Reenacting their history through things like the Celebration of Booths was the people's way of remembering that God will save them now and in the future just as He’s saved them in the past. They were saying that they wanted to be directed by the Word of God, not tradition. And because of their obedience to God’s Word, there was gladness.

Obedience to the Word of God creates gladness in His people, which in turn prompts more attention to studying, rejoicing in, and obeying His Word.

If we fail to remember properly, we will drift away from what we need to know. (Hebrews 2:1: “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.”)

Reenacting their history through things like the Celebration of Booths was the people's way of remembering that God will save them now and in the future just as He’s saved them in the past. They were saying that they wanted to be directed by the Word of God, not tradition. And because of their obedience to God’s Word, there was gladness.

Obedience to the Word of God creates gladness in His people, which in turn prompts more attention to studying, rejoicing in, and obeying His Word.

If we fail to remember properly, we will drift away from what we need to know. (Hebrews 2:1: “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.”)

God’s people love God’s Word. God’s Word is central to the life of God’s people, and our posture often reflects the condition of our heart.

God knows His people.

God cares for His people.

God is always with His people.

God delights in His people.

God’s people receive the Word with joy.

God’s people love God’s Word. God’s Word is central to the life of God’s people, and our posture often reflects the condition of our heart.

God knows His people.

God cares for His people.

God is always with His people.

God delights in His people.

God’s people receive the Word with joy.

God’s people love God’s Word. God’s Word is central to the life of God’s people, and our posture often reflects the condition of our heart.

God knows His people.

God cares for His people.

God is always with His people.

God delights in His people.

God’s people receive the Word with joy.

What concerned Nehemiah the most wasn't the completion of the wall, but the preservation of the worship of the one, true God. And his "roll call" in chapter seven shows who belongs to God. It shows who belong to Him and who do not.

What concerned Nehemiah the most wasn't the completion of the wall, but the preservation of the worship of the one, true God. And his "roll call" in chapter seven shows who belongs to God. It shows who belong to Him and who do not.

The completion of the Jerusalem walls made something very clear to the Jews and everyone else - God was with His people. God never abandons those who trust in Him. Despite the pressure from outside and deception from inside, the people of God would need to know who they were - they belonged to God. And because of this, they were called to be different, set apart.

Nehemiah tightens security in Jerusalem because they were about to do something that hadn't been done in 100 years - have a worship service. The walls weren't rebuilt so they could just sit around looking at pretty walls. The walls were rebuilt so they could worship God properly and freely.

The completion of the Jerusalem walls made something very clear to the Jews and everyone else - God was with His people. God never abandons those who trust in Him. Despite the pressure from outside and deception from inside, the people of God would need to know who they were - they belonged to God. And because of this, they were called to be different, set apart.

Nehemiah tightens security in Jerusalem because they were about to do something that hadn't been done in 100 years - have a worship service. The walls weren't rebuilt so they could just sit around looking at pretty walls. The walls were rebuilt so they could worship God properly and freely.

The completion of the Jerusalem walls made something very clear to the Jews and everyone else - God was with His people. God never abandons those who trust in Him. Despite the pressure from outside and deception from inside, the people of God would need to know who they were - they belonged to God. And because of this, they were called to be different, set apart.

Nehemiah tightens security in Jerusalem because they were about to do something that hadn't been done in 100 years - have a worship service. The walls weren't rebuilt so they could just sit around looking at pretty walls. The walls were rebuilt so they could worship God properly and freely.