Neh 9:1-4

Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting,
in sackcloth and with dirt upon them.

The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners,
and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

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.

Now on the Levites’ platform stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Chenani, and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Note what the sons of Israel did.
They assembled together.
They did so with fasting.
In sackcloth.
With dirt upon themselves…signs of repentance.
They separated themselves from all foreigners…a sign/picture of separation from the world.
They stood before the Lord.
They confessed their sins.
They confessed the iniquities of their fathers.

They stood in their place.
They read from the book of the Law for a fourth of the day…3 hours? Likely.
They confessed and worshiped the Lord for another 3 hours.

The Levitical leadership stood before the people and the Lord…on a platform…and cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Wonder if we should not be doing the same…?

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