Book of Nehemiah ~ Chapter 10: HE Metroplitan Youssef

Nehemiah 9:38 (last verse of chapter 9)

“And because of all this,
We make a sure covenant and write it;
Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it.”

Verse 1-29:

• We have entered into a Covenant with God which was sealed not by signatures and a document, but by the Blood of Christ: "Take drink, this is my Blood of the New Covenant"
• A contract is signed by men and can be annulled... but a covenant cannot.
• "all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God"
• We are different and separated from the rest of the world.
  • "Separate for me Barnabas and Paul" means Consecrate them to Me
  • To make holy
• There are levels of consecration
  • All Christians are one level of consecration
  • He who consecrates himself to monasticism is another level of consecration
  • He who consecrates himself to a life of service as a consecrated servant is another level of consecration
  • He who consecrates himself to the priesthood is another level of consecration
• They entered into the oath to walk in God's Law which was nothing new, but a renewal for them

The seven ordinances and statutes:

1. We would not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;