“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” “From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation” “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” “With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness” “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. “For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment” “Distributing to the necessity of saints given to hospitality” “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood” The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors” “You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother you shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days. Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the Lord none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the Lord, read more.īecause they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord. “No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord. Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law. They read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading. Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the people while the people remained in their place. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people and when he opened it, all the people stood up. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam on his left hand. read more.Įzra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose. He read from it before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand and all the people were attentive to the book of the law. Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

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