Nehemiah 9:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Refused

Hebrews 12:25

Mindful

2 Peter 1:12

Appointed

Numbers 14:4

Acts 7:39

A god

Forsookest

1 Kings 6:13

1 Kings 8:57

Psalm 106:43

General references

Numbers 14:4

Bible References

Refused

Wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land to fall upon the sword, that both our wives, and also our children should be a prey? Is it not better that we return unto Egypt again?"

Moreover, thou hast brought us unto no land that floweth with milk and honey, neither hast given us possessions of fields or of vines. Either wilt thou pull out the eyes of these men? We will not come."

Yea, they thought scorn of that pleasant land, and gave no credence unto his word,

Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,

See that ye despise not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not which refused him that spake on earth; Much more shall we not escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Mindful

They forgot what he had done, and the wonderful works that he had showed for them.

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they thy great goodness in remembrance, but were disobedient at the sea, even at the reed sea.

Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember those five loaves, when there were five thousand men, and how many baskets took ye up?

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of such things, though that ye know them yourselves and be also established in the present truth.

Appointed

And they said, one to another, "Let us make a captain and return unto Egypt again."

to whom our fathers would not obey: But cast it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

A god

'The LORD is long yer he be angry, and full of mercy, and suffereth sin and trespass, and leaveth no man innocent, and visiteth the unrighteousness of the fathers upon the children, even upon the third and fourth generation.'

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

But there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.

Forsookest

And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel."

And the LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and forsake us not, neither leave us,

Many a time did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their own inventions, and were brought down in their wickedness.

General references

And they said, one to another, "Let us make a captain and return unto Egypt again."