Nehemiah 7&8

Meditation verse for the Book of Nehemiah Chapters 7&8

Chapter 7, Jerusalem now with gates and walls, Nehemiah next cares to see the city well kept, occupied with people, which he reviews the register of families of the captivity who returned at first, and records it.  God's Jerusalem is to flourish when those have charge of it, who excel in virtues, godliness, dedication, and honesty. 

Chapter 8, Ezra came up out of Babylon thirteen years before Nehemiah, he did a piece of good work but was not finished till Nehemiah came, who was not a scribe in the law of God as Ezra, but was a man of an active spirit. His zeal set Ezra's learning on work, and then great things were done that led to the joy which the people were ordered to express.

Fill the blank:

He has made everything ______ in its time.  Also, He has put ______ in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

True / False

Nehemiah picked his brother Hananiah to be in charge of Jerusalem. Because he’s

faithful and feared God more than many

• True

• False

What was to be done while the gatekeepers were still on duty?

• All those entering the city were to come in 

  
  

• All foreigners must leave the city 

• The gates were to be shut and barred 

  
  

After the walls were finished, why did Nehemiah assemble the nobles and people?

• 1. For registration by families 

• To count the number of fighting men

• 1. For the distribution of grain

True / False 

Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon had originally taken the exiles into captivity? 

• True

• False

What problem did some of the returnees have after Nehemiah found the genealogical records? 

• They were from the tribe of Ephraim 

• They were Samaritans who had intermarried with the people of the land 

• They could not show that their families were from Israel

  
  

For how long did Ezra read the Book of the Law in the square before the Watergate? 

• From dawn until dusk
  

• From morning until midday 
  

• From noon until the evening sacrifice

  
  

As Ezra opened the Book of the Law to read it, what did the people do?

• They sounded the trumpets

  
  

• They sat down
  

• They stood, saying “Amen”, bowed down and worshiped with their faces to the ground 

What did the Levites do in regard to the reading of the Book of the Law of God? 

• They led the people in worship 

  
  

• They chanted “for his love is forever” after each chapter 

  
  

• They made it clear so the people could understand it

  
  

What did Nehemiah tell the people to do on the sacred day after the words of the Law were read? 

• Go to their homes in silence
  

• Choose this day whom they would serve

• Send some food and drinks to those who had nothing