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Hearing God’s word ought to bring forth the fruit of obedience which brings much joy.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ezra & Nehemiah by Derek W. H. Thomas; Making Sense of Scripture’s ‘Inconsistency’ by Tim Keller
The church must be a people who hear, understand, revere, and treasure God’s Word.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
Despite the deceptive tactics of the enemy, the work is completed with the help of God.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Nehemiah Commentary by Christopher Wright and David Shepherd; Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan; Hudson Taylor: The Autobiography of the Man Who Brought the Gospel to China by Hudson Taylor
God’s people ought to be generous because they fear God, care for God’s people, and look forward to their eternal reward.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
The church must listen to the cry of the poor and defend them against injustice.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
In the face of raging opposition, God’s people remember the Lord and resume the work of his mission
God gives to those who trust Him.
When facing opposition, God’s people must persevere in God’s work and rely on his presence.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ezra and Nehemiah: Reformed Expository Commentary by Derek Thomas; Ezra and Nehemiah: Tyndale OT Commentaries by Derek Kidner; Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: Teach the Text Commentary Series by Douglas JE Nykolaishen and Andrew J Schmutzer