Nehemiah 1:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.”
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Read Full Chapter →Nehemiah reminds God that this struggling remnant still belongs to Him, a people He once redeemed by His great power.
What Does Nehemiah 1:10 Mean?
Having confessed sin and recalled God's promises, Nehemiah now lays claim to the relationship itself: "these are thy servants and thy people." He appeals to God's past act of redemption "by thy great power, and by thy strong hand" — language that echoes the deliverance from Egypt. The argument is tender: these are not strangers, but the very people God purchased for Himself.
To remind God of His own people is to rest on grace, not merit. Nehemiah knows the remnant has nothing to plead but belonging — they are His by redemption. The God who once stretched out a strong hand to save will not abandon what that hand has bought. This is the confidence of every believer: we are His, redeemed at great cost, and a redeeming God does not forsake His own.
Nehemiah 1:10 in the Original Language
padah (פָּדָה), 'redeemed' -- to ransom or buy back, freeing at a price what was held captive.
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What does Nehemiah 1:10 mean?
Nehemiah reminds God that this struggling remnant still belongs to Him, a people He once redeemed by His great power.