Neh 8:12 | KingComments | STEP | The people have understood. The message has come into their hearts. They go away to enjoy God’s goodness, because God has said it. This is the great enjoyment of God’s good gifts, together with a great joy. Those who have accepted God’s great gift in the Lord Jesus and all the blessings associated with it, enjoy it and also enjoy great inner joy. What the people enjoy is the result of the reading of the law and the teaching of the Levites. First they came to repentance. Then they were told that this day with its far-reaching events is for the LORD. Then they were encouraged to have a feast and let those who have nothing to share in it. Nothing came from the people themselves. They acted only on the instruction of the Levites. Such action receives the seal of God’s approval.

‏ Nehemiah 8:12

The Words Are Understood

The people have understood. The message has come into their hearts. They go away to enjoy God’s goodness, because God has said it. This is the great enjoyment of God’s good gifts, together with a great joy. Those who have accepted God’s great gift in the Lord Jesus and all the blessings associated with it, enjoy it and also enjoy great inner joy.

What the people enjoy is the result of the reading of the law and the teaching of the Levites. First they came to repentance. Then they were told that this day with its far-reaching events is for the LORD. Then they were encouraged to have a feast and let those who have nothing to share in it. Nothing came from the people themselves. They acted only on the instruction of the Levites. Such action receives the seal of God’s approval.