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Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
1All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
2Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
3He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.
4Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.
5Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
6and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.
8They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
9Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Yahweh your God; don`t mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord: neither be you grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.
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Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 comforts us with Christ: not a concept, but a Savior who draws near.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 comforts the weary: grace holds you when your grip is weak.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 shows redemption as restoration—God reclaiming creation through Christ—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 comforts the accused conscience: the verdict in Christ is mercy, not condemnation.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
If Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 feels offensive, remember: the cross is always scandal before it is comfort.
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