# Book of Nehemiah ~ Chapter 10: HE Metroplitan Youssef

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<span class="text Neh-9-38" id="bkmrk-%E2%80%9Cand-because-of-all--0">“And because of all this,</span>  
<span class="text Neh-9-38">We make a sure *covenant* and write *it;*</span>  
<span class="text Neh-9-38">Our leaders, our Levites, *and* our priests seal *it.*”</span>

<span class="text Neh-9-38">Verse 1-29:</span>

- <span class="text Neh-9-38">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"</span>
- <span class="text Neh-9-38">A contract is signed by men and can be annulled... but a covenant cannot.</span>
- <span class="text Neh-9-38">"all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God"</span>
- <span class="text Neh-9-38">We are different and separated from the rest of the world. </span>
    - <span class="text Neh-9-38">"Separate for me Barnabas and Paul" means Consecrate them to Me</span>
    - <span class="text Neh-9-38">To make holy</span>
- <span class="text Neh-9-38">There are levels of consecration</span>
    - <span class="text Neh-9-38">All Christians are one level of consecration</span>
    - <span class="text Neh-9-38">He who consecrates himself to monasticism is another level of consecration</span>
    - 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;