“Separated”

August 5, 2018

“Separated”

Blessings folk!

The people declared that they were in great distress because of what the king had done to them…because of the disobedience of all.

Neh 9:37-38
“Its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.

“Now because of all this
We are making an agreement in writing;
And on the sealed document are the names of our leaders, our Levites and our priests.”

The people made an agreement in writing.
Agreement with Who?
The Most High.
One another.

The agreement was signed by their leaders, Levites and priests.

The first part of Leviticus 10 names these people.

Then, we see this…

Neh 10:28-30

Now the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, all those who had knowledge and understanding,

are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of GOD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;

and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land
or take their daughters for our sons.

The balance of the people also did some things…

  • They separated themselves from the peoples of the land to the law of God
  • Joined with kinsmen , et. al. and took on themselves a curse/oath to walk in God’ law, the Mosaic law
  • They determined to keep and observe the commandments/ordinances/statutes of the Lord
  • The specifically stated that they would not give their daughters/sons to the people of the land…the issue that precipitated the prayer…

Oh that believers today would determine to refuse to be given to the world…

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