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Nehemiah 9 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Nehemiah 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 19 | give, put |
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 9 | sky, aloft |
| רַב | rab | H7227 | 7 | abundant |
| תּוֹרָה | tôwrâh | H8451 | 6 | precept, statute |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 8 | hand, open |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 7 | hear, tell |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 7 | father |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their hearts. The testimony of the prophets was the testimony of the Spirit in the prophets, and it was the Spirit of Christ in them. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nehemiah 9:4–38 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Sinai — Neh 9:13
- Egypt — Neh 9:17
- Bashan — Neh 9:22
- Heshbon — Neh 9:22
- Assyria — Neh 9:32
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