Question

The stages followed by Nehemiah during the renewal of the covenant.

Answer 1

• The people gathered at the public in Jerusalem
• The priest (Ezra) read the law to the people
• They performed repentance gestures of raising/lowering their hands
• The people constructed makeshift tents/shelters to celebrate the feasts of the booths
• There was national day of confession/feasting as they wore sack clothes.
• Ezra led people in prayer of confession
• They sealed the covenant by singing an agreement under the leadership of Nehemiah and the priest
• The people promised to keep the mosaic law/we will obey all that the Lord has said
• The redistribution of the people to settle in Jerusalem and others in country side/ other towns