Nehemiah
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The priests had read to the people from the law of God. The people listened to the word of God. They understood the word of God. They understood their history in relationship with God. They understood that they had sinned against God. They wanted to make an agreement with the Lord. The people wanted to separate themselves from the custom of the world. They wanted to devote themselves to the way directed by the word of God. They wanted to bind themselves to do the commandments of God. They wanted God to be their Lord. They wanted to do all His commandments. This is the list people who signed the agreement.
(1) Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah,
the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah,
and Zidkijah,
[2] Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
[3] Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
[4] Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
[5] Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
[6] Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
[7] Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
[8] Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah:
these were the priests.
[9] And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah,
Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
[10] And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita,
Pelaiah, Hanan,
[11] Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
[12] Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
[13] Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
This is the list of the men who signed the agreement with the Lord. Nehemiah recorded their names. Nehemiah also signed the agreement because he was the ruler of Judah.
(14-28) The chief of the people;
Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
Separate ourselves from the world unto the way of God directed by the word of God.
(29) They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our God, and his judgments and his statutes;
We bind ourselves to do all the commandments of the Lord our God.
(30) And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
(31) And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
(32) Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
The people must observe the duties that they have neglected. When everyone gives to the work of God, though but little, their whole contribution will become a huge amount.
(33) For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
God likes a cheerful giver. Whatever state God has placed us in, we must cheerfully perform our duty to God. The complainers were left in the deserts. They did not receive the blessings of the Lord.
(34) And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:
(35) And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
(36) Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
(37) And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
God has appointed the ordinances of God as means of support for our souls. The believer should not grudge at the expense of giving to the work of God. We have received every good things from God. A person should not grudge when he gives back a little of his gift to the Lord.
(38) And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
(39) For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
Nehemiah
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