God’s Law, Love and Blessing
Read Nehemiah 7-8
Neh 8:3 He read (the Law) aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
CAN YOU imagine going to your local town square, courthouse steps or some public place to listen to the Bible read aloud to you from morning to noon? How about going to a weeklong “Bible fest” where for 7 days, each day is filled with someone reading the Bible to you? All you do is to listen and absorb the Word of God.
That’s what is happening here. Someone is reading what we know as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Why?
God’s people have been away. Many have not heard this because they were in exile. Now it’s time to begin again. God wants his people to know his great mercy to form a nation, to rescue them from slavery, to care for them in the wilderness, to raise up leaders to guard them and to point them to Him.
God wants them to know “I love you. You are mine. I want to bless you. I want you to enjoy a great life. Here’s how.”
Yes, God welcomes his people home. He is providing a new city from the old. The gates are up to protect them. The Law is spoken to guide them. His love is evident to bless them.
Have you been away from his Word? I encourage you to take time to read God’s Word to hear his love, his law and his blessing for you.
Pause and Consider: how wonderful God’s Word is for your life.
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