BIBLICAL BASIS: Ezra's Renewal of God's Covenant with Israel

FOCUS TEXT: Nehemiah 8:5, 6, 8-10; 9:1-3; 10:28, 29

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: 2 Kings 22:8-20; Proverbs 3:1-6; Romans 10:11-17; Ephesians 6:10-17; James 1:5-25; 1 Peter 1:23-25

DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 119:9-16

KEY VERSE: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee (Psalm 119:11).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The godly life is instructed by God's Word.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to adopt a simple plan for effective Bible study.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Reading the Word (Nehemiah 8:1-18)
II. Obeying the Word (Nehemiah 9:1-38)
III. Practicing the Word (Nehemiah 10:1-39)