Archives for February 2019

Nehemiah 9:33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: Admitting wrong is very difficult for most of us. Acknowledging that God is right and I am wrong calls for real humility. They had suffered the consequences of their sin. Getting angry […]

Nehemiah 9:16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments In this verse, God’s people recognize that their parents did wrong. Often we want to excuse the sins of our parents. We want to accept what they did, and that becomes our excuse for doing the […]

Nehemiah 9:3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God. They read the Bible, the book of the law. This was the law of God. […]

Nehemiah 9:2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. This generation, like all generations, hates this word separation. Having to choose friends, who you walk with isn’t politically correct. The strangers in this passage of Scripture are foreigners. The problem […]

Nehemiah 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.  They had made an idol, a […]

Nehemiah 13:27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?  There is a lot of Bible about who you should marry. God’s people are not to marry those that do not love Him. There can be differences in many areas of your […]

Nehemiah 10:30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:  God did not want His people marrying people from foreign lands. Those people worshiped false gods. They worshiped idols. If His people married people that worshipped false gods, then their hearts would […]

Nehemiah 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. […]

Nehemiah 9:6 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.  God’s people are to stand up and bless […]

Nehemiah 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.  When the people heard the Scriptures read they were sad at first. They didn’t understand that God had given them the […]

Nehemiah 8:8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. In Nehemiah 8:7 we see a list of names. There are thirteen specific names and then the Levites. They, as a group, “caused the people to understand the law: and […]

Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. Ezra led in worship. He blessed the Lord. That means Ezra praised and thanked God. He recognized God […]

Nehemiah 8:5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:  Ezra opened the book. The people saw him open the book. They knew that they were about to hear the very Word of God. […]

Nehemiah 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.  […]

Nehemiah 8:3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.  As they brought out the Book of God, the […]

Nehemiah 8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.  This is one of my favorite chapters ever. The people gathered […]

Matthew 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. The story of the virgin birth of Jesus is real. I believe it with all of my heart. God loved us so much that He gave us His only begotten Son. Mary is not the […]

Isaiah 36:6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.  God’s people seek help from God’s enemies. God’s people should have been seeking Him. They […]

Isaiah 33:2 O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: Be thou their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble. God’s people called on Him to be gracious. They wanted to express to God their trust in Him. They were waiting on Him. He was their strength. He […]

Isaiah 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. God softly and gently speaks to us. He guides us and directs us but not with a loud, boisterous voice. The […]