Nehemiah 9:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.”
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What Does Nehemiah 9:26 Mean?
The word 'nevertheless' turns the prayer once more. In the midst of abundance the people rebelled, threw God's law 'behind their backs,' and even killed the prophets He sent to call them home, heaping up great provocations.
Prosperity tested them, and they failed. They silenced the very voices that sought their good, mistaking God's warnings for enemies. The prophets came in love, to turn the people back to God, yet were met with violence. The pattern is sobering: how often the human heart resents the call to repentance, fighting against the mercy that would save it.
Nehemiah 9:26 in the Original Language
nabi (נָבִיא), 'prophet' -- one called to speak for God, declaring His word to the people.
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What does Nehemiah 9:26 mean?
Yet in their prosperity Israel rebelled, discarded God's law, and killed the prophets sent to call them back.