Bible Study

“And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them” Nehemiah 8:12 In Ezra and Nehemiah we see men who were used by God mightily as leaders in Israel. Ezra was a scribe and Nehemiah a governor.  Whatever […]

“And I said: ‘O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens’ ” Ezra 9:6 Last week we saw how quickly the Jews relapsed into unfaithfulness despite making

“And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy!” Nehemiah 13:22 The returning Jews consecrated themselves to God and His will after

“And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: ‘For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel’ ” Ezra 3:11 This week we look at how the returning Jews celebrated the completion of the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem. They celebrated in worship. The Bible tells us that: They

“These joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes” Nehemiah 10:29 This week’s study is mainly

“‘And because of all this, we make a sure covenant and write it; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it’. … we will not neglect the house of our God” Nehemiah 9:38; 10:30   Nehemiah 8 and 9 describe the spiritual reformation of the Jews after the physical restoration of Jerusalem. Having read

“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 In Nehemiah 8 we saw the relationship between Law and Grace. The reading of the Law revealed to the Israelites their sin and led them to the godly sorrow of repentance. Immediately Nehemiah told them to

So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. Nehemiah 8:8   The book of Nehemiah is divided into 2 parts:   The Reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem. The Spiritual Restoration of the Jews in Jerusalem.   Thus far

“Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them.” Nehemiah 5:11 This week’s study is Nehemiah Chapter 5. Here we find how some Jews were responding to

“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter” Ezra 5:5 God’s work continued as many Jews took advantage of Cyrus’ decree. “Every one whose spirit God