Nehemiah 10:29 KJV
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Nehemiah 10:39 KJV
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
Chapters 9 and 10 of Nehemiah speak of a type of covenant that the people of Israel entered into under Nehemiah's leadership.
It is called a "curse" in verse 29.
The idea is that they agreed that, should they break their covenant and oath, they would be bound under judgment; they would submit to the discipline of the whole.
It is styled as a separation in verse 28.
God's people are to be separated from this world. We are to be different and unique. Those of the world should be able to tell we are not the same. And on of the most unique things about us ought to be our covenant one with another.
The fact that we, as a people of God in a local church setting, are committed to each other.
That we will hear both the encouragements and rebukes of one another and
That we will agree to the discipline that our brothers and sisters impose upon us for breeching our covenant,
Certainly separates us from the world.
It ends with a commitment to the house of God in verse 39.
I do not see this commitment as being last because it was the least important, nor do I see it as simply one of the commitments they made in their covenant. I see this as the sum of their covenant. Everything else leads to and is involved in this one commitment, not to forsake the house of our God. And I see this as placed last in the list as a point of emphasis. If we remember nothing else, let's remember this; we will not forsake the house of our God!
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Nehemiah 10:39 KJV
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
Chapters 9 and 10 of Nehemiah speak of a type of covenant that the people of Israel entered into under Nehemiah's leadership.
It is called a "curse" in verse 29.
The idea is that they agreed that, should they break their covenant and oath, they would be bound under judgment; they would submit to the discipline of the whole.
It is styled as a separation in verse 28.
God's people are to be separated from this world. We are to be different and unique. Those of the world should be able to tell we are not the same. And on of the most unique things about us ought to be our covenant one with another.
The fact that we, as a people of God in a local church setting, are committed to each other.
That we will hear both the encouragements and rebukes of one another and
That we will agree to the discipline that our brothers and sisters impose upon us for breeching our covenant,
Certainly separates us from the world.
It ends with a commitment to the house of God in verse 39.
I do not see this commitment as being last because it was the least important, nor do I see it as simply one of the commitments they made in their covenant. I see this as the sum of their covenant. Everything else leads to and is involved in this one commitment, not to forsake the house of our God. And I see this as placed last in the list as a point of emphasis. If we remember nothing else, let's remember this; we will not forsake the house of our God!
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