Reverence & Obedience

Nehemiah 8:1-18 ESV

Review of Nehemiah 7: Upon completion of the wall, Nehemiah shifted his focus to repopulating the city with

people, mainly the priests. The priesthood’s primary responsibility was to represent God to the people. The remainder of the book is about

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Main Idea: Reverence,

, and godly sorrow over sin leads to obedience with great joy.

Principle: If you want greater evidence of the Holy Spirit in your life, understand and

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Observations of Nehemiah 8:
Their

and attitude when hearing God’s words vv.1-8
Their understanding led to

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and obedience vv.9-12
Their continued obedience resulted in great

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vv.13-18

“All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the

that was preached to you.
1 Peter 1:24-25

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be

, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17

A community’s dependence on the Lord is their ongoing source of strength. Our daily focus must be centered

of the Bible.

Gospel: Today, we have a far greater

than the people of Nehemiah’s day. The Word, Jesus Christ, became flesh and ushered in the

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through His atoning work. We have access, understanding, and new life they didn’t have.