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Spiritual Observation Questions In The Book Of The Law Of Moses

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Introduction to the Story
After fifty-two days of working, Nehemiah and his people had completed the wall. Nehemiah set up the doors of the wall and he was ready to arrange all the people who came up out of captivity from the land of King Nebuchadnezzar. When the people of Israel were all together in their towns, they asked to the scribe Ezra to read the Book of the Law of Moses. Public reading was a common practice in the ancient Near East, because of the lack of accessibility to written material.
Lead Through Questions
• After people settle in their towns, they gathered all together in the…. (Water Gate)
• The scribe Ezra stood on a….. (wooden platform)
• When Ezra opened the book all the people…. (stood up)
• Nehemiah, the Levites, and Ezra said to the people to do not….(mourn or weep)
Spiritual Observation Questions
• What did the people do after Ezra blessed the Lord?
• What did the Levites do to interpret the Book of the Law?
• What was the reaction of the people after they heard the words of the law?
Spiritual Application Questions
• How important do you consider the understanding is when you read the Bible?
• What does the phrase “For the joy of the Lord is your strength” mean to you?

Encounters
• First Encounter: Mariana Portillo
I first decided to share this story with someone I feel more comfortable with, so I picked one of my closest Walton friends. Her name is Mariana Portillo. She has strong Christian beliefs and a clear perspective of what being a

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