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Scripture: Nehemiah
9:9-11
9 “You
saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,
And
heard their cry by the Red Sea.
10 “Then
You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,
Against
all his servants and all the people of his land;
For
You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them,
And
made a name for Yourself as it is this day.
11 “You
divided the sea before them,
So
they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground;
And
their pursuers You hurled into the depths,
Like
a stone into raging waters.
A. God Saw Their Plight
vs. 9
1. God Saw Their Affliction
vs. 9a
“You saw the affliction
of our fathers in Egypt, . . .”
Brian Bellerose spoke on
Psalm 11 last Sunday evening; one of my favorites!
In vs.
4 it says:
“The LORD is in His holy
temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids
test the sons of men.”
a. God is Always on Duty
He is in His Holy Temple.
b. God is Enthroned in Heaven
He is Sovereign over all.
c. God is All-Seeing
“His eyes behold” He sees with overseeing
eyes.
He sees and oversees all men
everywhere
Psalm 33:14,15
& 18-21
14 From
His dwelling place He looks out
On
all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 He
who fashions the hearts of them all,
He
who understands all their works.
He sees
and oversees His redeemed everlastingly.
18 Behold,
the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On
those who hope for His lovingkindness,
19 To
deliver their soul from death
And
to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits
for the LORD;
He
is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart
rejoices in Him,
Because
we trust in His holy name.
d. God is
All-Wise “His eyelids
try”
It may seem
like God has closed His eyes to us at times but He merely is
conditioning us for His service. See
Hebrews 12:9,10
9 Furthermore, we had
earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much
rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? 10For they disciplined us
for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines
us for our good, so that we may
share His holiness.
God saw the plight of His
people, Israel, and . . .
2. God Heard Their Cry
vs. 9b
God not only sees, He
listens and shows His mighty acts!
B.
God Showed His Might
vs. 10
Exodus
9:14-16 14“For this time I will
send all My plagues on you and your servants
and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all
the earth. 15“For if by | 
