Verse 38
Nehemiah 9:38
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In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it in writing. It is sealed by our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
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Chapter 9 Context
1
On the twenty-fourth day of this same month, the Israelites met together, fasting and wearing sackcl...
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2
Those of Israelite ancestry separated themselves from the foreigners, and stood to confess their sin...
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3
They spent three hours standing there reading the Book of the Law of the Lord their God (Elohim), an...
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4
The Levites stood on the stage and called out loudly to the Lord their God (Elohim). (Their names we...
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5
Then the Levites announced: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God (Elohim) who lives eternally: ‘Ma...
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6
They prayed, “Only you are the Lord. It was you who made the sky, the heavens with all their stars,...
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You are the Lord, the God (Elohim) who chose Abram, who led him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named...
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8
You knew he would be faithful to you, and made an agreement with him to give him and his descendants...
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9
You saw how much our forefathers were suffering in Egypt. You heard their cries for help at the Red...
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10
You performed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all his people of...
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11
You split the sea apart in front of them so that they could walk through it on dry ground. But you t...
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12
You led them with a column of cloud during the day, and a column of fire at night, showing them the...
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13
You descended on Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them right ways to live, true...
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14
You explained your holy Sabbath to them. You gave them commandments and regulations and laws through...
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15
When they were hungry you gave them bread from heaven, and when they were thirsty you brought water...
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But they and our forefathers acted arrogantly and became stubborn, and didn't pay attention to your...
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17
They refused to listen to you, and forgot about all the miracles you did for them. They became obsti...
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even when they made themselves a metal calf and said, ‘This is your god who led you out of Egypt,’ a...
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But you because you are so merciful didn't abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud didn't st...
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You gave your good Spirit to teach them. You did not stop feeding them with your manna, and you gave...
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21
You took care of them for forty years in the desert. Their clothes didn't wear out, they didn't want...
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22
You gave them kingdoms and nations; you assigned their borders. They took control of the land of Sih...
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23
You made their descendants as countless as the stars of heaven, and led them to the land you had pro...
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24
Their descendants went in and took over the land. Right in front of them you conquered the Canaanite...
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They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of valuable things, wate...
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26
But they completely rebelled against you. They tossed your Law over their shoulders. They killed you...
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27
So you handed them over to their enemies who treated them badly. In their suffering they cried out t...
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However, as soon as they had peace, they went back to doing evil in your sight. So once more you han...
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29
You warned them to come back to your Law, but they were arrogant. They ignored your commands, and si...
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You were patient with them for many years. You warned them by your Spirit through your prophets, but...
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But because of your wonderful mercy you did not finish with them, and you did not abandon them, for...
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32
So now, our God (Elohim), the great and powerful and awesome God (Elohim) who keeps his agreement of...
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But you have done what is right regarding everything that has happened to us. You have always acted...
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Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our forefathers did not follow your Law, and they ignored y...
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But they, even during the time they had their own kingdom, with so many blessings you had given them...
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Look at us now, slaves in the land you gave our forefathers to enjoy its fruit and all its good thin...
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The rich harvests of this land go to the kings you have placed over us because of our sins. They rul...
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In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it...