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Later that day the book of Moses was read aloud so the people could hear it, and a written command was discovered therein permanently prohibiting the Ammonites and Moabites from coming into the congregation of God Verse ConceptsAudiencesReadingMoses, Significance OfReading The ScripturesBook of the LawLaws Restricting Foreigners

The king went up to the LORD's Temple, accompanied by all the men of Judah, everyone who lived in Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and everyone including those who were unimportant and those who were important and he read to them everything written in the Book of the Covenant that had been discovered in the LORD's Temple. Verse ConceptsBook of the CovenantReadingLiteracyReading The ScripturesGreat And Small

There wasn't one word of everything Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read in front of the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, their little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them. Verse ConceptsForeignersChildren, needs ofTeaching ChildrenTraining Children

Ezra read from it, facing the plaza in front of the Water Gate, from early in the morning until mid-day in the presence of the men and women, as well as all who could understand. All the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. Verse ConceptsDawnNoonBible, Names OfNamed GatesReading The Bible

and Ezra continued to read from the Book of the Law of God day by day, from the first day through the last. They celebrated for seven days, and on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly according to regulation. Verse ConceptsCongregationWeeksDaily DutyDay 8Seven DaysReading The Scriptures

when all of Israel comes to appear in the presence of the LORD your God at the place that he'll choose, read this Law aloud to them. Verse ConceptsChoicesPilgrimageReading The ScripturesReading The Bible

You go and read the words of the LORD that you wrote at my dictation from the scroll. Read them to the people at the LORD's Temple on the fast day. Also read them to all the people of Judah who are coming from their towns. Verse ConceptsReading The ScripturesFasting Regularly

Later that day the book of Moses was read aloud so the people could hear it, and a written command was discovered therein permanently prohibiting the Ammonites and Moabites from coming into the congregation of God Verse ConceptsAudiencesReadingMoses, Significance OfReading The ScripturesBook of the LawLaws Restricting Foreigners

The king went up to the LORD's Temple, accompanied by all the men of Judah, everyone who lived in Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and everyone including those who were unimportant and those who were important and he read to them everything written in the Book of the Covenant that had been discovered in the LORD's Temple. Verse ConceptsBook of the CovenantReadingLiteracyReading The ScripturesGreat And Small

There wasn't one word of everything Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read in front of the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, their little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them. Verse ConceptsForeignersChildren, needs ofTeaching ChildrenTraining Children

Ezra read from it, facing the plaza in front of the Water Gate, from early in the morning until mid-day in the presence of the men and women, as well as all who could understand. All the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. Verse ConceptsDawnNoonBible, Names OfNamed GatesReading The Bible

and Ezra continued to read from the Book of the Law of God day by day, from the first day through the last. They celebrated for seven days, and on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly according to regulation. Verse ConceptsCongregationWeeksDaily DutyDay 8Seven DaysReading The Scriptures

when all of Israel comes to appear in the presence of the LORD your God at the place that he'll choose, read this Law aloud to them. Verse ConceptsChoicesPilgrimageReading The ScripturesReading The Bible

You go and read the words of the LORD that you wrote at my dictation from the scroll. Read them to the people at the LORD's Temple on the fast day. Also read them to all the people of Judah who are coming from their towns. Verse ConceptsReading The ScripturesFasting Regularly

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