1. Who signed the contract? 1/27

① Leaders: Nehemiah, son of Hagariah, governor and Zedekiah.

② Priests: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Bashihur, Amariah, Machiavellian, Hatu, Shebani, Malu, Harin, Milemo, Obadiah, Daniel, Kindon, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Miyamin, Marcia, Bigai, Shemaya.

③ Levites: Jeshua, son of Asani, Binnei and Kadmiel, sons of Henadab, and their brothers Shebani, Hodiyah, Kilita, Pilaiah, Hanan, Micah, Rehob, Hashabiah, Sach, Sherebiah, Shebani, Hodiyah, Bani and Bininu.

④ The leaders of the people: Baruch, Baha 'moab, Elam, Satu, Bani, Buni, Ajia, Bibai, Adoniya, Bigwai, Aden, Yate, Hezekiah, Ashuo, Hodiyah, Hashun, Saisai, Hala, Anatu, Nibai, Mobiab and Meshulan.

2. What about the rest of the people? Who are these people? 28/31

(1) They all followed their noble brothers, swore that they would obey the law handed down by God through his servant Moses, and observe and do all the commandments, ordinances and statutes of the Lord our Lord; We will not marry our daughters to the inhabitants of this land, nor will we marry their daughters for our sons. If the inhabitants of this land bring goods or food to us on the Sabbath or any holy day, we will not buy it. We will not sow in the seventh year, and anyone who owes us money will not recover it. We have also made a law for ourselves: each person donates a third of a shekel every year for the use of our temple, that is, for the shewbread, the regular grain offering and burnt offering, the holy offerings on sabbaths, new moons and festivals, and the sin offerings of the Israelites, as well as all the expenses of our temple.

(2) The rest of the people, priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Nethinines and all those who have alienated their neighbors and submitted to God's law, as well as their wives and children, who have knowledge and can understand.

3. Nehemiah made a rule for himself, how to contribute all the expenses in the temple every year? What did they cast lots to offer to the temple and burn it before the Lord? 32/34

① Every year, each person donates one third of a shekel to use the temple.

(2) offering sacrificial firewood to our temple.

4. what will you bring to the house of the Lord? What did you bring to the temple of God? To whom? And what will be received into the treasury in the temple of God? To whom do you give the tenth part of the land? What's this about? 35/37

① First-ripe native products and first-ripe fruits on various trees.

② firstborn sons and firstborn cattle and sheep.

(3) to the priests who serve in the temple of God.

(4) We will give the priests the ground flour of the firstfruits of wheat, the offerings, the firstfruits of various trees, new wine and oil, and put them in the treasury of our temple.

⑤ presented to the Levites.

⑥ For the Levites should take a tenth of the produce of all our cities.

5. what will the priests do when the Levites take a tenth? Where should I put all these? 38

① When the Levites take a tenth, one of the sons of Aaron should be with the Levites. The Levites should also take a tenth from the tenth.

(2) to our temple room, in the warehouse.

6. How can the Israelites not leave the house of God? 39

(1) The Israelites and Levites are to bring grain, new wine and oil as heave offerings to the houses where the vessels of the sanctuary are kept, that is, the houses where priests, gatekeepers and singers serve. So we will not forsake the house of our God.

(2) Application

What do the Israelites do to show that they will never leave the temple of God?

(1) make a contract by signing

(1) the leader of the official took the lead

(2) the priest Levi did not obey

(2) the leaders of the people responded

(1) observing God's laws

(2) forbidding marriage with foreigners

(3) observing the Sabbath rest year

(3) donating money to the temple by offering property

(1).