Nehemiah 8:4-6 And
Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the
purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah,
and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah,
and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and
Meshullam. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was
above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: And Ezra
blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with
lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD
with their faces to the ground. Someone had made a special, raised platform
for Ezra to stand upon. And as Ezra spoke, thirteen strong-voiced men
stoodaround him and relayed to the people the words of God as Ezra read. Can
you imagine speaking to 42,360 people without a microphone? With the help of
his assistants, Ezra did. And when Ezra opened the Book of the Law before the
people, they all stood up showing their respect. As a priest of God, Ezra was
thrilled to see his people hungry to hear God’s Word. Ezra blessed the people,
and the people in return fell down and bowed down to the Lord God. What a time
of worship they all had that day! How pleased God must have been to see their
joy and worship! Did you know that God made us to have fellowship with Him? Did
you know that God made us to praise Him? And we are happiest when we are doing
what the good Lord made us to do.
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