Jerusalem used to be the dwelling place of kings but it had few dwellings when the wall was down. Now Nehemiah intends to populate the town again. We can’t say there was no one living in the town before the wall was repaired but it was nothing compared to what it had been. In the […]
We see the contents of the oath the people all entered into. Not all could sign it, as there wasn’t that much room, but ALL agreed to it. The document signed and sworn to covers the basics for the people. Three main points are covered. One is in more depth than the other two. The […]
The list of signers is LONG. Those who have consented to follow the Lord’s commandments. They put their names on the seals. When I think of someone signing something I don’t picture it being on the outside of it. At least that is where I think of seals as being on a document. It could […]
The month has been FULL of celebration and learning of God. The people are ready to recommit their lives to Him and follow His commandments as His people. I have been wracking my brain and searching the internet to find out which holy day falls on the 24th of Tishri. I’m coming up with several […]
The people have heard the Law read by Ezra but that one dose is NOT enough. They come back to him and say, “More please.” And they listen for days! I don’t know that this has happened at all before. The people actually coming and asking to hear more of God’s words. When Ezra first […]
