Episodes
Monday Aug 14, 2017
Nehemiah: Rebuilding A Community: The Repopulating
Monday Aug 14, 2017
Monday Aug 14, 2017
The Repopulating (v. 1-2)
- Chapter 11 begins where Chapter 7 left off
- City was in need of repopulating
- Leaders were already in the city
- Directed by the people, not Nehemiah
- Need to bring people in from surrounding cities and the countryside
- Plan to bring 1 out of 10 to the city
- 10% a common theme – (Neh. 10:37 tithe)
- Plan was to cast lots
- Common practice in the OT
- No mention in the NT after Pentecost except in Acts 1:26 due to the Holy Spirit
- Jerusalem called the “Holy City”
- One of only 5 times in the OT
- A city “set apart” or “made holy”
- Those chosen by the lots had a choice
- Stay put and refuse to go
- Be apart of God’s bigger plan for the city
- Count the cost*
- Those that went were commended by the rest
The Background (v. 3-9)
- Tribe of Judah
- 468 able men (brave or valiant)
- Descendants of Perez
- Listed in the genealogy of David and Jesus in both Matthew and Luke
- Tribe of Benjamin
- 928 men
- Genealogy include Saul (King) and possibly Saul of Tarsus (Paul)
The Workers (v. 10–24)
- 1192 priests listed
- 822 “carried on the work of the temple”
- 242 “heads of families” – (Lay ministers)
- 128 “brave warriors”
- 284 Levites listed
- “Outside work of the temple”
- Musicians - Asaph
- Gatekeepers, temple servants, singers
The Cities (v. 25-36)
- A listing of cities surrounding Jerusalem
- Allies in times of trouble
- Places they turned to when repopulating the city
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