Nehemiah 8
Treated in 16 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 8:10 And he said to them, "Go, eat rich food and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your stronghold." 11
- 8:6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 2
- 8:1 All the people gathered together as one to the square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. 1
- 8:8 They read from the book, from the law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood what was read. 1
- 8:12 So all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions, and to celebrate with great joy, because they had understood the words that had been made known to them. 1
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Where it is preached
- Our Daily Walk ·
October cites Neh 8:10
…is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”— Neh 8:10. JOY AND gladness is a very necessary element in human well-being. We cannot live our…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
The Happiness of Religion cites NEHEMIAH 8:10
Neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. NEHEMIAH 8:10 People who know Spurgeon only from his controversies, or from the darkness described in…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Neh 8: 6
…29: 2. ‘They bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.’ Neh 8: 6. Divine worship is the peculiar honour belonging to the Godhead; which God is jealous of…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Happiness cites Neh. viii. 10–12
…the people went their way to make great mirth, because they had understood the words.’—Neh. viii. 10–12. The deep significance of joy in the Christian life is hardly understood. It is too often…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Garment of Praise cites Nehemiah 8:10
…people of Jerusalem: “neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10, ASV). He also recorded a claim that Hyde himself seems to have believed at the time…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Nehemiah 8:10
…Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1-3; Ephesians 5:20; 2 Chronicles 20:21-22; Acts 16:25; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 24:7-10. Reflection 1. What would “praising God through shut teeth” look like in…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Gigantic Secret cites NEHEMIAH 8:10
…of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. ISAIAH 53:3 The joy of the Lord is your strength. NEHEMIAH 8:10 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Is your joy on the surface and your grief at the root, or…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Why Is the Bible So Hard to Read? cites Nehemiah 8:8
…it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read” (Nehemiah 8:8). So get a Bible in a modern translation, perhaps a study Bible with notes. Ask a youth…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
January cites Neh. viii. 10
…in blessing to others. January 29 “Send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared” (Neh. viii. 10). That was a fine picture in the days of Nehemiah, when they were celebrating their…
- Our Daily Walk ·
May cites Neh 8:12
…last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days.”— Neh 8:12, Neh 8:17, Neh 8:18. GLADNESS IS health. If you can get a patient to look on the bright…
- Our Daily Walk ·
September cites Neh 8:10
…amidst your own gladness and joy, send a portion unto them for whom nothing is prepared (Neh 8:10, 11, 12). PRAYER What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits to me? I will…
- The Big Story ·
Coming Home cites Nehemiah 8:1
…the walls “and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses” (Nehemiah 8:1). Ezra stood on a wooden platform and read aloud from daybreak until noon. When he opened…
- Orthodoxy (For Teens) ·
The Gigantic Secret cites Nehemiah 8:10
“Neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV) Chesterton finishes his book with two pictures and one secret. The first picture is…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Neh 8:6
…enemy to courtesy. (2.) A divine worship which we give to God as his royal prerogative. Neh 8:6. ‘They bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces towards the ground.’…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Assurance cites Neh 8:10
…but the assurance of his favour breeds joy. ‘The joy of the Lord is our strength.’ Neh 8:10. Assurance makes us mount up to heaven, as eagles, in holy duties; it is like the Spirit…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Joy cites Neh 8:10
…sin; it infuses strength to do and suffer. ‘The joy of the Lord is your strength.’ Neh 8:10. As some colours not only delight the eye, but strengthen the sight; so the joys of God…