2025 Study of the Book of Nehemiah #7

REBUILDING SPIRITUALITY

THROUGH THE BOOK OF THE LAW

Nehemiah 7:1-8:18

Key Verse 8:3

1. What kind of people did Nehemiah put in charge of Jerusalem (7:1-3)? What thought did God put in Nehemiah’s heart (4-5)? Nehemiah found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. Look at who they were (4-73).
2. What did Ezra do for the people in the square before the Water Gate (1-6)? How did all the people respond? How did the Levites help the people (7-8)?
3. What kind of spiritual direction did Nehemiah, Ezra, the teacher of the Law, and the Levites give to the people (9-11)? In what way was that spiritual direction necessary? How were all the people restored as they obeyed that direction (12)?
4. On the second day of the month, who gathered around Ezra (13)? What command of God did they discover (14-15)? How did the people obey that command (16-17)? How did Ezra serve this work of God (18)?
5. Think about the importance of God’s word in rebuilding spirituality. How can we personally and communally rebuild our spirituality?