The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 9:19-27
The Divine description of a sinful life. I. THAT THE SINFUL LIFE IS FAVOURED WITH THE DIVINE FORBEARANCE . The sins of the people were pride ( Nehemiah 9:16 ), disobedience ( Nehemiah 9:17 ), idolatry ( Nehemiah 9:18 ), murder ( Nehemiah 9:26 ), provocation, obduracy. "Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness" ( Nehemiah 9:19 ). 1 . This forbearance is merciful. 2 . This forbearance is considerate. In the wilderness it is... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 9:12-21
Israel in the desert. The people now recount the mercies of God to their fathers in the desert, and confess the sins of which they were guilty there. After deliverance from Egypt, the desert had to be passed before Canaan could be reached; and there the people were instructed and organised, tried and proved, disciplined and chastised, and thus prepared for orderly settlement as a nation in the promised land. I. THE DIVINE FAVOURS BY WHICH THEY WERE DISTINGUISHED . 1 ... read more