← Nehemiah

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• A. 8:1 People gather; request law of Moses; Ezra brings law; reading with understanding — all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street — the book of the law of Moses

• B. 8:3 Attentive listening — ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law

• C. 8:4 Ezra stands on pulpit with assistants

• D. 8:5 Ezra opens book before all people

• E. 8:5 Central pivot: he was above all the people

• D'. 8:5 When opened, all people stood up

• C'. 8:6 Ezra blesses the LORD

• B'. 8:6 People respond with Amen, Amen; worship — all the people answered, Amen, Amen

• A'. 8:7-12 Levites cause people to understand law; reading distinctly with sense — caused the people to understand the law — read in the book in the law of God distinctly