Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50
and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembl
And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LO
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the
And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no l
This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments an
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has
“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This wi
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it f
Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pe
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by So
When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place an
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra