Bible Discussion Thread

explaine Neh.Chapter . 10 V 29 Through 36 or even all way through to v39 it sound's or reads as Like do to there disobedance to GOD'S commandments of the LAW not to intenmigle marraige's of Foreign People who don't know GOD or the LAW To be Reconnected with GOD'S Favor the Israels othed to The LAW GOD gave Moses's which Become a curse to them ??? which to atone they gave there First Fruits which look's to inclue the first born son's in v 36 Do to there oth which was a curse V 29 to have GOD'S Forgiven for there intermingle marraiges of which they left Behind there married forein wire's an children from the past foreign country's!!! So to reconcile for that SIN that they inclueded to sacrificed even there first Born Children to show there recommitted Oth to GOD an his LAW's of marriage's within the Israelites People ????

Chuck, from what you've written, I believe you have misunderstood this passage in Nehemiah. This was a commitment that Israel made before the Lord. It began when Ezra rehearsed the Words of God before the people (Nehemiah chapter 8) & the people repented because they had strayed so far from God. (9:1,2).

So they separated themselves from the heathen (10:28), & entered into a unified oath (a curse: which they pronounced upon themselves if they failed to do according to their oath). And part of that oath was that they would not intermarry (v 30), they would honour the Sabbath Day (v 31), they would contribute to the various offerings (vv 32,33), to bring in the firstfruits (the first of their crop, their sons, their animals as an offering to the Lord (vv 34-37); but bear in mind that their sons were NOT sacrificed (see Exodus 13:2, where the sons were sanctified (separated) as consecrated to the Lord)).

Israel had strayed very far from the Lord, so this renewed vow & commitment as a result of the reading of the Law by Ezra & the rehearsal of Israel's history by the Levites (chapter 9), was a turning point in their history, at least for some time.