Revival in the Land (Nehemiah 8:1-18) - 8/24/22

INTRO

• The wall is finished.

• Now Nehemiah prepares the people to succeed

• Chapters 8–13 is the preparation of the spiritual people

• A spiritual revival

• The Keys to Revival in the land

Lift High the Word of God – vv.1–8

Hear and Believe IT AS THE WORD

Ezra – Read, Taught

• Deut. 31:10-13

• Morning from mid-day

• Elevated before the people

• Opened the book of law

People – Gathered and listened.

• Received as the WORD OF GOD

“The primary task of the church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God,” said Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. “The decadent periods and eras in the history of the church have always been those periods when preaching had declined” (Preaching and Preachers, pp. 19, 24)

Look Within – vv. 9–12

Wept over their sin

• Sorrow over their past mistakes

Rejoiced over God’s faithfulness

• God always blesses obedience

  • Change of circumstances

  • Change our attitude in the midst of circumstances

THEY UNDERSTOOD THE WORD AND REJOICED

Remember the Word – vv. 13–18

Obeying /Living Out the WORD

Studied the Word

• The purpose of study is to learn

• Who God is

• How we live based on who God is

Obeyed the Word

• Hear

• Believe

• Trust

• Obey