Fear No Fear

(All scripture from Lexham English Bible, Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software)

“On that day men were appointed for the storehouse rooms, the offerings, the first fruits, and the tithes, in order to gather in them from the fields of the cities the requirements of the law for the priests and Levites; for the joy of Judah was upon the priests and Levites standing there. They kept the responsibility of their God and the responsibility of cleansing, and the singers and gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.” (Nehemiah 12:44-45)

Chapter eleven is a list of the rulers of the people, the priests, and the Levites who lived in Jerusalem. There is also a shorter list of those who lived outside Jerusalem.

Chapter twelve furthers the list of Levites and priests who had come up out of exile – establishing their genealogy and what exactly it was that they could do as service in the Temple (their responsibilities). Nehemiah also dedicated the city wall, going about with a choir, priests, and the commanders. They went from gate to gate praying and giving thanks to God for all that He had done for them. The whole city rejoiced with them.

Summary

Key Players: God, Nehemiah, the Jews.

Key Verse(s): Nehemiah 11:1-2; 12:43