Nehemiah, 8
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.
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.
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.
“Quando fizer o bem, esqueça. Se fizer o mal, pense no que fez e se arrependa.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
