Nehemiah 13:11

And I contended with the rulers and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

Nehemiah 10:39

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.

Nehemiah 13:17

And I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and defile the Sabbath day?

Nehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair. And I made them swear by the name of God, saying, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.

1 Samuel 2:17

And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah. For men despised the offering of Jehovah.

Nehemiah 5:6-13

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

Job 31:34

then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law plead against them.

Malachi 3:8-11

Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, In what have we robbed You? In the tithe and the offering!

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Summary

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

Bible References

Contended

Nehemiah 13:17
And I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and defile the Sabbath day?
Nehemiah 5:6
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Job 31:34
then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door.
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law plead against them.

Why is the house

Nehemiah 10:39
For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah. For men despised the offering of Jehovah.
Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, In what have we robbed You? In the tithe and the offering!