week of 2/15

Unit 18  Session 3

THE PEOPLE WORSHIPED

NEHEMIAH 9:1-3 ; 12:27-30

 

Key Concept:

Reconciliation with God will include confession, worship, and purification.

After hearing the book of the Law read and then praising, repenting, and celebrating, the people observed the Festival of Shelters (Nehemiah 8). The law stipulated that the people observe the Festival of Shelters from the 15th to the 21st day of the month,  and it told them to observe a solemn day of assembly and rest on the 22nd day of the month (Nehemiah 8:18; cf. Leviticus 23:24-34). As Chapter 9 opens, the observance of this festival has just ended. The Israelites then continued their covenant renewal with God.

As you examine Nehemiah 9:1-3 ; 12:27-30:

 

✞   Recognize that the people understood their need to confess 

    their sin and recommit to the covenant.

✞   Reflect on the fact that holiness often requires separation 

    from the things that lead us into sin.