Nehemiah
9 - Revival
Revival
means to “recover life and vigor”. It refers to believers in a poor spiritual
state who were brought back to vitality and power.
Ezra
the scribe read from the pulpit by the water gate. The people recognized how
far short they had fallen from the standard God had set for them. They
confessed their sins, their own and the sins of their fathers.
You
cannot bring God down to your level. Neither can you reach that state of
perfection that will raise you to God’s level. “If we say we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” I John 1:8-9.
When
you walk in the light of the Word of God, you will see that you fall short of
His glory.
The
children of Israel spent one-fourth of the day reading the Bible and spent
another fourth of the day confessing their sins. Revival begins as an
individual affair. After hearing the Word of God, they made their confession;
then they praised and exalted God. They praised Him because of the way He led
their fathers in the past
Nehemiah’s
people were glad they were Israelites. They recognized that not only was God
their Creator, He was also their Redeemer.
Chapter
10 – Signing the Covenant
Each
leader of the nation was asked to put his personal seal on the covenant. The
people had resolved to obey God’s Word.
If
we mean business with Him, He means business with us.
Nehemiah,
the governor, and twenty-two priests are listed first. They sign the covenant.
Individual Levites sign the names of their families on the covenant. Also,
forty-four chiefs of the people are listed. Their covenant is to keep the Law,
stating there will be no intermarriage with the heathen. No trade on the Sabbath
Day or any holy day. The Seventh year is to be faithfully served. They must
give of their first fruits and provision for sacrifices.
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