Nehemiah 13:15

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Summary

In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

Treading wine

Ezekiel 20:13

Burdens

Nehemiah 10:31

Numbers 15:32

Jeremiah 17:21

I testified

Bible References

Treading wine

Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

You may work six days. On the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work on this day.

You may work for six days. The seventh day is a holy day of worship (a Sabbath). It is a day when you do not work. It is dedicated to Jehovah. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.

If because of the Sabbath, you turn your foot from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the holy of Jehovah honorable, and honor it, desisting from your ways, from seeking your own pleasure and speaking your own word,

But the people of Israel rebelled against me in the desert. They did not live by my laws. They rejected my rules. If people obey them, they will live. They dishonored the days to worship me. So I was going to pour out my fury on them in the desert and completely wipe them out.

Burdens

If the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. In the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

One time, while the Israelites were still in the wilderness, a man was found gathering firewood on the Sabbath.

Jehovah says: 'Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the Sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem.

I testified

Then I gave witness against them and said: Why are you waiting all night by the wall? If you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.

You admonished them so that you might make them come back again to your law. Their hearts were lifted up, and they paid no attention to your orders. They went against your life giving decisions and turned their backs on you. They were stubborn and did not listen.

I warn you: 'If you forget Jehovah your God and worship other gods, you will perish.'

However he still sent prophets who warned them to turn back to him. The people refused to listen.

Listen, my people, and I will speak. Hear O Israel, while I testify against you: I am God, your God!

Then I continued: Jehovah has told you people who are left in Judah not to go to Egypt. And so I warn you now.

O my people, what have I done to you? How have I grieved you? Respond to me.

He gave a thorough witness with many words and exhorted them, saying: Save yourselves from this indecent generation.

I witnessed to both Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision. He is under obligation to obey the whole Law.

This I say therefore, and testify (affirm) in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the vanity (futility) (depravity) of their mind (thinking).

Let no man defraud his brother in any matter. Jehovah is the avenger of this. We also have warned you and testified.

I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book.