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The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:4-38

Nehemiah 9:4-38And cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.The suppliantThe true test of the good received in religious ordinances is their sanctifying effect on the life. Many a tree is gay with blossoms in spring that yields no fruit in autumn; and so many gospel hearers, who appear full of promise in the time of ordinances, show no decided piety in their subsequent conduct.I. The circumstances of the prayer. It is often easier to act for God than to pray to Him--to work in His... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:16

Nehemiah 9:16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks.Hardened by sinDr. Manton says: “As a delicate constitution is more capable of pain than a robust and stubborn one, and the tender flesh of a child will sooner feel the lash than the thick skin of a slave, so the children of God, having a more serious apprehension of things, and a more tender spirit, soonest feel the burden of their Father’s displeasure, and do more lay it to heart than careless and stupid spirits,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:17

Nehemiah 9:17But Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful.Divine forgivenessI. What is necessary to render the subject interesting.1. A conviction of guilt.2. An apprehension of our danger as transgressors.3. A discovery of the privileges of a pardoned state.II. The proofs which establish the truth of the doctrine.1. The provision He has made for the exercise of pardon.2. The promptitude with which He pardons on our return,3. His earnestness to excite us to seek after the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:18

Nehemiah 9:18Thou careen down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven.Go by the directionsI saw a picture once which has stuck to my memory for years and years. It was a picture of a dark, wild, stormy night, and a traveller was standing up in the stirrups of his horse at a parting of the way, trying to read the directions on the finger-post. How eagerly he is looking! I can see him yet-holding the lighted match carefully in his hands lest the wind should blow it out before he... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:26-29

Nehemiah 9:26-29Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against Thee.Provocations and punishmentI. How justly we may be charged, as the Jews in the text, with having wrought great provocations. This will be manifest if we consider--1. To what a prodigious height all kinds of iniquity are raised amongst us. Atheism, infidelity, blasphemy, intemperance, impurity, commercial immorality.2. What engagements we are under to abstain from all transgressions of the laws of God.3. That our sins... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:16

Neh 9:16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, Ver. 16. But they and our fathers ] God’s mercies have been hitherto mentioned, that their sins might thereby be aggravated; for good turns aggravate unkindness; and men’s sins are much increased by their obligations. It is charged upon Solomon as a foul fault, that he departed from the Lord, who had appeared unto him twice, 1 Kings 11:9 . Dealt proudly ] Pride is the master pock... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:17

Neh 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Ver. 17. And refused to obey ] Heb. To hearken. They not only not hearkened, but refused to hear reasons why they should; as having made their conclusion, and being as good as ever... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:18

Neh 9:18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This [is] thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; Ver. 18. Yea, when they had made them a golden calf ] An ounce whereof the Jews say is still to this day in all the punishments that befall them; though some of their Rabbis have the face to excuse this gross idolatry of their forefathers, Nehemiah 9:18 , εμοσχοποιησαν , Vitulificarunt (Piscat.). And said, This is thy God ] Exodus 32:4 .... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:19

Neh 9:19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. Ver. 19. Yet thou in thy manifold mercies ] Nothing else could have kept him from turning them off, and saying to them, as once Jephthah did, Judges 11:7 , "Behold, ye have thrust me out; and do ye come unto me in your distress? Go, cry unto... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:20

Neh 9:20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. Ver. 20. Thou gavest also thy good spirit ] viz. To their governors and teachers, Numbers 11:16-17 ; Numbers 11:25-26 . Yea, to every good soul, that they might be all taught of God, led into all truth and holiness, Ephesians 5:9 . For which end God hath promised to pour his Spirit upon all flesh, that is, the best thing upon the basest, Joel 2:28... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:4-38

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:16

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:17

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:18

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 9:26-29

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:16

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 9:20

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