Nehemiah 1:1-11 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year… I. IF THERE BE A MORAL GOVERNOR OF THE UNIVERSE SIN MUST PROVOKE HIM. II. IF SIN PROVOKE GOD HE IS ABLE TO PUNISH IT. III. BODIES OF MEN PUNISHABLE IN THIS WORLD ONLY. IV. THERE IS A TENDENCY IN THE VERY NATURE OF SIN TO INJURE AND RUIN A COUNTRY. V. GOD'S DEALINGS WITH GUILTY NATIONS ARE CONFIRMED BOTH BY HIS WORD AND ALL HUMAN HISTORY. VI. GOD ALWAYS GIVES PREVIOUS INTIMATION OF HIS COMING TO JUDGE A NATION. VII. IF GOD FAVOURED A NATION WITH AN INTIMATION OF HIS WILL, THEIR SINS ARE AGGRAVATED BY MEANS OF THIS LIGHT. VIII. WHEN GOD HAS DISTINGUISHED A PEOPLE BY SINGULAR INSTANCES OF HIS FAVOUR, THAT PEOPLE WILL BE PROPORTIONALLY CRIMINAL UNLESS THEY DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES BY THEIR DEVOTEDNESS TO HIM. IX. WHEN A NATION IS UNDER CORRECTIONS OF THE ALMIGHTY, THEY ARE EMINENTLY SINFUL IF THEY DISREGARD THE TOKENS OF HIS WRATH. X. SHAMELESS SINNING IS A SURE PROOF OF GENERAL CORRUPTION. (W. Jay.) Parallel Verses KJV: The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, |
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