INTRO
Neh 9:38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes,
Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
Neh 10:1 Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and
Zidkijah,
Vs 1 SEALER
Jer 22:24 As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah
were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
Esther 3:12
Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there
was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and
to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of
every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language;
in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.
PUBLIC DISPLAY
Matt 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also
Vs 28 SEPARATER- divide
Neh 10:28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers,
the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands
unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having
knowledge, and having understanding;
Jesus:
Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Church:
2 Cor 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Vs 29 Entered into a curse
Neh 10:29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into
an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to
observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his
statutes;
Deut 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD
thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee
this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
We = 7x NOT FORSAKE THE LORD (3 areas )
RELATIONSHIPS
Neh 10:30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their
daughters for our sons:
2 Cor 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
BUSINESS
Neh 10:31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell,
that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the
seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
GIVING
Neh 10:32-37
BRING = 34 offering bring
35 bring firstfruit Prov 3:9 honor Lord with substance
36 firstlings bring Firstfruits of all substance
37 bring firstfruits
38 bring tithes
39 bring offering
NOT FORSAKE
Neh 10:39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn,
of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the
priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our
God.
