Chapter Chapter 18-1918-19

So they read distinctly from the book...of God; and they gave the sense, and helped

them to understand the reading. (Nehemiah 8:8)

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How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

Therefore, to him who knows to Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.it is sin.

Therefore, to him who knows to Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.it is sin.

James 4:17

How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

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Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin

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Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh

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How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?What does it mean to “neglect”?

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:

- to pay no attention or too little - to pay no attention or too little attention to; attention to; to disregard or slight:to disregard or slight:- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- to omit, through indifference or - to omit, through indifference or carelessnesscarelessness- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

- rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become - rāp2āh: A verb meaning to become slack, to let slack, to let drop, to leave alone, to let go, to drop, to leave alone, to let go, to forsake, to forsake, to abandon, to be lazyabandon, to be lazy

we will not we will not neglectneglect the house of the house of our God.our God.we will not we will not neglectneglect the house of the house of our God.our God.

Nehemiah 10:39

““Woe to you, scribes and Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have cummin, and have neglectedneglected the the weightier matters of the law: weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, These you ought to have done, without leaving the others without leaving the others undone.undone.

““Woe to you, scribes and Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have cummin, and have neglectedneglected the the weightier matters of the law: weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, These you ought to have done, without leaving the others without leaving the others undone.undone.

Matthew 23:23

Do not Do not neglectneglect the gift that is in the gift that is in you, which was given to you by you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.hands of the eldership.

Do not Do not neglectneglect the gift that is in the gift that is in you, which was given to you by you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.hands of the eldership.

1 Timothy 4:14

Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course

Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course

And he did evil, because he did And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.Lord.

And he did evil, because he did And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.Lord.

2 Chronicles 12:14

Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course

Hell will be Hell will be undoubtedly full of undoubtedly full of people who were never people who were never actively opposed to actively opposed to Jesus Christ, but who Jesus Christ, but who simply neglected the simply neglected the gospel.…. gospel.….

John John MacArthurMacArthur

PastorPastorAuthor Author

(1939- )(1939- )

Most people do not go Most people do not go headlong and headlong and intentionally into hell. intentionally into hell. They drift into it. Most They drift into it. Most people do not people do not deliberately, in a deliberately, in a moment, turn their moment, turn their backs on God… they backs on God… they just slowly, almost just slowly, almost imperceptibly slip past imperceptibly slip past the harbor of salvation the harbor of salvation out to eternal out to eternal destruction. destruction.

John John MacArthurMacArthur

PastorPastorAuthor Author

(1939- )(1939- )

““as a matter of fact, if as a matter of fact, if you examined a you examined a hundred people who hundred people who had lost their faith in had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder Christianity, I wonder how many of them how many of them would turn out to have would turn out to have been reasoned out of it been reasoned out of it by honest argument? by honest argument? Do not most people Do not most people simply drift away?” simply drift away?”

C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis, Teacher, Teacher, Writer, Writer,

Speaker Speaker (1898-(1898-1963)1963)

Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3Hebrews 2:1-3- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- danger of drifting off course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course- essential need to purpose to be - essential need to purpose to be on courseon course

How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...How long will you neglect...What about Joshua? Negligent? What about Joshua? Negligent? What about Joshua? Negligent? What about Joshua? Negligent?

- No...by the Word of the Lord- No...by the Word of the Lord- No...by the Word of the Lord- No...by the Word of the Lord- Display of true leadership and - Display of true leadership and humilityhumility- Display of true leadership and - Display of true leadership and humilityhumility- Foreshadowing of our Joshua...Jesus- Foreshadowing of our Joshua...Jesus- Foreshadowing of our Joshua...Jesus- Foreshadowing of our Joshua...Jesus