There were many more things that confronted Nehemiah and the people of God as they worked to finish the wall and the doors and gates around the city of Jerusalem. God was very kind to them and Nehemiah remained faithful to God, and so the work was completed.
The last thing we will notice before we leave Nehemiah was the day when all of the people came to hear the book of the law of God read to them. Because of their great failure, many had not even heard it read before this time! They were all very anxious to hear what God’s Word said to them.
Ezra and several other leaders stood before the people on a special stage and read the law to them. All the people, including the children who could understand what was being read, listened carefully. The book was read to them from dawn until noon!
The people wept when they heard God’s Word read and realized just how badly they had failed God. But Nehemiah and Ezra comforted their hearts and told them not to weep, for this was a day for them to rejoice in the Lord and to enjoy the good things they heard from His Word. The result of all this was that the people made a covenant too with God in which they once again promised to be faithful to Him.
Now before we go further in our journey, we will rest so that you can find the following verses.
1. God requires that a person who is a steward (someone who is responsible for caring for things of value) of His Word be a ____________ person.
1 Corinthians 4:___
Moreover
2. The ____________ is one of the names given the Lord Jesus, who was in “the beginning” with God. John 1:___
In
3. The Lord has commanded ____________ to obey their parents.
Ephesians 6:___
Children
4. The Lord Jesus ____________ about the sad future of the city of Jerusalem because they had rejected Him. Luke 19:___
And
5. We who are Christians are to __________ in the Lord. Philippians 3:___
Finally