Cancelling Debts and the Kingdom of Heaven

October 6 2019

Topic: Forgiveness

Book: Nehemiah

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Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-3

Understanding Nehemiah in light of the Gospel Storyline through a parable of Jesus in Matthew 18:21-25 that is comparable to Nehemiah’s situation.

The kingdom of heaven is like this:

1. A people facing insurmountable debt having their debts cancelled
2. A people neither summoning a defense nor opening their mouths when in the wrong
3. A person setting another person free from their indebtedness
4. Anger toward the unmerciful for what it says about the merciful