Geneva Bible Notes: Nehemiah 9

Nehemiah 9:1 (a) Meaning, thy seruant.

Nehemiah 9:1 (!) The people repent & forsake their strange wiues.

Nehemiah 9:2 (/) Ebr. strange children.

Nehemiah 9:3 (b) Thei made confession of their sinnes & vsed praiers.

Nehemiah 9:5 (!) The Leuites exhorte them to praise God.

Nehemiah 9:6 (!) Declaring his wonders.

Nehemiah 9:21 (c) Thogh the way was tedious & long.

Nehemiah 9:22 (d) Meaning the heathen whome he droue out.

Nehemiah 9:26 (e) Taking heauen and earth to witnes that God wolde destroy them, except thei returned as {2 Chro. 24,19}

Nehemiah 9:26 (!) And their ingratitude.

Nehemiah 9:28 (f) He declareth how Gods mercies euer contended with the wickednes of the people, who euer in their prosperitie forgate God.

Nehemiah 9:29 (g) Which is a similitude taken of oxen, that shrinke at the yoke or burden, as {Zach. 7,11}

Nehemiah 9:29 (h) When thou didest admonish them by thy Prophets.

Nehemiah 9:30 (!) And Gods great mercies toward them.

Nehemiah 9:30 (/) Ebr. thou didst prolong vpon them many yeres.

Nehemiah 9:32 (i) By whome we were led away into captiuitie, & haue bene appointed to be slaine, as {Ester. 3,13}

Nehemiah 9:33 (k) He confesseth that all these things came to them justely for their sinnes, but he appealeth from Gods justice to his mercies.

Nehemiah 9:34 (l) That thou woldest destroy them, except thei wolde returne to thee.

Nehemiah 9:36 (m) That is, to be the lords thereof.

Nehemiah 9:38 (n) Thus by affliction they promes to kepe Gods commandements, whereunto they colde not be broght by Gods great benefites.