Nehemiah recorded this list of the men who signed the agreement with
God. Nehemiah was the ruler of *Judah, so he signed the agreement.
Zedekiah probably helped Nehemiah to rule, so he signed the agreement
also. Some of the priests also signed the agreement. These priests
were probably the heads of... [ Continue Reading ]
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
CHAPTER 10
The people had listened to the law of God (Nehemiah chapter 8) and
they had remembered their history (Nehemiah chapter 9). Then they made
an agreement with God.
V1 This is a list of the people who si... [ Continue Reading ]
The leaders of the people also signed the agreement.
V28-29 The rest of the people, together with the chief men, agreed to
make a serious promise to obey God’s law. And they agreed that they
would be responsible for their future behaviour. These people were:
• the priests
• the *Levites
• the pe... [ Continue Reading ]
After all the leaders of the people had signed the agreement, all the
rest of the people agreed. They also made a serious promise to God.
Even the children who were old enough to understand made promises to
God. They all promised to obey all the laws of God.
The people in the nations near Jerusalem... [ Continue Reading ]
The people promised God that *Jews would not marry people from other
nations. Most foreigners served other gods, which were not real gods.
God knew that the *Jews would follow the ways of the foreigners. They
would serve other gods and they would not serve him. So he warned them
not to marry these f... [ Continue Reading ]
The people also promised to pay money each year. Each person would pay
the same amount, as tax. They paid 4 grams (1/8 ounce) of silver. This
money was to pay for all the work of the *temple. Then the people also
promised to provide wood for the fire for the *sacrifices.
They also promised to bring... [ Continue Reading ]