1 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had given to Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
3 And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden pulpit which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithi'ah, Shema, Anai'ah, Uri'ah, Hilki'ah, and Ma-asei'ah on his right hand; and Pedai'ah, Mish'a-el, Malchi'jah, Hashum, Hash-bad'danah, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam on his left hand.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it all the people stood.
6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God; and all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
7 Also Jesh'ua, Bani, Sherebi'ah, Jamin, Akkub, Shab'bethai, Hodi'ah, Ma-asei'ah, Keli'ta, Azari'ah, Jo'zabad, Hanan, Pelai'ah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the law, while the people remained in their places.
8 And they read from the book, from the law of God, clearly; and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.
9 And Nehemi'ah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved."
12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
13 On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the law.
14 And they found it written in the law that the LORD had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,
15 and that they should publish and proclaim in all their towns and in Jerusalem, "Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written."
16 So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of E'phraim.
17 And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and dwelt in the booths; for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing.
18 And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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Nehemiah chapter 8 describes an important moment in the history of the people of Israel, when Ezra reads God's law to the people and helps them understand what it means. The main topics of this chapter include the importance of reading the law, worship of God and repentance. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Deuteronomy 31:12-13: "Gathers the people, men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your city, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord, your God, and take care to do all the words of this law. Children, who do not know her, will hear her and learn to fear the Lord, your God, every day you live on the earth to which you have to possess it. " This verse highlights the importance of gathering the people to hear God's law and learn to fear it.
Psalm 95:6-7: "O come, let us worship and prostrate; let us kneel before the Lord, who created us. For He is our God, and we the people of His pasture and sheep of His hand." This verse emphasizes the importance of worshiping God and humility before Him.
Isaiah 66:2: "For my hand did all these things, and so they all came to exist, says the Lord, but I will look at the poor and shaken of spirit, and which shakes my Word." This verse shows the importance of those who fear the Word of God and recognize their need for repentance and humility before Him.
Joshua 8:34-35: "Then he read Joshua all the words of the law, both the blessings and the curses, according to all that is written in the book of the Law. There was no word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read before From the whole congregation of Israel, including women, children and foreigners resident among them. " This verse highlights the importance of reading God's law and sharing it with the whole congregation, including women, children and foreigners.
John 14:15: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." This verse emphasizes the importance of loving God and obeying His commandments, which are found in the law.
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