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Nehemiah 13:3

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When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent.

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Now honor the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.”

They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”

“The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand—

Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.

Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,

The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat!

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.




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