Questions and Answers
What day was it when the children of Israel were assembled with fasting?
the 24th day of that month
What were the children of Israel doing on the 24th day of the month?
fasting
How were the children of Israel dressed while fasting?
with sackclothes and earth upon them
The seed of Israel __________________ themselves from all strangers.
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What did the seed of Israel do after separating themselves from strangers?
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The children of Israel stood and read the book of the law 1 fourth part of the day, and ________________ another fourth of the day.
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The children of Israel ___________________ 1 fourth part of the day, and confessed and worshipped the Lord their God another fourth of the day.
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What did Jeshua and the other Levites do on the stairs?
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What did the Levites say to the people?
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What did they say God alone was?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people affirmed that God alone made what, with all their host?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people affirmed that God alone made not only the heaven, but what else, with all their host?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people affirmed that God alone made the heaven, the heaven of heavens, with what else?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people affirmed that God alone made everything in the sky, and what else, including the seas, and all that is in them?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people affirmed that God alone made everything in the sky, and the earth, and everything in it, including what?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, what did the people say God does for all His creation?
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According to Nehemiah 9:6, the people said that even what worship God?
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Who chose Abram to come out of Ur of the Chaldeans?
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Whom did God choose, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans?
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What city and area did God call Abram to leave?
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What was the new name that God gave Abram?
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What compliment about Abraham's faith did they mention to God in their prayer?
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List the 6 people groups who are given as peoples who were in the land of Canaan before Abraham got there?
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What was God going to do with the land that had belonged to the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites?
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Whose affliction did they say God had heard?
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Where else had God heard the cry of the Israelites, after they came out of Egypt?
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Against whom did they remind God He had shown signs and wonders?
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What had God shown against Pharaoh?
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Against whom had God shown signs and wonders, in addition to Pharaoh and against all the people of the land?
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Against whom had God shown signs and wonders, in addition to Pharaoh and against all his servants?
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Why had God shown signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of the land of Egypt?
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What was the result, in God's reputation, after He had shown signs and wonders against Pharaoh?
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Study Notes
Assembly and Fasting
- The children of Israel assembled and fasted on the 24th day of the month.
- They dressed in sackcloth and sprinkled dust on themselves as a sign of mourning and repentance.
Separation and Confession
- The seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers.
- After separation, they confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
Reading of the Law
- The Israelites read the book of the law for one-fourth of the day.
- They spent another fourth of the day in confession and worship of the Lord.
Actions of the Levites
- Jeshua and other Levites cried out loudly to the Lord during the assembly.
- The Levites encouraged the people to stand and bless the Lord forever.
Affirmation of God's Creation
- The people affirmed that God alone created the heavens and all their hosts.
- They recognized God as the maker of the earth, the seas, and everything in them, affirming His role in preserving all creation.
God's Faithfulness to Abraham
- God called Abram to leave Ur of the Chaldeans and chose him for a special purpose.
- God changed Abram's name to Abraham, signifying a covenant relationship.
- They praised God's recognition of Abraham's faithful heart.
Inhabitants of Canaan
- The land of Canaan was inhabited by several groups: Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.
- God promised to give this land to Abraham's descendants.
Deliverance from Egypt
- God heard the cries of the Israelites during their affliction in Egypt.
- He recognized their suffering and distress as they complained by the Red Sea.
- Reminded God of the signs and wonders shown against Pharaoh and his servants.
- These acts were a demonstration of God's power against the proud Egyptians, solidifying His name among the people.
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