1 all the people gathered as one man in the square in front of the Water Gate, and asked the scribe Ezra to bring the Book of the Law of Moses which Yahweh had prescribed for Israel.
2 Accordingly, on the first day of the seventh month, the priest Ezra brought the Law before the assembly, consisting of men, women and all those old enough to understand.
3 In the square in front of the Water Gate, in the presence of the men and women, and of those old enough to understand, he read from the book from dawn till noon; all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
4 The scribe Ezra stood on a wooden dais erected for the purpose; beside him stood, on his right, Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; on his left, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 In full view of all the people -- since he stood higher than them all -- Ezra opened the book; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
6 Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God, and all the people raised their hands and answered, 'Amen! Amen!'; then they bowed down and, face to the ground, prostrated themselves before Yahweh.
7 And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabab, Hanan, Pelaiah, who were Levites, explained the Law to the people, while the people all kept their places.
8 Ezra read from the book of the Law of God, translating and giving the sense; so the reading was understood.
9 Then His Excellency Nehemiah and the priest-scribe Ezra and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people, 'Today is sacred to Yahweh your God. Do not be mournful, do not weep.' For the people were all in tears as they listened to the words of the Law.
10 He then said, 'You may go; eat what is rich, drink what is sweet and send a helping to the man who has nothing prepared. For today is sacred to our Lord. Do not be sad: the joy of Yahweh is your stronghold.'
11 And the Levites calmed all the people down, saying, 'Keep quiet; this is a sacred day. Do not be sad.'
12 Then all the people went off to eat and drink and give helpings away and enjoy themselves to the full, since they had understood the meaning of what had been proclaimed to them.
13 On the second day, the heads of families of the whole people, and the priests and Levites, gathered round the scribe Ezra to study the words of the Law.
14 And written in the Law that Yahweh had prescribed through Moses they found that the Israelites were to live in shelters during the feast of the seventh month.
15 So they issued a proclamation and had it circulated in all their towns and in Jerusalem: 'Go into the hills and bring branches of olive, pine, myrtle, palm and other leafy trees to make shelters, as it says in the book.'
16 The people went out; they brought branches and made shelters for themselves, each man on his roof, in their courtyards, in the precincts of the Temple of God, in the square of the Water Gate and in the square of the Ephraim Gate.
17 The whole assembly, all who had returned from the captivity, put up shelters and lived in them; this the Israelites had not done from the days of Joshua son of Nun till that day, and there was very great merrymaking.
18 Each day, from the first day to the last one, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the feast for seven days; on the eighth day, as prescribed, they held a solemn assembly.
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Nehemiah chapter 8 describes an important moment in the history of the people of Israel, when Ezra reads God's law to the people and helps them understand what it means. The main topics of this chapter include the importance of reading the law, worship of God and repentance. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Deuteronomy 31:12-13: "Gathers the people, men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your city, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord, your God, and take care to do all the words of this law. Children, who do not know her, will hear her and learn to fear the Lord, your God, every day you live on the earth to which you have to possess it. " This verse highlights the importance of gathering the people to hear God's law and learn to fear it.
Psalm 95:6-7: "O come, let us worship and prostrate; let us kneel before the Lord, who created us. For He is our God, and we the people of His pasture and sheep of His hand." This verse emphasizes the importance of worshiping God and humility before Him.
Isaiah 66:2: "For my hand did all these things, and so they all came to exist, says the Lord, but I will look at the poor and shaken of spirit, and which shakes my Word." This verse shows the importance of those who fear the Word of God and recognize their need for repentance and humility before Him.
Joshua 8:34-35: "Then he read Joshua all the words of the law, both the blessings and the curses, according to all that is written in the book of the Law. There was no word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read before From the whole congregation of Israel, including women, children and foreigners resident among them. " This verse highlights the importance of reading God's law and sharing it with the whole congregation, including women, children and foreigners.
John 14:15: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." This verse emphasizes the importance of loving God and obeying His commandments, which are found in the law.
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