Nehemiah 9:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Strong

A fat land

Did eat

Hosea 13:6

Delighted

General references

Deuteronomy 8:7

Psalm 78:56

Bible References

Strong

And they told him and said, We came to the land where you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey. And this is the fruit of it.

All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides a good many unwalled towns.

And it shall be when Jehovah your God has brought you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and good cities which you did not build,

Hear, O, Israel! You are to pass over Jordan today, to go in to expel nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

A fat land

For they have not served You in their kingdom, and in Your great goodness which You gave them, and in the large and rich land which You gave before them, and they did not turn from their wicked works.

For Jehovah your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills,

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, so that he might eat the increase of the fields. And He made him suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,

in the day that I lifted up My hand to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

Did eat

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, thick, and satisfied. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drop fatness.

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back, and be healed.

Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and grown rich.

According to their pasture, so were they filled. They were filled and their heart was lifted up. Therefore they have forgotten Me.

Delighted

On the eighth day he sent the people away. And they blessed the king and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that Jehovah had done for David His servant, and for Israel His people.

And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says Jehovah.

Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek Jehovah their God and David their king. And they shall fear Jehovah and His goodness in the ends of the days.

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

General references

For Jehovah your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills,

Yet they tempted and provoked the Most High God, and kept not His testimonies;