Chapter Eight
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
1.
Whose idea was it to read the Law?
2.
How long did the reading continue, on the first day? Any other days?
3.
What happened when the Law was read? What did it cause the people to
do?
4.
What do you suppose a visitor to the city would have noticed during... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT
II. The Law is Read in Public, and its Ceremonies are Resumed: Chapter
s 8-10
A. The Law is Read and the Feast of Booths is Kept.
1. Ezra instructs the people in the Law.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 8:1-8
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And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in
fron... [ Continue Reading ]
2. The people celebrate with joy and feasting.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 8:9-12
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Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe,
and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, This day
is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep. For all the people
were weeping wh... [ Continue Reading ]
3. The Feast of Tabernacles, or Booths, is rediscovered.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 8:13-18
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Then on the second day the heads of fathers-' households of all the
people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe
that they might gain insight into the words of the law.
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And they found... [ Continue Reading ]