1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Neemiah chapter ten, 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. The 6 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: document was ratified and sealed with the following names the 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: governor Neemiah, son of Hakklaiah and also Zetekiyah. The following 8 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: priests Sarayah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashur, Amariah, Malkaija Hattush, Sheebaniah, Malik, Hareem, Merramoth, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginnathon, Barruk, 9 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: meshulm Abijah, Mijaman, Messiah, Bill Guy and Shamayah. These were 10 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: the priests. The following levites Jeshuah son of Azanaiah, Benui 11 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: from the family of Hennadad Cadmil and their fellow levites Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kalita, Pelaiah, 12 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: Hanan Micah, rayhab Hashebiah, Zakour, she Abiah, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Bonnie 13 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: and Benanu. The following leaders Parosh, payhaf moab elam Ze two, Bonnie, Bunny, 14 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: asgad Biebai, Adenaijah, big Vi Adin Attur, Hezekiah, azure Hodaiah, Hashem, Bezi, 15 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: Haref Anathoth Neebei, magpiash Mishulem, Hazir, Mischezebel Zadok Jaduah Peletaiah, 16 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: Hainin Anaiah, Hoshiah, Hannanayah, Hashub Halohesh, Pilha, shobek Rehum, Hashabna Messiah, Ahiah, 17 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: hainin Anin, maluk Hareem and Benah. Then the rest of 18 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: the people, the priests, levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and 19 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of 20 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: the land in order to obey the law of God, 21 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were 22 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: old enough to understand, join their leaders and bound themselves 23 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if 24 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: they failed to obey the law of God as issued 25 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: by his servant Moses. They solemnly promise to carefully follow 26 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord, our Lord. 27 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan 28 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: people of the land, and not to let our sons 29 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: marry their daughters. We also promise that if the people 30 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to 31 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, 32 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year, we 33 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: will let our land rest, and we will cancel all 34 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: debts owed to us. In addition, we promise to obey 35 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: the command to pay the annual temple tax of one 36 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of 37 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: the Temple of our God. This will provide for the 38 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: bread of the presence, for the regular grain offerings and 39 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: burnt offerings, for the offerings on the Sabbaths, the New 40 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: Moon celebrations and the annual festivals, for the holy offerings, 41 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. 42 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: It will provide for everything necessary for the work of 43 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: the Temple of Our God. We have cast sacred lots 44 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: to determine when, at regular times each year, the families 45 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: of the priests, levites and the common people should bring 46 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: wood to God's Temple to be burned on the altar 47 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: of the Lord, our God. As is written in the law. 48 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: We promise to bring the first part of every harvest 49 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: to the Lord's temple year after year, whether it be 50 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees. 51 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: We agree to give God our oldest sons and the 52 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in 53 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: the law. We will present them to the priests who 54 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: minister in the Temple of our God. We will store 55 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: the produce in the store rooms of the Temple of 56 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: our God. We will bring the best of our flower 57 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and 58 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: the best of our new wine and olive oil. And 59 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: we promise to bring to the levites a tenth of 60 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: everything our land produces, For it is the Levites who 61 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: collect the tithes in all our rural towns. A priest, 62 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: a descendant of Erin, will be with the Levites as 63 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: they receive these tithes, and a tenth of all that 64 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites 65 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms. 66 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: The people and the levites must bring these offerings of grain, 67 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place 68 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests. The 69 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: gatekeepers and the singers we promise together not to neglect 70 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: the temple of our God. Let's pray. Lord, we thank 71 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: you for your word, and we thank you for the 72 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: privilege of being able to look at it together today. Lord, 73 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: we thank you as we see your people in this 74 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: passage of Scripture committing themselves to be men and women 75 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: and children who obey your law. Lord. For generations, this 76 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,559 Speaker 1: group of people recognized that their ancestors and even they 77 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: had gone their own ways in many respects, and there's 78 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: lots of illustrations of that throughout the scriptures. Their kings 79 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: had done so, their priests had done so, the rest 80 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: of the people had done so. But now they were 81 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: committing themselves to being faithful to you and to keep 82 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: the requirements of your law as you had communicated to 83 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: them in your word. Lord. We're grateful for this example, 84 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: but were also mindful of the fact that the generations 85 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: that came after them went their own way, just like 86 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: the generations that had come before. And the truth is, 87 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: we know that there's only one who could keep the 88 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: law perfectly, and that's your son, Jesus Christ, who came 89 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: to this earth to fulfill all righteousness on our bay. 90 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: He kept the law because we couldn't. But now through 91 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: faith in your son Jesus Christ, were granted the gift 92 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: of his righteousness. And we know that it's not because 93 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: of anything we've done. It's because of what He's done 94 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: on our behalf. So we're grateful for this reality. And 95 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: we pray Lord that we would be mindful of this 96 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: aspect of the gospel, that your son Jesus Christ fulfilled 97 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: all righteousness for us, and that we don't find righteousness 98 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: as something that finds its source in us. True righteousness 99 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: finds its source in your son Jesus Christ. Lord, thank 100 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: you for these reminders from your word, and we thank 101 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: you for your presence with us today. We pray this 102 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: all in Jesus's name. Amen.