Nehemiah Chapter 9
What did God give to instruct the people in the wilderness?
his good spirit
What did God make known to them at Sinai, in addition to precepts, statutes, and laws?
his holy sabbath
Sihon was the king of what land?
Heshbon
What was the new name that God gave Abram?
Abraham
What did God do against the children of Israel?
testified
Because of God's great mercy, the people wanted to make a covenant, but also do what with it, so that their leaders, Levites, and priests could seal it?
write it
Did God deliver the children of Israel from their enemies while they were in captivity?
yes
What city and area did God call Abram to leave?
Ur of the Chaldeans
What happened to the children of Israel's persecutors?
God threw them into the sea
Because the children of Israel had hardened their necks, what did they not heed?
God's commandments
What did Nehemiah say they had cast behind their backs, after the children of Israel were living in the land of Canaan for a while?
God's law
Of what did Nehemiah and the Levites say that their fathers were not mindful?
God's wonders
Whom did God choose, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans?
Abram
Og was the king of what land?
Bashan
List the 6 people groups who are given as peoples who were in the land of Canaan before Abraham got there?
Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites
What did they say God alone was?
Lord
Who was the king of Bashan?
Og
Against whom did they remind God He had shown signs and wonders?
Pharaoh
Nehemiah is remembering that the children of Israel took possession of Heshbon, which was what king's land?
Sihon
What other agricultural items were already established in the land of Canaan, other than vineyards, and olive trees, that the children of Israel didn't have to plant?
fruit trees
The children of Israel took over houses that had what, when they took over the land of Canaan?
full of all goods
After the children of Israel had what, they again did evil before God?
after they had rest
Against whom had God shown signs and wonders, in addition to Pharaoh and against all his servants?
all the people of his land
What did Nehemiah want God to remember, and think was important, and not small?
all the troubles
What simile does Nehemiah use to describe what happened to the persecutors of the children of Israel at the Red Sea?
as a stone into the mighty waters
What had the children of Israel done, so that they did not heed God's commandments?
became arrogant and stiff-necked
Why had God set kings over the children of Israel, who took all their increase from their land?
because of their sins
Where else had God heard the cry of the Israelites, after they came out of Egypt?
by the Red Sea
What did Nehemiah say they had done with God's law, after they were living in the land of Canaan for a while?
cast it away
What was already dug for the children of Israel, when they took over the land of Canaan?
cisterns
The children of Israel stood and read the book of the law 1 fourth part of the day, and ________________ another fourth of the day.
confessed and worshipped the Lord their God
What did the seed of Israel do after separating themselves from strangers?
confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers
What two things did Nehemiah say God keeps.
covenant and mercy
When the people were in the hands of their enemies, what did they do?
cried out to God
In the time of their captivity, in the time of their trouble, what did the Children of Israel do?
cried to God
What did Jeshua and the other Levites do on the stairs?
cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God
Because of God's mercies, the cloud didn't do what?
depart from them
What did they do with the land, once they had conquered the kingdoms and nations, back in Joshua's day?
divided them into districts
Nehemiah said that when the people did evil in the sight of God, He left them in the hand of their enemies, who had what over them?
dominion
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people affirmed that God alone made everything in the sky, and what else, including the seas, and all that is in them?
earth and everything on it
Nehemiah said that after they had rest from their enemies in a foreign land, what did they do again?
evil
What were the children of Israel doing on the 24th day of the month?
fasting
What did they say God did NOT do, after they appointed a leader to return to Egypt?
forsake them
Because of God's manifold mercies, He did not do what?
forsake them in the wilderness
How many years did the children of Israel wander in the wilderness, and God took care of them?
forty years
From the days of whom, until now, did Nehemiah want God to remember how much trouble their kings and princes, their priests and prophets,and their fathers and all people had suffered?
from the days of the kings of Assyria until that day
What was God going to do with the land that had belonged to the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites?
give it to his descendants
What was Nehemiah's description of how the children of Israel felt about being still under the control of the foreign kings?
great distress
When the children of Israel made a molded calf, and said that it was the god that brought them up out of Egypt, what was that to God?
great provocation
What did Nehemiah and the Levites say their fathers had done, instead of obeying?
hardened their necks
What did God do for the people at the Red Sea?
he divided the sea for them
According to Nehemiah 9:13, What did God give them?
he gave them ordinances, true laws, statutes, and commandments
How did Nehemiah describe the way God had acted toward the children of Israel?
he had dealt faithfully
Why didn't God utterly consume or forsake the children of Israel, even when they were not obeying His laws and judgements?
he had great mercy
What was the result, in God's reputation, after He had shown signs and wonders against Pharaoh?
he had made a name for himself
What was God's response when the Children of Israel were in a time of trouble, and they called out to God?
he heard from heaven
What does God promise, if a man does God's judgements?
he shall live
Even after God helped them get back to His law, what did the people not heed, even while they were in captivity?
his commandments
What compliment about Abraham's faith did they mention to God in their prayer?
his heart was faithful to God
What three judicial statutes did Nehemiah say their kings, nor princes, their priests, nor their fathers had kept?
his law his commandments or his testimonies
Against whom had God shown signs and wonders, in addition to Pharaoh and against all the people of the land?
his servants
Nehemiah pledged that all the people were what, to God?
his servants
When the people had done evil again before God, where did God leave them?
in the hand of their enemies
Where were Nehemiah and the children of Israel that day?
in the land he gave their fathers
Nehemiah said that previous to this, the children of Israel had not served God in their kingdom, in what way, other than besides with the many good things He gave them?
in the large rich land he gave them
When did the children of Israel cry to God in their captivity, and He heard from heaven and saved them from the hand of their enemies?
in the time of their trouble
What did the land of Israel give to the kings that God had set over them?
increased yields
What did Nehemiah say they had done with the prophets, after the children of Israel were living in the land of Canaan for a while?
killed them
What did God give the children of Israel, when He divided them into districts?
kingdoms and nations
Because of God's great mercy, what did the people want to do, and have their leaders, their Levites, and their priests seal it?
make a covennant
Because of God's what, He did not forsake them in the wilderness?
manifold mercy
What did God give the people in the wilderness to eat?
manna
How long was God patient with the Children of Israel before their captivity?
many years
Did Nehemiah think God was fair in his judgements of His people?
no
Did the Children of Israel listen to the prophets that God sent to tell them about their sins?
no
Did the children of Israel need new clothes in the wilderness, during the 40 years they were there?
no
Did the children of Israel need new shoes in the wilderness, because their feet were swollen?
no, their feet didn't swell
What did the children of Israel lack in the wilderness?
nothing
What kind of trees, besides other fruit trees, were already established in the land of Canaan, that the children of Israel didn't have to plant when they got to the land of Canaan?
olive groves
What did their enemies do to the children of Israel once they got delivered into the hands of their enemies?
oppressed them
What did God give the children of Israel when they were in a time of trouble, and they cried unto God to help them?
people to save them
What did the children of Israel do with the land of the Canaanites?
possess the land
What did God tell them to do, after He had given them food and water?
possess the land he had promised to give them
What three things did God command them?
precepts, statutes, and laws
According to Nehemiah 9:6, What did the people say God does for all His creation?
preserve them all
What kinds of acts were the children of Israel doing after they were in the land of Canaan for a while?What were they doing to God?
provoking him
What kind of land was the land of Canaan, when the children of Israel took it?
rich land
The seed of Israel __________________ themselves from all strangers
separated
Nehemiah said that previous to this, the children of Israel had not done what, in their kingdom?
served God in his kingdom
What was the purpose of the pillar of fire by night, besides showing them light?
showing the way they should go
What had God shown against Pharaoh?
signs and wonders
What did the people do with God's judgement, while they were in captivity?
sinned against it
According to Nehemiah 9:13, What did God do?
spoke with them from heaven
What did the Levites say to the people?
stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever
What did the people do with their necks, instead of doing God's commandments and judgements?
stiffened their necks
The children of Israel ___________________ 1 fourth part of the day, and confessed and worshipped the Lord their God another fourth of the day.
stood and read the book of the law
What kind of cities did the children of Israel take, when they first got to the land of Canaan?
strong cities
What did the children of Israel do with the inhabitants of the land of Canaan?
subdued them
Nehemiah said God used the fact that they had not kept His law, nor heeded His commandments and his testimonies, what did God do with that information?
testified against them
What day was it when the children of Israel were assembled with fasting?
the 24th day of that month
What people did God give into the hands of the Israelites?
the Canaanites
Who chose Abram to come out of Ur of the Chaldeans?
the Lord God
List three adjectives that they used to describe God.
the great, the mighty, and the awesome
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people affirmed that God alone made not only the heaven, but what else, with all their host?
the heaven of heavens
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people said that even what worship God?
the host of heaven
List the 4 types of people who had not kept God's law, nor heeded His commandments and testimonies?
the kings and the princes and the priests and their fathers
List the 6 people groups upon whom Nehemiah listed had been in trouble.
the kings, the princes, the priests, the prophets, their fathers, and all of God's people
Where did God bring Abraham, and keep Isaac?
the land he had told their fathers to possess
After they made and wrote the covenant, whom did they want to seal it?
the leaders, the Levites, and the priests
Nehemiah said that previous to this, the children of Israel had not served God in their kingdom, in what way, besides the rich land that He had set before them?
the many good things he gave them
What did not depart from them by day, to lead them on the road?
the pillar of cloud
What did not depart from them by night?
the pillar of fire
Whom did Nehemiah say they had killed, after the children of Israel were living in the land of Canaan for a while?
the prophets
From where did God give the children of Israel water for their thirst?
the rock
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people affirmed that God alone made everything in the sky, and the earth, and everything in it, including what?
the seas and all that is in them
God promised Abraham and Isaac they would have as many children as what?
the stars of heaven
Over what two things did Nehemiah say the foreign kings still had dominion?
their bodies and their cattle
Into whose hands did God deliver the children of Israel, because they had not obeyed God's laws?
their enemies
Whose affliction did they say God had heard?
their fathers in Egypt
What didn't swell, all the time the children of Israel were in the wilderness?
their feet
Nehemiah said that previous to this, the children of Israel had not turned from what?
their wicked ways
How did Nehemiah describe the actions of the children of Israel before they came in the Promised Land the first time?
they acted proudly
How did the people act, even after God helped them get back to his law, how did the people in captivity act?
they acted proudly
What did the children of Israel do, instead of going into the Promised Land the first time they had a chance to do so?
they appointed a leader
What happened to the children of Israel after they got into the land of Canaan, and ate all the good food?
they got fat
Why had God shown signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of the land of Egypt?
they had acted proudly against him
Even when the children of Israel did what horrible thing, God did not forsake them?
they made a molded calf for themselves
What did the people do with their shoulders, instead of doing God's commandments and judgements?
they shrugged their shoulders
What was the purpose of the pillar of fire at night, when the children of Israel were in the wilderness?
to give them light on the road they should travel
What was the purpose of the pillar of the cloud being with them by day?
to lead them on the road
What was the purpose of the pillar of fire by night, besides showing them the way they should go?
to show them light
Why did they kill the prophets, after the children of Israel were in the land of Canaan for a while?
to testify against them
What two things did God NOT do to the children of Israel, even though they deserved it?
utterly consume them or forsake them
What kind of agricultural items were already established, besides olive groves and fruit trees, that the children of Israel didn't have to plant when they got to the land of Canaan?
vineyards
What did God give the people in the wilderness to drink?
water
Once God gave the children of Israel the kings and the people of Canaan, what could they do with them?
what they wished
How did Nehemiah describe the way the children of Israel had acted toward God?
wickedly
How did God lead the children of Israel during the day, in the wilderness?
with a cloudy pillar
How did God lead the children of Israel at night, in the wilderness?
with a pillar of fire
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people affirmed that God alone made the heaven, the heaven of heavens, with what else?
with all their hosts
How did God testify against the people before their captivity?
with his spirit and his prophets
How were the children of Israel dressed while fasting?
with sackclothes and earth upon them
How did the children of Israel cross the Red Sea?
they walked through the parted waters
Who told the people what God's precepts, statutes, and laws were, at Sinai, after God told them about the 10 Commandments, which included the holy sabbath?
Moses
What mountain did God come and speak with the children of Israel, and tell them His laws?
Mount Sinai
Name the two kings, and their cities or lands which the children of Israel conquered while Moses was still alive?
Og king of Bashan and Sihon king of Heshbon
What did Nehemiah and the Levites say God did, when their fathers appointed a leader to return to Egypt?
You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness
What was God's response to the children of Israel crying out to Him, in the land of their enemies?
he heard them from heaven
Why didn't God utterly consume or forsake the children of Israel, even after they had not followed His Commandments and judgements for many years?
he was gracious and merciful
According to Nehemiah 9:6, The people affirmed that God alone made what, with all their host?
heaven
From where did God give the children of Israel bread for their hunger?
heaven
What did Nehemiah and the Levites say their fathers had refused to do, and were not mindful of God's wonders that He did among them?
they refused to obey
How did the children of Israel react to all the good things they had inherited from the Canaanites?
they were delighted
What was the result of the children of Israel not listening to the prophets that God had sent, even after God was patient with them for many years?
they were given into the hand of the people of the land
What effect was God looking to happen, when He testified against them?
they would come back to his law
How did Nehemiah say they would enjoy the land that God had promised to give to their fathers?
they would eat the fruit in it's bounty
What did the people do with their ears, instead of doing God's commandments and judgements?
they would not hear
What had their fathers said about the golden calf, that worked great provocations to God?
this is your god that brought you up out of Egypt
