Covenant & Community

Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 ESV

Main Idea: God will not abandon His covenants, nor will He

His people. He is worthy of

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, ordered, and united worship.

The

facing Nehemiah after the wall was rebuilt:
“The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.” Nehemiah 7:4

Remnant Tribes in the restored Jerusalem:
Judah - King David &

Benjamin - King

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& Paul the Apostle
Levi - Samuel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and

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The people of this passage:
City leaders with

vv.1,9
Outside

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v.16
Priests and

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vv.11,17,22, and 12:8, 24

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and gatekeepers vv.11:19 and 12:25

Various gifts accompanied by humility provide a sweet

characterized by harmony. “Harmony is diversity working toward a single goal,

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self for the sake of others — or pointedly, for the sake of Another [Jesus Christ].” Derek Thomas

Gospel - King Jesus is over His

City &

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People:
Jerusalem is God’s

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. Neh.11:1,18 and Isa.52:1
He

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His city with holy people. Isa.60:21 and Joel 3:17
The history documented in chs.11-12 should remind us of God’s faithfulness while also pointing us to

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. Rev 21:1-5a
Those who are in Christ, you are declared holy because of Christ’s

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work on your behalf. 1 Cor.1:30 and 2 Cor.5:21