Monday, February 6, 2012

Nehemiah 13: Keep bad influences out

The first verse talks about not allowing Moabites into the congregation. My first thought is the book of Ruth which tells of King Davids Great-Grandmother who was a Moabite who was better to her mother in law than ten sons and through her linage both King David and the Messiah were born. The difference being Ruth accepted the Lord leaving behind idol worship. This chapter talks about how Nehemiah had to re-establish proper influence and behavior in Judah. Wrong influences can lead us down a wrong path. We are to guard a path being careful what influences we allow in our life. There is a delicate balance between ministry and allowing bad influences. The High Priest Eliashib was closely aligned with Tobiah who had fought against the building of the wall. He had even given Tobiah rooms in the storehouse rooms of the temple and caused defilement. It is hard to believe that someone who was suppose to safe guard the house of God would instead cause it to be in jeopardy. The high priest was too blinded by his connection to Tobiah to see the damage being done to his people. He also had allowed his son to marry Sanballat the Horonite's daughter. The very people who hated that God's people were succeeding. When we connect with people who do not serve the Lord we run the risk of falling away from God just as King Solomon did when he married many foreign women. Perhaps we think we can handle it, but it the end it causes us to fall away.

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