Read Nehemiah 12:43. What was special about offering “great sacrifices” as part of their worship celebration? Sacrifices were the most essential aspect of worship during the time of the temple. Several different sacrifices were used, either for the promise of forgiveness or to express the joy of fellowship and gratitude to God. Sacrifices provided the substance … Continue reading –>
Read Nehemiah 12:31-42. Why was music such an important part of this celebration? Part of the worship service in Nehemiah’s time was creating two thanksgiving choirs that walked around Jerusalem singing, accompanied by instruments. They started in the same place and then split off, each going in a different direction around the walls of the city. … Continue reading –>
Our title this week gives us the first hymn: Hymn 6, “O Worship the Lord”. The memory verse is in Hymn 29, “Sing Praise to God”, Hymn 37, “O Sing, My Soul, Your Maker’s Praise”, Hymn 105, “Sing to the Great Jehovah’s Praise”, Hymn 276, “Thanks to God” and Hymn 563, “Praise and Thanksgiving”. On … Continue reading –>
Worshiping practices of the Hebrews. Our memory text tell us how the Jewish people of the Old Testament worshiped God. In the lessons presented this quarter, God’s children are celebrating the dedication of the temple’s wall. Have you ever participated in a heartfelt celebration of a new church wall? What made this portion of the sacred building … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Israelites now dedicated the city wall. The dedication was accompanied by music, feasting, sacrifices, merriment, and the purification of the people. . Deceember 7, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Nehemiah 12:27-29. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. Name some of … Continue reading –>
After the Scriptures talk about the dedication of the wall, and then the gathering of the singers, the next verse, Nehemiah 12:30, talks about purification. “Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall” (NKJV). The Hebrew root word for “purified”, thr, means to be clean, to be pure, and it … Continue reading –>
