9:5; Psa 105:8, Psa 105:9; Luk 1:72, Luk 1:73
the Canaanites: Gen 15:18-21; Exo 3:8, Exo 3:17; Deu 7:1; Jos 9:1, Jos 11:3
hast performed: Deu 26:3; Jos 11:23, Jos 21:43-45, Jos 23:14; Psa 105:43, Psa 105:44
righteous: Num 23:19; Psa 92:14, Psa 92:15; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18; Jo1 1:9
didst see: Exo 2:25, Exo 3:7-9, Exo 3:16; Act 7:34
heardest: Exo 14:10-12
showedst: Exod. 7:1-25, 14:1-31; Deu 4:34, Deu 11:3, Deu 11:4; Psa 78:12, Psa 78:13, Psa 78:43-53, Psa 105:27-37; Psa 106:7-11, Psa 135:8, Psa 135:9, Psa 136:10-15; Act 7:36
they: Exo 5:2, Exo 5:7, Exo 5:8, Exo 9:17, Exo 10:3, Exo 18:11; Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Dan 4:37, Dan 5:23; Pe1 5:5
didst: Exo 9:16; Jos 2:10, Jos 2:11; Psa 83:18; Isa 63:12, Isa 63:14; Jer 32:20; Eze 20:9; Dan 9:15; Rom 9:17
divide: Exo 14:21, Exo 14:22, Exo 14:27, Exo 14:28; Psa 66:6, Psa 78:13, Psa 114:3-5, Psa 136:13-15; Isa 63:11-13
their persecutors: Exod. 15:1-21; Psa 106:9-11; Heb 11:29
as a stone: Exo 15:5, Exo 15:10; Rev 18:21
thou leddest: Neh 9:19; Exo 13:21, Exo 13:22, Exo 14:19, Exo 14:20; Psa 78:14, Psa 105:39
in the way: Psa 107:7, Psa 143:8
camest: Exo 19:11, Exo 19:16-20; Deu 33:2; Isa 64:1, Isa 64:3; Hab 3:3
spakest: Exo 20:1, Exo 20:22; Deu 4:10-13, Deu 4:33, Deu 5:4, Deu 5:22-26; Heb 12:18-26
gavest: Deu 4:8, Deu 10:12, Deu 10:13; Psa 19:7-11, Psa 119:127, Psa 119:128; Eze 20:11-13; Rom 7:12-14, Rom 7:16
true laws: Heb. laws of truth, Psa 119:160
madest: Gen 2:3; Exo 16:29, Exo 20:8-11; Eze 20:12, Eze 20:20
commandedst: Exod. 21:1-23:33; Lev 27:34; Deu 4:5, Deu 4:45, Deu 5:31
gavest: Exo 16:4, Exo 16:14, Exo 16:15; Deu 8:3, Deu 8:16; Psa 78:24, Psa 78:25, Psa 105:40; Joh 6:31-35; Co1 10:3
broughtest: Neh 9:20; Exo 17:6; Num 20:7-11; Deu 8:15; Psa 77:15-20, Psa 105:41, Psa 114:8; Co1 10:4
sworn: Heb. lift up thine hand, Gen 14:22; Num 14:30; Eze 20:15
dealt: Neh 9:10, Neh 9:29; Exo 32:9; Deu 9:6, Deu 9:13, Deu 9:23, Deu 9:24, Deu 9:27, Deu 32:15; Psa. 78:8-72, Psa 106:6; Isa 63:10; Jer 2:31; Act 7:51
hardened: Deu 31:27; Kg2 17:14; Ch2 30:8, Ch2 36:13; Psa 95:8-10; Pro 29:1; Isa 48:4; Jer 19:15; Rom 2:5; Heb 3:13, Heb 3:15
hearkened: Exo 15:26; Deu 5:29; Psa 81:8, Psa 81:11-14; Isa 48:18; There were two things to which the Israelites did not duly give heed, else they had not done as they did. The word of God they heard, but they gave no heed to God's commandments, and the works of God they saw, but were not mindful of his wonders. Had they really considered them as miracles, they would have obeyed from a principle of faith and holy fear: had they duly considered them as mercies, they would have obeyed from a principle of gratitude and holy love.
refused: Num 14:3, Num 14:4, Num 14:11, Num 14:41, Num 16:14; Psa 106:24, Psa 106:25; Pro 1:24; Heb 12:25
mindful: Psa 78:11, Psa 78:42, Psa 78:43, Psa 86:5, Psa 86:15, Psa 106:7, Psa 106:13; Mat 16:9-11; Pe2 1:12-15
in their rebellion: Instead of bemiryam, "in their rebellion," seven manuscripts, one edition, and the LXX, have bemitzrayim, "in Egypt:" "appointed a captain to return to their bondage in Egypt."
a God: Num 14:18, Num 14:19; Psa 86:5, Psa 86:15, Psa 130:4; Mic 7:18, Mic 7:19
ready to pardon: Heb. of pardons
gracious: Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Psa 78:38, Psa 103:8-18, Psa 145:8, Psa 145:9; Isa 55:7-9; Joe 2:13; Rom 9:15; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:7
forsookest: Kg1 6:13, Kg1 8:57; Psa 106:43-46
Exo 32:4-8, Exo 32:31, Exo 32:32; Deu 9:12-16; Psa 106:19-23; Ezek. 20:7-44
in thy: Neh 9:27; Sa1 12:22; Psa 106:7, Psa 106:8, Psa 106:45; Isa 44:21; Lam 3:22; Eze 20:14, Eze 20:22; Dan 9:9, Dan 9:18; Mal 3:6
the pillar: Neh 9:12; Exo 13:21, Exo 13:22, Exo 40:38; Num 9:15-22, Num 14:14; Isa 4:5, Isa 4:6; Co1 10:1, Co1 10:2
gavest: Neh 9:30; Num 11:17, Num 11:25-29; Isa 63:11-14
good: Psa 143:10; Rom 15:30; Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23; Eph 5:9; Pe2 1:21
withheldest: Exo 16:15, Exo 16:35; Jos 5:12
gavest: Exo 17:6; Psa 105:41; Isa 41:17, Isa 41:18, Isa 48:21, Isa 49:10; Joh 4:10, Joh 4:14; Joh 7:37-39
forty: Exo 16:35; Num 14:33, Num 14:34; Deu 2:7, Deu 8:2; Amo 5:25; Act 13:18
their: Deu 8:4, Deu 29:5; Psa 34:10
thou: Jos 10:11; Psa 78:65, Psa 105:44
Sihon: Num 21:21-35; Deu 2:26-36, 3:1-17; Psa 135:10-12, Psa 136:17-22
multipliedst: Gen 15:5, Gen 22:17; Ch1 27:23
broughtest: Josh. 1:1-3:17
which thou: Gen 12:7, Gen 13:15-17, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:8, Gen 26:3
So the: Num 14:31; Jos 21:43, Jos 21:45
thou subduedst: Jos 18:1; Ch1 22:18; Psa 44:2, Psa 44:3
as they would: Heb. according to their will, Ti2 2:26
strong: Num 13:27, Num 13:28; Deu 3:5, Deu 6:10-12, Deu 9:1-3
a fat land: Neh 9:35; Deu 8:7-10, Deu 32:13; Eze 20:6
wells: or, cisterns
fruit trees: Heb. trees of food
did eat: Deu 32:15; Psa 65:11; Isa 6:10; Jer 5:27, Jer 5:28; Hos 13:6
and became fat: They became effeminate, fell under the power of luxury, got totally corrupted in their manners, sinned against all the mercies of God, and then were destroyed by His judgments.
delighted: Kg1 8:66; Jer 31:14; Hos 3:5; Rom 2:4
they were: Jdg 2:11, Jdg 2:12, Jdg 3:6, Jdg 3:7, Jdg 10:6, Jdg 10:13, Jdg 10:14; Psa 78:56, Psa 78:57, Psa 106:34-40; Ezek. 16:15-63, Eze 20:21, 23:4-49
cast thy law: Kg1 14:9; Psa 50:17; Eze 33:3-5
slew: Kg1 18:4, Kg1 18:13, Kg1 19:10; Ch2 24:20, Ch2 24:21, Ch2 36:16; Jer 26:20-23; Mat 21:35; Mat 23:34-37; Act 7:52
wrought: Neh 9:18; Kg2 21:11; Eze 22:25-31
thou deliveredst: Deu 31:16-18; Jdg 2:14, Jdg 2:15, 3:8-30; Ch2 36:17; Psa 106:41, Psa 106:42; Dan 9:10-14
in the time: Deu 4:29-31; Jdg 3:15, Jdg 6:6-10, Jdg 10:15, Jdg 10:16; Psa 106:43-45
saviours: Jdg 2:18, Jdg 3:9-15; Sa1 12:10, Sa1 12:11; Kg2 13:5, Kg2 14:27; Oba 1:21
did evil again: Heb. returned to do evil, Jdg 3:11, Jdg 3:12, Jdg 3:30, Jdg 4:1, Jdg 5:31, Jdg 6:1
heardest: Kg1 8:33, Kg1 8:34, Kg1 8:39; Isa 63:15
many times: Psa 106:43-45
testifiedst: Neh 9:26; Deu 4:26, Deu 31:21; Kg2 17:13; Ch2 24:19, Ch2 36:15; Jer 25:3-7; Hos 6:5
yet they: Neh 9:10, Neh 9:16; Exo 10:3; Jer 13:15-17, Jer 43:2, Jer 44:10, Jer 44:16, Jer 44:17; Dan 5:20; Jam 4:6-10
which: Lev 18:5; Eze 20:11; Luk 10:28; Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12
withdrew the shoulder: Heb. gave a withdrawing shoulder, Zac 7:11, Zac 7:12
and hardened: Jer 7:26, Jer 17:23, Jer 19:15
many years: Psa 86:15; Rom 2:4; Pe2 3:9
forbear them: Heb. protract over them
testifiedst: Kg2 17:13; Ch2 36:15; Jer 7:25, Jer 25:4
by thy spirit: Neh 9:20; Isa 63:10; Act 7:51, Act 28:25; Pe1 1:11; Pe2 1:21
thy prophets: Heb. the hand of thy prophets
therefore: Isa 5:5, Isa 5:6, Isa 42:24; Jer 40:2, Jer 40:3, Jer 44:22; Lam 2:17; Zac 7:13
for thy great: Jer 4:27, Jer 5:10, Jer 5:18; Lam 3:22; Eze 14:22, Eze 14:23; Dan 9:9
gracious: Neh 9:17; Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Kg2 13:23; Ch2 30:9; Psa 103:8, Psa 103:9, Psa 145:8, Psa 145:9
our God: Neh 1:5; Deu 7:21; Psa 47:2, Psa 66:3, Psa 66:5
keepest: Deu 7:9; Kg1 8:23; Dan 9:4; Mic 7:18-20
trouble: Heb. weariness
little before thee: Lev 26:18, Lev 26:21, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:28; Ezr 9:13
come upon us: Heb. found us
on our kings: Kg2 23:29, Kg2 23:33, Kg2 23:34, Kg2 25:7, Kg2 25:18-21, Kg2 25:25, Kg2 25:26; 2Chr. 36:1-23; Jer 8:1-3; Jer 22:18, Jer 22:19, Jer 34:19-22, 39:1-18, 52:1-34; Dan 9:6, Dan 9:8
since the time: Kg2 15:19, Kg2 15:29, Kg2 17:3; Isa 7:17, Isa 7:18, Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8, Isa 10:5-7, 36:1-37:38
Howbeit: Gen 18:25; Job 34:23; Psa 119:137, Psa 145:17; Jer 12:1; Lam 1:18; Dan 9:5-14
but we: Lev 26:40, Lev 26:41; Job 33:27; Psa 106:6; Dan 9:5-10
nor hearkened: Jer 29:19
thy testimonies: Neh 9:30; Kg2 17:15
thou didst: Deu 31:21; Kg2 17:13
For they: Deu 28:47; Jer 5:19; Rom 3:4, Rom 3:5
in their kingdom: Instead of bemalkuthom, "in their kingdom," bemalkuthecha, "in thy kingdom," is the reading of two of Dr. Kennicott's manuscripts, LXX, Syriac, and Arabic.
thy great: Neh 9:25
fat land: Deu 8:7-10, Deu 31:21, Deu 32:12-15
it yieldeth: Deu 28:33, Deu 28:39, Deu 28:51; Ezr 4:13, Ezr 6:8, Ezr 7:24
dominion: Neh 5:8; Lev 26:17; Deu 28:48; Joh 8:33
we make: Neh 10:29; Kg2 23:3; Ch2 15:12, Ch2 15:13, Ch2 23:16, Ch2 29:10, Ch2 34:31; Ezr 10:3
seal unto it: Heb. are at the sealing, or sealed, Neh 10:1