D. Nehemiah 9:32-38… 1. The again shifts this time the bulls-eye is directly centered on – _________ current situation. 2. The people have acknowledged the sin of their fathers now they – recognize their own _____ which led them to slavery in Babylon and now in Persia. 3. They make a humble ___________ of the Lord… Dr. Smith explains; asked that God might note all the hardship which Israel had “They experienced from the days of the kings of Assyria unto that very moment. They hastened to add that their condition in no way impugned the justice of God. Israel ______________ all that she had experienced, for the entire nation had not kept God’s law.” 4. Even though they had returned to their land which God had promised to their ancestors they were still living under the power of Persia as their – _________. Persian taxes required large portions of their produce and cattle. 5. And so the people are now prepared to their ________ where their – “put mouths are.” They are ready to commit to actuating a covenant; a covenant which would ________ their path as a people until the time of the Messiah.
D. Nehemiah 9:32-38… 1. The again shifts – this time the bulls-eye is directly centered on _________ current situation. 2. The people have acknowledged the sin of their fathers – now they recognize their own _____ which led them to slavery in Babylon and now in Persia. 3. They make a humble ___________ of the Lord… Dr. Smith explains; “They asked that God might note all the hardship which Israel had experienced from the days of the kings of Assyria unto that very moment. They hastened to add that their condition in no way impugned the justice of God. Israel ______________ all that she had experienced, for the entire nation had not kept God’s law.” 4. Even though they had returned to their land which God had promised to their ancestors – they were still living under the power of Persia as their _________. Persian taxes required large portions of their produce and cattle. 5. And so – the people are now prepared to “put their ________ where their mouths are.” They are ready to commit to actuating a covenant; a covenant which would ________ their path as a people until the time of the Messiah.