The Reward for Greatness 4 The Reward for Greatness

The Reward for Greatness → Opportunity ~ Opportunity → Joy, Peace, Assurance

Nehemiah’s Opportunity Restoration of the Wall People

Restoration of the People Phase #1 – He restored order

4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built. 5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first in which I found the following record: - Nehemiah 7:4-5

Restoration of the People Phase #1 – He restored order Phase #2 – He restored organized teaching

And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel. - Nehemiah 8:1

Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month. - Nehemiah 8:2

He read from it before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the book of the law. - Nehemiah 8:3

Ezra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam on his left hand. - Nehemiah 8:4

Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. - Nehemiah 8:5

Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. - Nehemiah 8:6

7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the people while the people remained in their place. 8 They read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading. - Nehemiah 8:7-8

Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law. - Nehemiah 8:9

Restoration of the People Phase #1 – He restored order Phase #2 – He restored organized teaching Phase #3 – He restored pure and acceptable conduct

1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting, in sackcloth and with dirt upon them. 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. - Nehemiah 9:1-2

While they stood in their place, they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God. - Nehemiah 9:3

Restoration of the People Phase #1 – He restored order Phase #2 – He restored organized teaching Phase #3 – He restored pure and acceptable conduct Phase #4 – He restored acceptable worship

Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres. - Nehemiah 12:27

28 So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites, 29 from Beth-gilgal and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem. 30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves; they also purified the people, the gates and the wall. - Nehemiah 12:28-30

Lessons From a Great Servant Faithful in little, trusted with a lot

Lessons From a Great Servant Faithful in little, trusted with a lot There is only one objective

Restoration Requires: Order Teaching Integration

Lessons From a Great Servant Faithful in little, trusted with a lot There is only one objective There is no day off

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