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highlighted Nehemiah 9:24-25 ESV
So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 9:3 ESV
And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.
Oct 11
Pridie Roxy
highlighted Nehemiah 9:1 ESV
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth on their heads.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 8:18 ESV
And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 8:13 ESV
On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law.
Oct 11
Pridie Roxy
highlighted Nehemiah 8:5 ESV
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 8:3 ESV
And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 8:1 ESV
And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 7:65 ESV
The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 7:64 ESV
These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 7:6 ESV
These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 7:4 ESV
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 7:1-2 ESV
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:19 ESV
Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:16 ESV
And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:12 ESV
And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:10 ESV
Now when I went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple. Let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. They are coming to kill you by night."
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:6-7 ESV
In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, 'There is a king in Judah.' And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together."
Oct 11
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highlighted Nehemiah 6:2 ESV
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do me harm.
Oct 11