This document contains notes from a sermon series on the book of Nehemiah. It discusses chapters 9-13 which focus on national mourning and confession of sins, as well as Nehemiah's covenantal faithfulness in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem despite enemies trying to infiltrate from within through unholy alliances, stopping the collection of tithes, desecrating the Sabbath, and intermarrying with pagans. The notes encourage cultivating faithfulness to God.

1. NEHEMIAH
SERMON SERIES
REBUILD | RESTORE
@ E M M A N U E L C H U R C H | J A N – F E B 2 0 1 8
REVIVAL AND RESCUE
Chapters 9-13

2. Neh 9:1 Now on the twenty-fourth day
of this month the people of Israel
were assembled with fasting and in
sackcloth, and with earth on their
heads. 2 And the Israelites separated
themselves from all foreigners and
stood and confessed their sins and the
iniquities of their fathers.
NATIONAL MOURNING AND CONFESSION

3. Nehemiah 9:5-6 (ESV)
5Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel,
Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah,
Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah,
said, “Stand up and bless the LORD
your God from everlasting to
everlasting. Blessed be your
glorious name, which is exalted
above all blessing and praise. 6“You
are the LORD, you alone. You have
made heaven, the heaven of heavens,
with all their host, the earth and
all that is on it, the seas and all
NATIONAL MOURNING AND CONFESSION

4. 1.Unholy alliance - Tobiah an
Ammonite using the tithe room in
the Temple
2.Tithes not collected – Worship
abandoned by Levites and singers
3.Desecration of the Sabbath day –
Trading
AFTER REVIVAL – THE ENEMY INFILTRATES

5. 4.Marital relationships with pagans
2 Corinthians 6:14 (ESV)
14Do not be unequally yoked with
unbelievers. For what partnership has
righteousness with lawlessness? Or what
fellowship has light with darkness?
AFTER REVIVAL – THE ENEMY WITHIN

6. Nehemiah 13:14 (ESV)
14Remember me, O my God, concerning
this, and do not wipe out my good deeds
that I have done for the house of my God
and for his service.
Good deeds – hesed – covenantal
devotion/faithfulness
Nehemiah 13:22b (ESV)
Remember this also in my favor, O my
God, and spare me according to the
greatness of your steadfast love.
Nehemiah 13:31 (ESV)
NEHEMIAH’S COVENANTAL FAITHFULNESS

7. PSALM 37:3 (NASB)
Trust in the LORD and do good;
Dwell in the land and ccultivate
faithfulness
or Feed securely, feed on His
faithfulness; enjoy safe pasture (NIV),
"Take this rule: whatever weakens your
reason, impairs the tenderness of your
conscience, obscures your sense
of God or takes off your relish of
spiritual things; in short, whatever
increases the strength and authority of
CULTIVATE FAITHFULNESS