Nehemiah Chapter 9 Flashcards

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When were the children of Israel assembled according to Nehemiah 9:1?

the twenty-fourth day of this month

How were the children of Israel assembled on the twenty-fourth day of this month according to Nehemiah 9:1?

with fasting, in sackcloth and with dust on their heads

What did those of Israelite lineage do according to Nehemiah 9:2?

separate themselves from all foreigners, stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers

Who did those of Israelite lineage separate themselves from according to Nehemiah 9:2?

all foreigners Signup and view all the answers

What did those of Israelite lineage confess according to Nehemiah 9:2?

their sins and the iniquities of their fathers Signup and view all the answers

When those of Israelite lineage stood up in their place, what did they read from according to Nehemiah 9:3?

the Book of the Law of the LORD their God Signup and view all the answers

How long did they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God according to Nehemiah 9:3?

one fourth of the day Signup and view all the answers

How long did they confess and worship the LORD their God according to Nehemiah 9:3?

one fourth of the day Signup and view all the answers

Who stood on the steps of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God according to Nehemiah 9:4?

Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani Signup and view all the answers

Which Levites said, 'Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever!' according to Nehemiah 9:5?

Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah Signup and view all the answers

'____ _ and bless the LORD your God forever and ! Blessed be Your _ name, which is above all and _____!' according to Nehemiah 9:5.

Stand up, ever, glorious, exalted, blessing, praise Signup and view all the answers

What is exalted above all blessing and praise according to Nehemiah 9:5?

Your glorious name Signup and view all the answers

What are You alone according to Nehemiah 9:6?

the LORD Signup and view all the answers

What have You (the LORD) made according to Nehemiah 9:6?

heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their host, the earth and everything in it, the seas and all that is in them Signup and view all the answers

'You alone are the _; You have made _, the heaven of _, with all their _, the _ and everything it, the and all that is _ them, You ___ them all,' according to Nehemiah 9:6.

LORD, heaven, heavens, host, earth, on, seas, in, preserve Signup and view all the answers

Who worships You according to Nehemiah 9:6?

the host of heaven Signup and view all the answers

You are the LORD God who chose whom according to Nehemiah 9:7?

Abram Signup and view all the answers

Where did the LORD God bring Abram out of according to Nehemiah 9:7?

Ur of the Chaldeans Signup and view all the answers

What name did the LORD God give Abram according to Nehemiah 9:7?

Abraham Signup and view all the answers

How did the LORD God find Abraham's heart according to Nehemiah 9:8?

faithful before Him Signup and view all the answers

Whose land did the LORD God make a covenant with Abraham to give to his descendants according to Nehemiah 9:8?

the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perezites, the Jebusites, and the Girgahites Signup and view all the answers

Why has the LORD performed His words according to Nehemiah 9:8?

He is righteous Signup and view all the answers

Where did the LORD see the affliction of our fathers and where did He hear their cry according to Nehemiah 9:9?

in Egypt, by the Red Sea Signup and view all the answers

Who did the LORD show signs and wonders against according to Nehemiah 9:10?

Pharaoh, all his servants, all the people of his land Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD make for Himself according to Nehemiah 9:10?

a name Signup and view all the answers

Why did the LORD show signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his servants and all the people of his land according to Nehemiah 9:10?

He knew they (the Egyptians) acted proudly against them (the fathers of the Israelites) Signup and view all the answers

How did the children of Israel go through the midst of the sea according to Nehemiah 9:11?

on dry land Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD do so the children of Israel could go through the midst of the sea on dry land according to Nehemiah 9:11?

divided the sea before them Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD do with the persecutors of the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:11?

threw them into the deep as a stone into the mighty waters Signup and view all the answers

How did the LORD lead the children of Israel by day according to Nehemiah 9:12?

with a cloudy pillar Signup and view all the answers

How did the LORD lead the children of Israel by night according to Nehemiah 9:12?

with a pillar of fire Signup and view all the answers

Why did the LORD lead the children of Israel by fire by night according to Nehemiah 9:12?

to give them light on the road (which they should travel) Signup and view all the answers

What mountain did the LORD come down on to speak with the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:13?

Mount Sinai Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD give the children of Israel as He spoke with them from heaven on Mount Sinai according to Nehemiah 9:13?

just ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD make known to the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:14?

Your holy Sabbath Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD command the children of Israel by the hand of Moses according to Nehemiah 9:14?

precepts, statutes and laws Signup and view all the answers

By whose hand did the LORD command precepts, statutes and laws according to Nehemiah 9:14?

Moses Your servant Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD give the children of Israel for their hunger according to Nehemiah 9:15?

bread from heaven Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD bring the children of Israel for their thirst according to Nehemiah 9:15?

water out of the rock Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD tell the children of Israel to go in to possess according to Nehemiah 9:15?

the land which You (He) had sworn to give them Signup and view all the answers

What did they and our fathers do despite all that the LORD had given them according to Nehemiah 9:16?

acted proudly, hardened their necks, did not heed Your commandments Signup and view all the answers

What did they refuse to do according to Nehemiah 9:17?

obey Signup and view all the answers

What were they not mindful of according to Nehemiah 9:17?

Your wonders that You did among them Signup and view all the answers

What did they harden according to Nehemiah 9:17?

their necks Signup and view all the answers

They hardened their necks and what did they do in their rebellion according to Nehemiah 9:17?

they appointed a leader to return to their bondage Signup and view all the answers

'...but You are __, ready to , and _, slow to , abundant in ____...' according to Nehemiah 9:17.

God, pardon, gracious, merciful, anger, kindness Signup and view all the answers

What is God ready to do according to Nehemiah 9:17?

pardon Signup and view all the answers

What is God abundant in according to Nehemiah 9:17?

kindness Signup and view all the answers

Despite their rebellion, what did God not do to the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:17?

forsake them Signup and view all the answers

God did not forsake the children of Israel even when they did what according to Nehemiah 9:18?

made a molded calf for themselves Signup and view all the answers

When the children of Israel made a molded calf for themselves, what did they say according to Nehemiah 9:18?

'This is your god that brought you up out of Egypt' Signup and view all the answers

In making a molded calf for themselves and stating it was their god that brought them out of Egypt, what did the children of Israel do according to Nehemiah 9:18?

worked great provocations Signup and view all the answers

What caused God to not forsake the children of Israel in the wilderness according to Nehemiah 9:19?

His manifold mercies Signup and view all the answers

What did not depart from them by day or by night according to Nehemiah 9:19?

the pillar of cloud, the pillar of fire Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the pillar of cloud by day according to Nehemiah 9:19?

to lead them on the road Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the pillar of fire by night according to Nehemiah 9:19?

to show them light and the way they should go Signup and view all the answers

Why did the LORD give the children of Israel His good Spirit according to Nehemiah 9:20?

to instruct them Signup and view all the answers

What was not withheld from their mouth according to Nehemiah 9:20?

Your manna Signup and view all the answers

What were they given for their thirst according to Nehemiah 9:20?

water Signup and view all the answers

'You also gave Your good ___ to them, and did not withhold Your from their _, and gave them _ for their ___,' according to Nehemiah 9:20.

Spirit, instruct, manna, mouth, water, thirst Signup and view all the answers

How many years did the LORD sustain the children of Israel in the wilderness according to Nehemiah 9:21?

forty years Signup and view all the answers

While the children of Israel were sustained forty years in the wilderness, what did they lack according to Nehemiah 9:21?

nothing Signup and view all the answers

While the children of Israel were sustained forty years in the wilderness, what did not wear out according to Nehemiah 9:21?

their clothes Signup and view all the answers

While the LORD sustained the children of Israel in the wilderness forty years, what did their feet not do according to Nehemiah 9:21?

swell Signup and view all the answers

What did the LORD give the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:22?

kingdoms and nations Signup and view all the answers

In addition to giving the children of Israel kingdoms and nations, what did the LORD do according to Nehemiah 9:22?

divided them into districts Signup and view all the answers

What lands did the children of Israel take possession of according to Nehemiah 9:22?

the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, the land of Og king of Bashan Signup and view all the answers

What was multiplied as the stars of heaven according to Nehemiah 9:23?

their children Signup and view all the answers

What land were they (the children of Israel) brought in to according to Nehemiah 9:23?

the land which the LORD told their fathers to possess Signup and view all the answers

Did the people go in and possess the land according to Nehemiah 9:24?

True Signup and view all the answers

Who did the LORD subdue for the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:24?

the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites Signup and view all the answers

Who was given into the hands of the children of Israel according to Nehemiah 9:24?

the Canaanites with their kings and the people of the land Signup and view all the answers

What were the children of Israel to do with the Canaanites, their kings and the people of the land according to Nehemiah 9:24?

as/what they wished Signup and view all the answers

What did the children of Israel take according to Nehemiah 9:25?

strong cities and a rich land Signup and view all the answers

What did the children of Israel possess according to Nehemiah 9:25?

houses full of all goods, cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, fruit trees in abundance Signup and view all the answers

'...So they ___ and were _ and grew , and _ themselves in our great ___' according to Nehemiah 9:25.

ate, filled, fat, delighted, goodness Signup and view all the answers

Despite the LORD's great goodness what did the children of Israel do nevertheless according to Nehemiah 9:26?

they were disobedient and rebelled against You, cast Your law behind their backs, killed Your prophets who testified against them, worked great provocations Signup and view all the answers

Because they were disobedient and rebellious, who did the LORD deliver the children of Israel to according to Nehemiah 9:27?

the hand of their enemies who oppressed them Signup and view all the answers

In the time of their trouble, when they cried to the LORD, what did the LORD do according to Nehemiah 9:27?

heard from heaven Signup and view all the answers

Because of His abundant mercies, what did the LORD do according to Nehemiah 9:27?

gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their enemies Signup and view all the answers

After the people had rest, what did they do again according to Nehemiah 9:28?

evil before You Signup and view all the answers

Because they again did evil what did You do to them according to Nehemiah 9:28?

left them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them Signup and view all the answers

They again did evil yet You heard from heaven when they did what according to Nehemiah 9:28?

returned and cried out to You Signup and view all the answers

What did You do according to Your mercies according to Nehemiah 9:28?

delivered them many times Signup and view all the answers

Why did You testify against them according to Nehemiah 9:29?

that You might bring them back to Your law Signup and view all the answers

Though You testified against them that You might bring them back to Your law, what did they do according to Nehemiah 9:29?

acted proudly, did not heed Your commandments, sinned against Your judgments, shrugged their shoulders, stiffened their necks, would not hear Signup and view all the answers

What did You do for many years according to Nehemiah 9:30?

had patience with them Signup and view all the answers

How did You testify against them according to Nehemiah 9:30?

by Your Spirit in Your prophets Signup and view all the answers

Despite Your patience and testifying against them, what would they not do according to Nehemiah 9:30?

listen Signup and view all the answers

Because they would not listen what did You do according to Nehemiah 9:30?

gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands Signup and view all the answers

In Your great mercy, what did You not do according to Nehemiah 9:31?

utterly consume them nor forsake them Signup and view all the answers

Why in Your great mercy did You not utterly consume them or forsake them according to Nehemiah 9:31?

You are God, gracious and merciful Signup and view all the answers

How is God described according to Nehemiah 9:32?

the great, the mighty, awesome, Who keeps covenant and mercy Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Nehemiah Chapter 9 Summary

The children of Israel assembled on the twenty-fourth day of the month, engaging in fasting, wearing sackcloth, and placing dust on their heads.
Israelites separated from foreigners and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
Reading from the Book of the Law lasted one-fourth of the day, followed by one-fourth devoted to confession and worship.
Key figures, including Bani, Kadmiel, and Shebaniah, called upon the LORD with a loud voice, instructing the people to bless God forever.
The LORD is acknowledged as the Creator, having made heaven, earth, and seas, and the host of heaven worships Him.
The covenant with Abram was established when he was found faithful, and the LORD renamed him Abraham, promising his descendants the land of various clans.
God saw the affliction of the Israelites in Egypt and heard their cries by the Red Sea; He demonstrated His power through signs against Pharaoh and his people.
The children of Israel crossed the sea on dry land as the LORD divided the waters, while their persecutors were thrown into the sea.
By day, the LORD led them with a cloudy pillar and by night with a pillar of fire for guidance.
On Mount Sinai, God delivered just ordinances, commandments, and revealed the Sabbath to the Israelites through Moses.
The provision of bread from heaven and water from the rock sustained the Israelites as they journeyed to possess the promised land.
Despite God's blessings, the Israelites acted proudly, disobeyed, and rejected His commandments, even creating a molded calf as an idol.
Throughout their rebellions, God remained merciful and did not forsake them, responding to their cries in trouble with deliverance.
The Israelites repeatedly fell into disobedience, provoking God despite His patience and mercy, leading to their subjugation by enemies.
Even after delivering them and showing mercy, the Israelite people continued to sin against God’s commandments and refused to heed His laws.
God's attribute of being gracious and merciful was emphasized, showing His unwavering mercy despite Israel's persistence in rebellion.
Throughout the chapter, the acknowledgment of God's faithfulness in maintaining His covenant and mercy serves as a key theme, reflecting the relationship between God and Israel.

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