Category: Sabbath School Commentary

  Lesson 13: “Leaders In Israel” This week’s lesson is a summary of the value of good leadership and how important it is for each of us, as we walk […]

  Lesson 12: “Dealing with Bad Decisions” This week’s lesson the author also makes good observations about Nehemiah’s “explosion” and his treatment of the leaders for allowing the people to […]

Lesson 11: “Backslidden People” The introduction to this week’s lesson lays the groundwork for what Nehemiah had to do when he returned to Jerusalem. The people had become lax in […]

  Lesson 10: “Worshiping the Lord” This week’s lesson has a lot of background on the temple services, the role of the Levites, and the celebration for the completed wall. […]

Lesson 9: “Trials, Tribulations, and Lists” I found most of this week’s lesson full of good information about trusting in God. From the story of the rebuilding of Jerusalem and […]

  Lesson 8: “God and the Covenant” This week’s lesson deals with covenants, and although it contains some good points, it shows a remarkable lack of understanding of the Biblical […]

  Lesson 7: “Our Forgiving God” The week starts out with a discussion of the confession of sin and celebration of God’s forgiveness.    Fasting and Worship From the lesson: […]

  Lesson 6: “The Reading of the Word” This whole week is dedicated to the Word of God. It has much to say about how we need to know the […]

  Lesson 5: “Violating the Spirit of the Law” This week deals with how the Israelites were behaving and how Nehemiah had to step in to stop their mistreatment of […]

  Lesson 4: “Facing Opposition” This week’s lesson follows the continuing story fairly well and does a good job of pointing out that Zerubbabel had to refuse the offers of […]

  Lesson 3—”God’s Call” This week’s lesson starts off well regarding our calling from God. Not all are called for the same tasks and God does seem to use our […]

Lesson 2—”Nehemiah”   Sabbath afternoon From the lesson: Although the first two groups returned to rebuild Jerusalem and to complete part of that project by finishing the temple, the rest […]

Introduction and Lesson 1—Making sense of history: Zerubbabel and Ezra   Comments on the Introduction: “The gospel According to Ezra and Nehemia” This study of Ezra and Nehemiah is full […]