Homiletics Study: Exile & Return
Lesson 26 Passage: Nehemiah 9-10
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Authentic Worship (Nehemiah 9:1-37) 1. Israelites gathered for fasting, wearing sackcloth and putting dust on heads separating from foreigners confessing sins (9:1-2) 2. They read from Law, confessing and worshiping God with Levites calling “stand up and praise God who is eternal, bless His name; He is Lord and gives life (9:3-6) 3. Lord chose Abram; righteous God (9:7-8) 4. Lord saw suffering in Egypt bringing them Red Sea; God who leads and saves (9:9-12) 5. Lord gave laws and regulations on 6. Lord is compassionate sustaining in wildness (9:16-21) 7. Lord you gave us our land full of wealth and goodness (9:21-25) 8. Lord you discipline the disobedient and hear our prayers (9:26-28) 9.Lord you keep your covenant of love remaining righteous (29-37) | Authentic Commitment to God (Nehemiah 9:38-10:29) 1. A binding agreement, in writing from leaders, Levites and priests and sealed (9:38) 2. List of persons who sealed it (10:1-28 a. Governor (10:1) b. Priests (10:2-8) c. Levites (10:9-13) d. Leaders (10:14-27) e. Rest of People- priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and people (wives, sons, daughters, all who understood) (10:28) 3. Binding with curse and oath to follow the Law of God and obey carefully commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord (10:29) | Authentic Promise to holiness and support of house of God (Nehemiah 10:30-39) 1. Not to give daughters in marriage or take their daughter for our sons (10:30) 2. Will not buy merchandise or grain on Sabbath; honor the sabbath year (10:31) 3. Will be responsible for prescribed offerings on Sabbaths, holy days and sin offerings (10:32-33) 4. Priests, Levites and people have cast lots to set times to bring wood to house of Lord for altar (10:34) 5. Will bring “first fruits” of crops and fruit and, as written our firstborn sons, cattle herds, flocks to house of God to priest ministering there (10:36) 6. Will bring firsts of ground meal, grain offerings, fruit, new wine, olive oil and a tithe of crops to Levites and support the priests (10:37-39a) 7. We will not neglect the house of God (10:39b) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Authentic Worship | Nehemiah 9:1-37 |
Authentic Commitment to God | Nehemiah 9:38-10:29 |
Authentic Promise to holiness and support of house of God | Nehemiah 10:30-39 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Description of humble recognition God’s hand with sealed godly commitment |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that worship recognizes God’s holiness, His work in our lives and our righteous authentic commitment to Him |
Application Questions
How are you authentically coming before the Lord? How do you recognize His work for you? |
Are your commitments to the Lord authentic and real? How’s your follow-through? |
We have call to faithfulness; In what ways are you giving your best to the Lord? |
Principles to Remember
God is our blessing – Worship Him |
God calls us to Him – In Adoration |
God desire our holy commitment – Our Faithfulness |
Characteristic of God
Deserving of honor and praise |
Theme
Nehemiah describes the people’s authentic worship, commitment to righteousness and holy support |
