Neemia 4 – I nemici cercano di fermare l’opera A. Sanballat e Tobia ridicolizzano l’opera di Dio. 1. (1-3) Il tentativo di scoraggiare i lavoratori. Quando Sanballat venne a sapere che noi stavamo ricostruendo le mura, si adirò, s’indignò grandemente e scherní i Giudei, e disse davanti ai suoi fratelli e ai soldati di Samaria:…
Neemia 3 – La Costruzione delle Mura A. Il resoconto dei costruttori. 1. (1-2) Costruttori vicino alla Porta delle Pecore. Eliascib, sommo sacerdote si levò allora assieme ai suoi fratelli sacerdoti e costruirono la porta delle Pecore; la consacrarono e vi misero i suoi battenti. Continuarono a costruire fino alla torre di Meah, che poi…
Neemia 2 – L’incarico di Neemia A. Neemia il coppiere. 1. (1-2) Neemia si presenta davanti al re. Nel mese di Nisan, l’anno ventesimo del re Artaserse, come il vino era portato davanti a lui, io presi il vino e lo porsi al re. Ora io non ero mai stato triste in sua presenza. Perciò…
Neemia 1 – La Preghiera di Neemia A. Neemia viene a conoscenza della condizione critica di Gerusalemme. 1. Circa 1.000 anni dopo il tempo di Mosè e circa 400 anni prima della nascita di Gesù, la nazione di Israele e il popolo ebraico si trovavano in uno stato disperato. a. Le loro nazioni furono distrutte,…
Nehemiah 13 – Nehemiah’s Reforms A. True worship leads to the nation’s obedience. 1. (1-2) Hearing the Law brings a call to obedience. On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the…
Nehemiah 12 – Dedication of the Wall A. Priestly and Levitical families. 1. (1-11) Priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, the high priest. Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi,…
Nehemiah 11 – The Citizens of Jerusalem A. Recruiting citizens of Jerusalem. 1. (1) Those who will live in Jerusalem. Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in…
Nehemiah 10 – Israel’s Covenant with God Video for Nehemiah 10: Nehemiah 10 – Israel’s Covenant with God A. Roster of those who signed the covenant. 1. (1-8) Nehemiah and the priests signed the covenant. Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Seraiah,…
Nehemiah 9 – Israel Confesses Their Sin A. A repentant nation gathers. 1. (1) An assembly of humble repentance. Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. a. The children of Israel were assembled: After the wall was completed,…
Nehemiah 8 – The Spirit of God, Working through the Word of God, Brings Revival J. Edwin Orr defined revival as: “The Spirit of God working through the Word of God, in the lives of the people of God.” This chapter is a great example of this. A. Hearing God’s word sparks revival. 1. (1-3)…
Nehemiah 7 – The Wall Guarded A. Watchmen provided for the walls. 1. (1-2) The appointment of Hanani and Hananiah. Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother…
Nehemiah 6 – The Walls Completed A. Nehemiah is attacked in three phases. 1. (1-4) The snare of the enemy’s friendship. Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that…
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