Some Scripture-Digging Tips
Flip the pages.
Note the different parts of the people’s renewed covenant and compare the cross-references to the original passages in which the laws were made.
Pair the passages.
Read Nehemiah 10:39 alongside Hebrews 10:19-25. How do the details of one help support the truth of the other?
The Technicalities
Finally, after nearly three-dozen verses recounting the consistent failures of their forefathers and the relentless mercy of God, the governor (Nehemiah), the priests, the Levites, and the leaders placed their seal on the renewed covenant, signing off and attesting to the promises they made to God.