Bible Reading and Bible Reflection--Nehemiah 8

Nehemiah 8

Key Ideas

The chapter is divided into two sections, signaled by time references [when the seventh month had come (7:73)...on the second day (8:13)]. The first part (8:1-12) focuses on large chunk reading of Scripture in a very large group and the second part (13-18) on smaller chunk study in a much smaller group.

Weekly Questions

• What does each passage say?
• What does each passage mean?
• What does each passage teach us about spiritual discipline?

NOTE: Posted in another form on Laura's Writings.

A SIDE TRIP THROUGH FIVE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

Rev 3. reading and reflection combined, 12/10
Rev 2. passage change, 12/9
Rev 1. schedule change, 12/7

December 9, 16, and 23 TNBS will take a short break from the study of Isaiah to dig into some spiritual disciplines:

1. Bible Reading and Reflection, Nehemiah 8 (mp3) vv 1-12
   
2. Prayer, Daniel 9 (mp3)
3. Giving, 2 Corinthians 9 (mp3)
4. Solitude, Luke 4 (mp3)

Our task on these three Tuesdays will be to understand the meaning of the passage and then discover what we can learn about each discipline the appropriate passage.

• December 9: Nehemiah 8
  
• December 16: Daniel 9; 2 Corinthians 8
  
• December 23: Luke 4
  

Weekly Questions

• What does each passage say?
• What does each passage mean?
• What does each passage teach us about spiritual discipline?

These five disciplines will be the subject of five Collegium seminars in 2009.