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NEHEMIAH 12-13 Practical Lessons from Nehemiah FEBRUARY 22- 28 $ N EH EM IAH 1 2 - 1 3 ˙ Song 106 and Prayer APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY ˙ Opening Comments (3 min. or less) ˙ Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Offer the Memorial TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD invitation to someone who shows little interest. ˙ “Practical Lessons From Nehemiah”: (10 min.) ˙ Initial Call: (4 min. or less) Offer the Memorial Ne 13:4-9—Avoid bad associations (w13 8/15 invitation and The Watchtower to someone who 4 5-8) shows genuine interest. Lay the groundwork for Ne 13:15-21—Put spiritual things first (w13 8/15 a return visit. 5-6 13-15) ˙ Bible Study: (6 min. or less) Explain the Memorial Ne 13:23-27—Preserve your Christian identity to a Bible student, using the Bible Teach book, (w13 8/15 6-7 16-18) pages 206-208. Offer practical assistance to help the student attend. ˙ Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.) Ne 12:31—What could have been the effect of having LIVING AS CHRISTIANS two choirs? (it-2 454 1) ˙ Song 5 Ne 13:31b—What was Nehemiah asking Jehovah ˙ “Invite Everyone in Your Territory to the Memorial!”: to do? (w11 2/1 14 3-5) (15 min.) Discussion. Explain how the congregation will cover its territory. When reviewing “Steps to What does this week’s Bible reading teach me Consider,” play the Memorial video. Encourage all about Jehovah? to participate fully in the campaign and to cultivate any interest they find. Include a demonstration. What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use ˙ Congregation Bible Study: ia chap. 9 14-24, in the field ministry? review on p. 82 (30 min.) ˙ Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.) ˙ Bible Reading: Ne 12:1-26 (4 min. or less) ˙ Song 39 and Prayer NEHEMIAH 12-13 $ Practical Lessons From Nehemiah 13:4-9, 15-21, 23-27 Nehemiah zealously defended true worship ˙ High Priest Eliashib allowed Tobiah, who was an unbeliever and an opposer, to influence him ˙ Eliashib gave Tobiah a space in a temple dining hall ˙ Nehemiah threw all of Tobiah’s furniture out, cleansed the room, and returned it to its proper use ˙ Nehemiah continued to remove all uncleanness from Jerusalem 6 106 Gaining Jehovah’s Friendship (Psalm 15) 1. Who is your friend, O God? Who in your tent may dwell? Who gains your friendship? Who gains your trust? Who really knows you well? All who embrace your Word, All who have faith in you, All who are loyal, all who are just, Living the truth for you. 2. Who is your friend, O God? Who may approach your throne? Who brings delight and Makes you rejoice? Whose name to you is known? All who exalt your name, All who your Word obey, All who are faithful, honest in heart, Truthful in all they say. 3. Rolling our cares on you, Baring our hearts in prayer, Drawing us closer, bonding in love, Feeling your daily care, We yearn to be your friend. Long may our friendship grow. No greater Friend could we ever gain, No greater Friend we’ll know. (See also Ps. 139:1; 1 Pet. 5:6, 7.) 683 NEHEMIAH 11:15–12:10 overseer was Zabdi·el, a mem- CHAP. 11 Kiri·ath-arbaa and its depen- ber of a prominent family. a 1Ch 9:2, 14 dent towns, in Dibon and its 15 And of the Levites: She- b Ezr 10:14, 15 dependent towns, in Je·kabze- maiaha son of Hasshub son of c Ezr 8:33 elb and its settlements, 26 in Az·rikam son of Hash·a·biah son Ne 8:7 Jeshu·a, in Mo·ladah, c in Beth- of Bunni, 16 and Shabbe·thaib d Ne 11:22 pelet,d 27 in Hazar-shual,e in Ne 12:25 c Beer-sheba and its dependent and Jo za·bad, of the heads of e Ne 7:6, 44 28 f the Levites, who were in charge f 1Ch 16:4 towns, in Zik lag, in Me·co - of the outside business of the 2Ch 5:13 nah and its dependent towns, house of the true God; 17 and g 1Ch 16:41, 42 29 in En-rimmon, g in Zorah, h Mat·ta·niah, d son of Micah son 2Ch 35:15 and in Jarmuth, 30 in Za·no- of Zabdi son of Asaph,e the con- h 1Ch 9:2, 17 ah, i in A·dullam and their settle- Ezr 2:1, 42 j ductor of the singing, who led Ne 12:25 ments, in La chish and its fields, f k the praises during prayer, and i Ezr 2:1, 58 and in A·ze kah and its depen- Bak·bu·kiah, the second of his j 2Ch 27:1, 3 dent towns. They settled from brothers, and Abda son of Ne 3:26 Beer-sheba clear to the Valley Sham·mua son of Galal son of k 1Ch 9:2, 15 of Hinnom. l Je·duthun.g 18 All the Levites l Ezr 6:3, 9 31 And the people of Benja- Ezr 7:21-24 m in the holy city were 284. min were in Geba, Michmash, 19 n And the gatekeepers were Second Col. Ai ja, Beth el and its de- Akkub, Talmon, h and their pendent towns, 32 Ana·thoth, o a Ge 23:2 Nob,p A·na·niah, 33 Hazor, Ra- brothers who kept guard in the Jos 14:15 q 34 gates, 172. b Jos 15:21 mah, Git ta·im, Ha did, Ze- 20 The rest of Israel, the 2Sa 23:20 boim, Ne·ballat, 35 Lod, and priests, and the Levites were in c Jos 15:21, 26 Ono, r the valley of the craftsmen. all the other cities of Judah, Jos 19:1, 2 36 And some divisions of the Le- each in his own inherited prop- d Jos 15:21, 27 vites from Judah were assigned e Jos 19:1, 3 erty. 21 The temple servantsi to Benjamin. f Jos 15:21, 31 j were living in Ophel, and Zi- Jos 19:1, 5 These were the priests ha and Gishpa were in charge of 1Sa 27:5, 6 12 and the Levites who the temple servants. g Jos 15:21, 32 went up with Ze·rubba·bels the 22 The overseer of the Le- h Jos 15:20, 33 son of She·alti·el, t and Jesh- vites in Jerusalem was Uz- Jos 19:40, 41 u·a: u Se·raiah, Jeremiah, Ez- i Jos 15:20, 34 2 zi son of Bani son of Hash·a- Ne 3:13 ra, Am·a·ri ah, Mal luch, Hat - k biah son of Mat·ta·niah son of j Jos 15:20, 39 tush, 3 Shec·a·niah, Rehum, Mica, of the sons of Asaph, Isa 37:8 Mere·moth, 4 Iddo, Ginne·thoi, the singers; he was in charge k Jos 15:20, 35 A·bijah, 5 Mija·min, Ma·a·di- of the work of the house of l Jos 15:8, 12 ah, Bilgah, 6 She·maiah, Joi- the true God. 23 For there was 2Ki 23:10 a·rib, Je·daiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, m Jos 18:21, 24 a royal order in their behalf, l Hil·kiah, and Je·daiah. These n Ge 28:19 and there was a fixed provi- Jos 18:11, 13 were the heads of the priests sion for the singers as each o Jos 21:8, 18 and their brothers in the days of day required. 24 And Peth·a- p 1Sa 21:1 Jeshu·a. hiah son of Me·sheza·bel of the q Jos 18:21, 25 8 The Levites were Jeshu·a, sons of Zerah son of Judah r 1Ch 8:12 Binnu·i, Kadmi·el, v She·re·biah, Ezr 2:1, 33 w was the king’s adviser for every Judah, and Mat·ta·ni ah, who matter of the people. led the songs of thanksgiving 25 Regarding the settlements CHAP. 12 along with his brothers. 9 And with their fields, some of the s Ezr 1:8, 11 Bak·bu·kiah and Unni their people of Judah lived in t Mt 1:12 brothers stood opposite them u Zec 3:1 for guard duties. 10 Jeshu·a 11:20 Or “his own inheritance.” 11:21 v Ezr 2:1, 40 Ezr 3:9 11:25, 27, 28, 30, 31 Or “the Nethinim.” Lit., “the given w 1Ch 9:2, 15 Or “surrounding.” ones.” 11:24 Lit., “was at the king’s Ne 11:17 11:30 Or “camped.” 12:9 Or possi- hand.” Ne 12:25 bly, “during the service.” NEHEMIAH 12:11-36 684 became father to Joia·kim, and CHAP. 12 rooms by the gates. 26 These Joia·kim became father to E·lia- a Ne 3:1 served in the days of Joia·kim shib, a and E·lia·shib to Joia·da.b the son of Jeshu·aa the son of 11 And Joia·da became father b Ne 13:28 Joza·dak and in the days of Ne- b to Jon a·than, and Jon a·than be- c Ne 11:3, 11 he·mi ah the governor and Ez ra came father to Jaddu·a. the priest and copyist. 12 In the days of Joia·kim, d Ne 12:1 27 At the inauguration of the these were the priests, the walls of Jerusalem, they sought e Ezr 2:1, 39 heads of the paternal houses: the Levites and brought them to for Se·raiah, c Me·raiah; for Jer- f Ne 12:1, 4 Jerusalem from all the places emiah, Han·a·niah; 13 for Ez- they lived to celebrate the in- ra, d Me·shullam; for Am·a·riah, g Ne 12:1, 5 auguration with rejoicing, with c Je·ho·hanan; 14 for Mallu·chi, h Ne 12:1, 6 songs of thanksgiving, and with Jona·than; for Sheb·a·niah, Jo- cymbals, stringed instruments, seph; 15 for Harim,e Adna; for i Ne 12:10, 11 and harps.
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