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Ezra 1:1-11 — chance. Now matter how we’ve blown it in our past, God gives us an opportunity for a new beginning. Ezra covers the 1st 2 returns to Israel. Nehemiah covers the 3rd return to Israel. Return #1 - 49,897 people return [Zerubbabel leads, 538bc] Purpose? rebuild temple. Return #2 - 1,754 return [Ezra is in, 80 yrs. later] Purpose? to rebuild the people. Return #3 - Nehemiah leads (14 yrs. later) Purpose? to rebuild the wall. The Main Characters Ezra – A godly patriotic

Nehemiah 12:1-47 — this in Israel when we’ve gone. Looking at a clock they both started at 8 o’clock (west side). Ezra led his choir clockwise up to 1 o’clock (north side); & Nehemiah led his team counterclockwise to 1 o’clock. Ps.125:1,2 Those who trust in the LORD Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever. (stability & security) The sound of their

Nehemiah 3:1-32 — WAY Jerusalem in time of Christ [temple mnt, pool of Siloam, Herod’s palace] Map: Start at the top (north wall) Sheep Gate, he moves counter clock-wise, endsup where he started (see vs.1,32). [10 gates (repair 6), 4 towers] [North Wall vs.1-5. W 6-12. So 13,14. S/E 15-27] Also, (1b) Tower of the 100 & of Hananael was important because it was the most vulnerable to attack. explain Valleys… The rest was protected by 3 Valleys:

Nehemiah 7:1-73 — Intro: The walls were finished in 52 days but the people inside sure weren’t. The 2nd part of the book, the remainder (ch.’s 7-13), teaches us about an even more important building program in Jerusalem...the spiritual building of the people behind the walls. Here

Psalms 107:22-32 — storm; others almost shipwrecked. The Lord showed me this Psalm through a friend this week. It deals with the storms of life: Why they come; What our response should be; & where God is in the midst of them. Whole Psalm 107 overview: 5 pictures of Gods Mercy toward man & how he responds. [1] Wanderers (4-9) [2] Prisoners (10-16) [3] Sufferers (17-22) [4] Sailors (23-32) [5] Farmers (33-38). Note the repeated phrase: “Oh, that men…” (8,15,21,31) Showing

Psalms 24:1-10 — Intro: Ps.22 = The Cross; Ps.23 = The Crook; Ps.24 = The Crown. Background: Jewish tradition says that this psalm was written to commemorate David’s returning the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem (1 Chron.15). What a wonderful spectacle it must have been! The Philistines had the ark for 7 months until they finally decided this ark was “too hot to handle”! Yet the eye of the psalmist looked beyond the upgoing of the ark & to the upgoing

Leviticus 19:1-18 — which I don’t understand that bother me; it’s the ones I do!” In this chapter 19 it basically is an overview of the 2 tablets given to Moses…the 10 commandments! All 10 are found here! 1 & 2(vs.4); 3(12); 4 & 5(3); 6(16); 7(29); 8,9(11-16); 10(18). They were the basis for all Jewish Law & should be the basis for all Moral Law today. We have here a “Handbook for Believing Families”! It is really a guidebook to be used at

Leviticus 21:1-24 — Intro: There is a price to pay if you want to be a spiritual leader! [1] Our Conduct [2] Our Physical Characteristics [3] Our Religious Duties. OUR CONDUCT! (1-15) Maintain a life that is above reproach! Col.1:21,22 “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through

Leviticus 24:1-23 — us, then it should shine FROM us! 2 Cor.4:6 “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” Mt.5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” BREAD! (5-9) Bread = “bread of presence”(i.e.

Lamentations 5:1-22 — Intro: Chapter 5 Not alphabetical! Now the people pray to God to describe their reproach. Maybe this is why the poetic value isn’t as important here, instead we have just a poured out heart. A PRAYER IN DESPAIR! (1-22) Vs.16

Numbers 34:1-29 — get the 66 books? Manuscript Evidence; How we got our English Bible? Why so many different Bible translations?) SPECIAL BOUNDARIES & OFFICIALS IN CANAAN! (Ch.34) SPECIAL BOUNDARIES! (1-15) Read 1-3,6,7,10. South!(1-5)[Wilderness of Zin & Kadesh-Barnea]; West!(6)[Med Sea]; North!(7-9)[Mount Hor]; East!(10-15)[Jordan River]. See slide - 3 maps of Israel’s Boundaries. Everyone needs boundaries! - children; adults;

Zephaniah 2:1-15 — North(Assyria)…then on his bull’s-eye, dead center…Jerusalem! Some see this representing all the Gentile Nations, i.e. N,S,E,W. Philistia! (4-7) - Note agricultural images: chaff(2); uprooted tree(here); overrun w/weeds(9); desert(13). (5) Here is where all judgment comes from! “the Word of the Lord is against you!” Q: Who will testify against the unbeliever on judgment day? 1st their personal bible(s) will rise up & testify against them, “he never read me,

2 Corinthians 12:11-21 — (From pop-quizzes to finals); Even our automobiles have diagnostic tests run on them. Psychological tests; Paternity tests; Stress tests. Well, spiritually there are some tests that ought to be run often. Outline: Paul gives 5 open book Tests: The Serving Survey; The Attitude Analysis; The Faith Final; The Authority Assessment; & then our very own Personal Fruit Inspection. SERVING SURVEY! (11-18) 5 good questions to ask regarding Serving! Am I too big for

1 Samuel 23:1-13 — GUIDANCE! (23:1-5) Booker T Washington in his book Up From Slavery, wrote, “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacle which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” (Shepherdʼs

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