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Nehemiah Chapter 10
The People Who Sealed the Covenant
- Nehemiah 10:1 Now
those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of
Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
2 Seraiah,
Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashur,
Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush,
Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim,
Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel,
Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam,
Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah,
Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
9 And the
Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of
Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 And their
brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Micha,
Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur,
Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodijah,
Bani, Beninu.
14 The chief of
the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
15 Bunni,
Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah,
Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater,
Hizkijah, Azzur,
18 Hodijah,
Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph,
Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash,
Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabeel,
Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea,
Hananiah, Hashub,
24 Hallohesh,
Pileha, Shobek,
25 Rehum,
Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 And Ahijah,
Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch,
Harim, Baanah.
Signing covenants may be a good thing
but oh my what a difference we have now through Jesus Christ. Now
our covenant is individual from within when we believe in Jesus and
the Holy Spirit comes within us to make a change from the inside
out. It is so different. But the days of Nehemiah was years before
the first coming of Christ to give Himself as a sacrifice for sins.
We who come to Christ for salvation
will be safe from evil forever. It's ours for the receiving now.
Before Christ, they made sacrifices and covenants that pointed to
the time of Christ but the flesh was weak. We see from reading the
bible how they kept renewing themselves to God only to fall away
after a few generations. We have a good way now if only people would
come to Jesus and receive what God has for them.
The Obligations of the Covenant
- Nehemiah 10:28 And
the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters,
the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated
themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God,
their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having
knowledge, and having understanding;
- 29 They clave to
their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into
an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the
servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of
the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- 30 And that we would
not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take
their daughters for our sons:
- 31 And if the people
of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to
sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the
holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the
exaction of every debt.
This would be so great if people would
keep this and stay faithful to God. How glorious, what peace they
would have. To teach this to their children and their children's
children throughout all generations, would be so awesome. No weapon
formed against people like that would never succeed. Perhaps they
would have believed in their Messiah and recognized Him when He came
the first time if they had continued with the Lord and not have
fallen aside after Idols.
John the Apostle speaking of Jesus:
- John 1:11 He
came unto his own, and his own received him not.
- 12 But as many
as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name:
- 13 Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
Through Jewish people's rejection of
Jesus as their Messiah, the glorious gospel came to the Gentiles
through Paul the Apostle. The message of Jesus has spread and is
still being spread all over the world. His return is next on the
prophetic timeline.
- Nehemiah 10:32 Also
we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the
third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
- 33 For the
shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the
continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for
the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin
offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work
of the house of our God.
- 34 And we cast the
lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the
wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the
houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn
upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the
law:
- 35 And to bring the
firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of
all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
- 36 Also the
firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in
the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to
bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in
the house of our God:
- 37 And that we
should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings,
and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto
the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the
tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites
might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
- 38 And the priest
the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites
take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the
tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the
treasure house.
- 39 For the children
of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of
the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where
are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister,
and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the
house of our God.
Whether in the Old covernant or the New
one through Christ, it is good to remember not to forsake the house
of God, not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together to
preach, teach, worship and learn of God and His Word.
The People Who Sealed the Covenant
- Nehemiah 10:1 Now
those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of
Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
2 Seraiah,
Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashur,
Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush,
Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim,
Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel,
Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam,
Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah,
Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
9 And the
Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of
Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 And their
brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Micha,
Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur,
Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodijah,
Bani, Beninu.
14 The chief of
the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
15 Bunni,
Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah,
Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater,
Hizkijah, Azzur,
18 Hodijah,
Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph,
Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash,
Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabeel,
Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea,
Hananiah, Hashub,
24 Hallohesh,
Pileha, Shobek,
25 Rehum,
Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 And Ahijah,
Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch,
Harim, Baanah.
The Obligations of the Covenant
- Nehemiah 10:28 And
the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters,
the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated
themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God,
their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having
knowledge, and having understanding;
- 29 They clave to
their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into
an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the
servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of
the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- 30 And that we would
not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take
their daughters for our sons:
- 31 And if the people
of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to
sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the
holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the
exaction of every debt.
- 32 Also we made
ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third
part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
- 33 For the
shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the
continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for
the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin
offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work
of the house of our God.
- 34 And we cast the
lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the
wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the
houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn
upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the
law:
- 35 And to bring the
firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of
all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
- 36 Also the
firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in
the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to
bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in
the house of our God:
- 37 And that we
should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings,
and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto
the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the
tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites
might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
- 38 And the priest
the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites
take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the
tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the
treasure house.
- 39 For the children
of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of
the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where
are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister,
and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the
house of our God.
Remember the Levites did not have an
inheritance like the other tribes so the Levites lived by the tithes
of the tribes that owned land. The Levites had cities among the
different tribes. So the tribes had to pay tithes to the Levites
for the service of
the Lord. They are now limited and do not have the land they had at
first, but they are doing what they can to support the Levites they
did have at this time in history and to redo the keeping of the law,
observing the Sabbath and returning to the original law under Moses.
By the time of Christ's first
coming which would have been around 400 years later, they were under
this law but under the Roman Empire as well. They were really not
free but under the rule of Caesar Augustus. By that time they added
to the law or took away from it and were not really living right
except for a few like Zacharias the priest and father of John the
Baptist and his wife Elizabeth, also Mary and Joseph, the mother and
step father of Jesus. Another faithful one was Simeon to whom the
Holy Spirit revealed that he would not die until he saw the Lord's
Christ. He saw Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought Him to the temple
to offer a sacrifice according the law of Moses. Then there was Anna
a prohetess of the tribe of Aser who came at that time to give
thanks to the Lord for Jesus and the redemption He was to bring.
The Pharisees still kept the letter of the
law but not the spirit of the law by the time of the first coming of
Jesus. That is why they were offended when Jesus healed the sick on
the Sabbath day. DC
Nehemiah
Chapter 11
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