1 In the seventh month, all the people gathered as one man in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which Yahweh had given to Israel.
2 Ezra brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all the children who could understand what was being read. It was the first day of the seventh month.
3 Ezra read the book before all of them from early morning until midday in the square facing the Water Gate; and all who heard were attentive to the Book of the Law.
4 Ezra, the teacher of the Law, stood on a wooden platform built for that occasion and to his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hasbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.
5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was in a higher place; and when he opened it, all the people stood.
6 Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God; and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, "Amen! Amen!" And they bowed their heads to the ground.
7 The Levites Joshua, Bani and the rest of their brothers explained the Law to the people who were standing.
8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, clarifying and interpreting the meaning, so that everyone might understand what they were hearing.
9 Then Ezra, the teacher of the Law, said to the people, "This day is dedicated to Yahweh, your God, so do not be sad or weep." He said this because all wept when they heard the reading of the Law.
10 Then he said to them, "Go and eat rich foods, drink sweet wine and share with him who has nothing prepared. This day is dedicated to the Lord, so do not be sad. The joy of Yahweh is our strength."
11 The Levites also calmed the people down, saying, "Do not weep. This day is a festival day. Do not be sad."
12 And the people went their way to eat, drink and share, and they had a great feast, because they had understood the words that had been proclaimed to them.
13 On the second day, the heads of the families, the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra, the teacher of the Law, in order to learn the Law.
14 There they read that Yahweh had commanded the children of Israel that they should dwell in huts during the feast of the seventh month.
15 Then they proclaimed in all the cities and in Jerusalem: "Go to the mountains and bring branches of olive, pine, myrtle, palm and of any leafy tree to build huts according to what is commanded."
16 The people went out and brought branches and built huts for themselves on the roofs of their houses, or in their yards, or in the courtyards of the House of Yahweh, or in the square at the Water Gate or in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.
17 The whole assembly of those who had returned from exile built huts and dwelt in them, a thing the Israelites had not done since the days of Joshua, son of Nun. And there was great rejoicing.
18 They read the Book of the Law of God daily, from the first day to the last day of the feast. The feast lasted for seven days as prescribed and there was a solemn assembly on the eighth day.
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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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