Homiletics Study: Exile & Return
Lesson 27 Passage: Nehemiah 11-13
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Jerusalem and Surrounding Settlements Settled (Nehemiah 11-12:26) 1. Leaders and others lots cast lots to occupy Jerusalem (11:1-2) 2. Provincial leaders and descendants of Solomon’s servant settle (11:3) 3. Listed descendants described a. Judah (11:4-6) b. Benjamin (11:7-9) c. Priests (11:10-14) d. Levites (11:15-18) e. Gatekeepers (11:19) 4. Living locations identified (11:20-36) 5. Returnee groups Priest and Levites listed (12:1-26) a. Returned with Zerubbabel (1-7a) b. Leaders of priests in days of Joshua (7b-21) c. Family heads in day of Eliashib (22-26 | Celebration at Jerusalem’s Wall Dedication (Nehemiah 12:27-43) 1. Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem – priests purified themselves, people, gates and wall (12:27-30) 2. Two large choir assembled to give thanks (12:31-43) a. First choir to top of wall toward Dung Gate with teacher of Law leading procession passing David’s palace (12:31-37) b. Second choir in opposite direction stopping at Gate of the Guard (12:38-39 c. Two choirs gave thanks then took places in house of God (12:40-42) 3. God had given great joy bringing great sacrifices and great joy in Jerusalem (12:43) | Warnings of Foreign engagements, Honoring Sabbath and Foreign Family Entanglements (Nehemiah 12:44-13:31) 1. Men appointed in charge of contribution (12:44-47) 2. On that day while reading the Law they heard that Ammonite and Moabite were never to be admitted to assembly of God and they excluded foreigners (13:1-3) 3. Prior Eliashib allowed Tobiah use of storerooms (13:4-5) 4. Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem learns of Tobiah’s storeroom use; they’re cleared, purified, back to use for house of God (13:6-9) 5. Portions weren’t given to Levites and house of God neglected brings rebuke and trustworthy assignments (13:10-14) 6. Sabbath desecrated at winepresses and selling goods is chastised (13:15-18) 7. Nehemiah has gates closed leaving merchants outside the gates asking God to remember (13:19-22) 8. Men of Judah married foreign women, children spoke foreign language angering Nehemiah’s strong rebuke to not allow children to marry foreigners (13:22-27) 9. Priestly office defiled is driven away; priests purified Nehemiah asking for God’s favor (13:28-31) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Jerusalem and Surrounding Settlements Settled | Nehemiah 11-12:26 |
Celebration at Jerusalem’s Wall Dedication | Nehemiah 12:27-43 |
Warnings of Foreign engagements, Honoring Sabbath and Foreign Family Entanglements | Nehemiah 12:44-13:31 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Jerusalem settled, wall dedication celebration with Nehemiah’s God Honoring corrections |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that settling with God is cause for celebration, purity alignment with His best for us. God is faithful |
Application Questions
How are you living as God desires? How have you asked? |
In what ways are you celebrating God’s goodness to you? |
Where are you stretching the boundaries and how can you reign them in for God’s best for you? |
Principles to Remember
God has a place for us |
God is worthy of praise |
Living pure lives is God’s best for us |
Characteristic of God
Our Blessing |
Theme
Nehemiah describes settling in God’s place, celebration God’s goodness and living holy lives according to God’s plan |
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