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Tue, 08 Sep 2009
Sep 08, 2009, 14:13
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The Bible is a very special book—it is the only book written by God! As we learn more about the Bible this month, we will turn this week to a time in Israel about eighty years after last week’s story. Israel had turned to other gods until King Josiah led them back to worship the one true God. They had even lost the Book of the Law that God had given to Moses — for 100 years! God told King Josiah that He would do just at the book said and destroy the nation of Israel, but only after King Josiah’s death.
After King Josiah died, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon brought his armies to conquer Israel. They burned the temple and the city, and tore down the walls. They took the people of Israel as captives to Babylon.
After some seventy years, the people turned back to God, and He allowed them to return to Jerusalem and the land He had promised to them. Ezra and Nehemiah were important leaders in that return.
The people first built the altar, then the temple, and finally rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. When that was done, it was time to celebrate! All the people gathered at one of the city gates of Jerusalem, the Water Gate, and asked Ezra the priest to read God’s Word. The story this week is what happened when Ezra read the Book of the Law of Moses, and how the people responded.
This would be a great week to bring a friend with you to Sunday School! We’d really love to meet your friends.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Celebrating the Word of God
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