Complete Sermon Notes
Lessons From Nehemiah
Part 4: God is Merciful; Ready to Pardon
Gave charge of Jerusalem to a faithful man who feared God (7:2)
Ezra reads the Law to those who “could understand” and they all stood (8)
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They all wept when they heard (8:9)
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Do not be sorrowful – the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Then separation took place from pagan influence (9:1)
They were reminded of God’s faithfulness, and that their father’s rejected God (9)
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God is “ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them” (9:17b).
Ready – easily available or obtained; within reach.
Gracious – courteous, kind, and pleasant.
Merciful – bringing someone relief from something unpleasant.
Slow to anger – not in a hurry / patient.
Abundant in kindness – overflowing: more than any person could ever offer.
