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BACKGROUND NOTES:Redpath: Victorious Christian ServiceThere is no type of service any of us can undertake which is beset with so much potential as isthe service of the Master. On the one hand, there is so much that is rewarding, and on the otherhand, so much that is disappointing. Many are the obstacles to be overcome and many thepitfalls to be avoided. On how many occasions we have taken up a task in the name of the Lordonly to withdraw, beaten, discouraged, and baffled, and yet, somehow, baffled to fight better.For every discouragement has been allowed to come to us in order that through it we may be castin utter helplessness at the Saviour’s feet. Then we return to the battle again, no longer trustingin the false and insufficient human resources which so foolishly we had taken into the battle, butnow trusting in the limitless resources of our risen Lord.Baxter: Nehemiah is a gem of a book in the spiritual lessons which it teaches us. It tells how,under the new leadership of Nehemiah, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt by the returnedRemnant, and how the people themselves were reinstructed in the Law which God had given totheir nation, long before, through Moses. This rebuilding of the city wall is like a graphic objectlessonillustrating those truths which lie at the heart of all true service for God; and he who willgive heed to the lessons here vividly pictured will be a wise and successful builder in spiritualthings.Malick: Background for Ezra and Nehemiah:The re-establishment of the exiles as God’s people in Jerusalem and Judea gradually developedas they returned in waves under the leadership of Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah,as God providentially made provision for them through the Persian rulers, as the Lord enabledthem to rebuild Jerusalem, and as the people continually repented of their evil in order to followGod’s lawOutline of Nehemiah:I. (1:1 – 7:4) THIRD RETURN UNDER NEHEMIAH AND REBUILDING THE WALL:The Nation is Physically Separated from the Gentiles: When Nehemiah learned about thedistress of the Jews in Jerusalem he prayed to the Lord, sought permission from King Artaxerxesto rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and managed to spur on the people in Jerusalem to accomplishthe task in spite of opposition from the people surrounding the city and the problems within thecity because he was a man who trusted God and was wise in leadershipII. (7:5 – 13:31) THE RELIGIOUS REFORMS OF EZRA AND NEHEMIAH:The Nation is Spiritually Separated from the Gentiles: After the people became identified as anew society under the Law of God with the walls of their capital city established, Nehemiahrestored them from their falls back into disobedience so that they might obey God’s LawMervin Breneman: One of the chief objectives of Ezra-Nehemiah was to show the Jews that theyconstituted the continuation of the preexilic Jewish community, the Israelite community that Godhad chosen. Thus, in this community they were to see a continuation of God’s redemptiveactivity. This community is emphasized by allusions to the exodus in recounting postexilicparallels. The returnees experienced a new exodus. As soon as the new temple, which took theplace of the preexilic temple, was completed, they celebrated the Passover (Ezra 6:19-22). Later,after reading the Law, they celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles (Neh 8). These feasts celebrateGod’s great saving acts in the exodus. . .
The emphasis on continuity with the covenant people of God led to a strong emphasis onseparation from any form of defilement or syncretism with the surrounding people. Thepostexilic community was a tiny island in a great sea of peoples and religious traditions. It wasimportant that the covenant community remain pure in doctrine, customs, and ethical norms. . .Kidner: What we see in Ezra-Nehemiah is an Israel cut down almost to the roots, but drawingnew vitality from its neglected source of nourishment in the Mosaic law and already showingsigns, by its new concern for purity, of growing into the Judaism which we meet, both for betterand for worse, in the New Testament.Wiersbe: OutlineI. CONCERN – (1)1. Information (1:1-3)2. Intercession (1:4-9)3. Intention (1:10-11)II. CONSTRUCTION – (2-3)1. Authority (2:1-10)2. Investigation (2:11-16)3. Challenge (2:17-20)4. Assignments (3:1-32)III. CONFLICT – (4-6)1. Ridicule (4:1-6)2. Plots (4:7-9)3. Discouragement (4:10)4. Fear (4:11-23)5. Selfishness (5:1-19)6. Compromise (6:1-4)7. Slander (6:5-9)8. Threats (6:10-16)9. Intrigue (6:17-19)IV. CONSECRATION – (7-12)1. The people (7:1 – 12:26)a. Checking the genealogy (7)b. Teaching the Word (8)c. Confessing Sin (9)d. Making a Covenant (10:1-12:26)2. The walls (12:27-47)V. CLEANSING – (13)Stedman: The book of Nehemiah falls into two divisions. ReConstruction and ReInstruction. . . The theme of this book is that God fulfills our need for security, protection, and strength. . .A wall is a very symbolic structure. It is more than just a barrier of stone and mortar. A wallis a statement.The walls of the city of Jericho symbolized the pride and arrogance of that godless city, and
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APPLICATION QUESTIONS:Raises the qu
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WHAT’S THE PROMISE?A. Pledge of R
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God.Swindoll: In ancient times, the
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2) In what ways can leaders be a bu
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that down too, but again they came
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Kidner: The fact that Shemaiah woul
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descendants of Arah, is mentioned i
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3. (:17-19) More False Brethren“T
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I. (:1-4) THE COMMANDING OF GOD’S
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Importance of Worship: Ps. 29: 1-2
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CONCLUSION:Maybe you are here today
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TEXT: Nehemiah 8:1-18TITLE: THE CEL
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America = Land of OpportunityLook a
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understand it. This was an expositi
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terms of the impact of the Word? Wh
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eceived. In Luke chapter eight he t
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8 WAYS WE EXPERIENCE GOD’S COVENA
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Savior, He can move the mountainsMy
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And the thunder's all I hearYou spe
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Exodus story. This reminded them of
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Ray Stedman: Let us Bow Before our
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That He might be glorified.3. God
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Atheist: How could there be a good,
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my heart attitude remains rebelliou
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Judgment in your situation. You nee
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God vs idols; king of kings and lor
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progress towards your goals- expres
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2. Rest for the Land Encourages Dep
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CONCLUSION:How committed are you to
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Today we seem faced with a church t
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v. The Bible tells us there is a ci
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were reminded that God was on their
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there was no king like him, and he
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BIBLIOGRAPHYBOOKS:Baxter, J. Sidlow
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Duncan, Rick.Edwards, Jonathan.Fitz
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