• Nehemiah 8:1-12
  • Romans 1:16 - We should have reverence and respect for the word of God and take the time to read and study it because it has the power of God behind it and because we need to obey it in order to be saved.
  • Ezra 3:1-4- The people stood up and showed respect during the reading of the law and then immediately obeyed what was written.
    • Ezra 3:4 or it could simply be hyperbolic language.