Nehemiah 9:13

“Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:”

"Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:" - Nehemiah 9:13
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What does Nehemiah 9:13 mean?

Nehemiah 9:13 (KJV) states, "Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments." In this verse, the Israelites are reflecting upon the momentous occasion when God descended…

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Divine Authority: The Gift of God’s Law

The verse in Nehemiah 9:13 interrogates the profound experience of divine revelation and instruction: "Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments." This verse…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Guidance Inspired by Nehemiah 9:13

O Almighty and Everlasting Father, As I come before Thy throne of grace, I lift my heart in gratitude for the depths of Thy wisdom and the greatness of Thy love. I am reminded of Thine eternal presence on Mount Sinai, how Thou didst descend upon that sacred mountain, and spakest…

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Nehemiah 9:13 - "Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:"
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."
Nehemiah 11:13
Nehemiah 6:9
Nehemiah 10:13 - "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu."
Nehemiah 12:13 - "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;"
"Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense." - Nehemiah 13:9
Nehemiah 9:9 - "And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;"
Nehemiah 7:13 - "The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five."
Nehemiah 7:9 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
"Hodijah, Bani, Beninu." - Nehemiah 10:13
"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
Nehemiah 9:16 - "But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,"
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 12:9 - "Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches."
Nehemiah 10:9 - "And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;"
Nehemiah 11:9 - "And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 3:9 - "And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem."
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."
Nehemiah 9:2 - "And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers."
Nehemiah 8:9 - "¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law."
Nehemiah 13:7 - "And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God."