Nehemiah 12:27-47
God’s people ought to come to corporate worship in a way that honors God.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Nehemiah commentaries by James Montgomery Boice and Derek Thomas.
A People of Faithful Worship
Nehemiah 11:1-12:26
As the people of God we are to live all of life in faithful worship.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; NIV Study Bible; Commentaries on Nehemiah by Nykolaishen and Schumtzer, and Thomas; God’s Word, Our Story ed. Carson and Nielson
A People of the Covenant
Nehemiah 9:38-10:39
In response to God’s faithfulness, God’s people are committed to be faithful to him.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, GE: Leland Ryken, James C Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ezra & Nehemiah by Derek Thomas
A People of Confession
Nehemiah 9:1-38
True worship involves genuine confession of sin.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ezra & Nehemiah by Derek Thomas; Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple
God’s Reforming Word
Nehemiah 8:13-18
Hearing God’s word ought to bring forth the fruit of obedience which brings much joy.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ezra & Nehemiah by Derek W. H. Thomas; Making Sense of Scripture’s ‘Inconsistency’ by Tim Keller
God, His Word, and His People
Nehemiah 8:9-12
A People of the Word
Nehemiah 8:1-8
The church must be a people who hear, understand, revere, and treasure God’s Word.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
The Enemy’s Tactics, the Work’s Completion
Nehemiah 6:1-7:4
Despite the deceptive tactics of the enemy, the work is completed with the help of God.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Nehemiah Commentary by Christopher Wright and David Shepherd; Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan; Hudson Taylor: The Autobiography of the Man Who Brought the Gospel to China by Hudson Taylor
Nehemiah’s Generosity
Nehemiah 5:14-19
God’s people ought to be generous because they fear God, care for God’s people, and look forward to their eternal reward.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
The Cry of the Needy and the Call of the Church
Nehemiah 5:1-13
The church must listen to the cry of the poor and defend them against injustice.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible