We all like a happy ending Chapters 1-3 are encouraging After v4 we discover some scary things Eliashib had given Tobiah the storerooms within the house of God The Levites…
Setting the scene Dedicating the wall Prepared a wonderful service - two vast choirs They processed along the walls and played different instruments Ezra and Nehemiah were in two different…
Nehemiah is a historical book The list of names attests to this and can be tested against history Nehemiah is both prayerful and practical You should not be too 'heavenly…
We have come to a passage where a large group of people have made a covenant with God They promise allegiance to God They make specific promises regarding marriage, the…
Last week we considered how the people came together to confess their sin for 3 hours The people had heard the word of God preached to them over 7 days…
The feast of Tabernacles The feast of Tabernacles The Jews were to journey to Jerusalem and there gather as the people of God They were to stay in booths and…
Intro Britain was on the verge of a revolution in 1700 - 1740 The nation was on the verge of destruction God raised up two men to preach This period…
Example of Brazilian churches - the money came from the sacrificial giving of poor people The people giving freely to the work of God In Ezra 2 the people gave…
Chapter 7 is a diving line in the book Up to chapter 7 - building the walls From chapter 7 - building up the people of God, a spiritual reformation…