======Nehemiah Study Fourteen ====
=====Nehemiah 13.1-30====

  * Read [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.1-30&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.1-30]]. 

Nehemiah's legacy included more than the building of a wall. It also included the reestablishment of worship and practices which honored God. Some of his actions are strange to us, but they do give us some real insight into God's expectations. 

  - //**Exclusion of Foreigners --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.1-3&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.1-3]]**//
    - What does this act tell us about God?
  - //**Expulsion of Tobiah --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.4-9&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.13.4-9]]**//
    - What does this act tell us about Nehemiah?
  - //**Expectation of Tithes --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.9-14&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.9-14]]**// 
    - What is the principle behind the tithe in the Old Testament? What was its purpose? 
    - What happened when the people failed to tithe? 
    - Discuss the role of tithing today?
  - //**Execution of Sabbath Laws --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.15-22&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.15-22]]**// 
    - Discuss what is the role of the Sabbath today? 
  - //**Exasperation with Mixed Marriages --- [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Neh%2013.23-29&version=NIV|Nehemiah 13.23-29]]**// 
    - Explain how you would discuss this with your children. (cf. [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Cor%206.14-30&version=NIV|2 Corinthians 6.14ff]]