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This is History Tuesday. We’ll finish the book of Nehemiah 10-13. I’m calling today’s episode “It Had To Happen.”

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Comments on Nehemiah 13

At the end of it all, Nehemiah's conscience is clear, but he is disappointed that the people could not fulfill their vows to serve faithfully.

And once again, we see that there is nothing new under the sun. We are no better than they were at living a sin-free life. Despite our best intensions, we fail. Truer words were never said: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Commentator David Guzik wrote, "If we could be saved by our own promises, by our own commitment to Jesus, then His death would have been noble, but unnecessary. We aren’t saved by some vow we make, or some leaf we turn over, but by trusting in who Jesus is, and what He has done to save us."

How thankful we are, and how blessed we are to have a Savior whose sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our weakness. If we could live a sinless life, His sacrifice would not have been necessary. But since we cannot, His sacrifice was necessary...and it saved the souls of all who would believe. 

Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah.

Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 10 NCV; Ch. 11-12 ERV; Ch. 13 NET

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STEVE WEBB - 0:00There's nothing new under the sun.

INTRO S12E349 - 0:09Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring Family Audio Bible. And podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the daily show where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. This is History Tuesday. We'll finish the book of Nehemiah by reading chapters 10 through 13. I'm calling today's episode, “It Had To Happen”. The show notes page for today's episode is at lifespringmedia.com/s12e348, that means there are two weeks, fourteen episodes remaining. If you have not yet sent in you’re THE NEXT STEP email to me, please do it today. What sort of podcast would you like to hear me do when this season is over? Or do you think I should just hang up the microphone? If I just replayed the previous season, would you listen? Would you like that? Or should I do something else? I can't do the daily shows anymore, but if there's something you would enjoy, please tell me. Send your email to [email protected] and put in the subject line “THE NEXT STEP”. All right, you ready? Let us begin.

NEHEMIAH 10 (NCV) - 1:12Nehemiah, chapter 10. (1) These are the men who sealed the agreement:

Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah.

Zedekiah, (2) Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, (3) Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah, (4) Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, (5) Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, (6) Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, (7) Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, (8) Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the priests.