Nehemiah 9:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry, and brought water out of the rock when they were thirsty. You promised them they would enter and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is being praised for miraculously providing food and water for His people in the wilderness and promising them their homeland.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of a prayer recited during Nehemiah's time when the Israelites were confessing their sins and remembering God's faithfulness. The prayer recalls God's provision of manna (bread from heaven) and water from the rock during the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, before entering the Promised Land.

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