Nov 26, 2020
NEHEMIAH 12-13
In yesterday’s chapters in Nehemiah, we heard the names of the
various religious and civil leaders who signed the statement of
commitment to follow Moses’ Law, which was almost certainly penned
by Ezra. Then there was a listing of the various leaders and clans
that volunteered or were chosen by lot to...
Nov 25, 2020
NEHEMIAH 10-11:
The returned exiles showed how sincere they were in following the
Lord! They gathered together for the express purpose of hearing the
Law. By this time their language had changed so much that they
needed 13 Levites to explain what was said in the readings. The
people wept because they realized how far...
Nov 24, 2020
NEHEMIAH 8-9:
Nehemiah 7 dealt with listing the various families and temple
workers who came back after exile. The last verse in that chapter
is the transition to the next events. It is so much of a transition
that NLT has verse 73 end with an incomplete sentence. Here is that
transition verse in the GNT:
73 The...
Nov 23, 2020
NEHEMIAH 7:
Yesterday we
read how Nehemiah stood up for all the common people in their
financial difficulty. The nobles were rich, but everyone else was
suffering— some even having no option but to sell their own
children into slavery. Amazingly, he succeeded in convincing the
nobles to forgive debts, and forced them...
Nov 22, 2020
NEHEMIAH 5-6:
Yesterday Nehemiah gave a listing of the people who rebuilt the
wall. This included Shallum and his daughters, and two named
goldsmiths, merchants, priests and Levites. The residents of the
land opposed to the construction were threatening violence, so the
people armed themselves and had men on guard at...