The rules the Israelites had to follow to achieve the threshold of righteousness before the coming of Jesus were not easy to adhere to. I would have been a frequent offender. Yet they still followed Nehemiah in rededicating themselves to God. They made an effort to live according to the ordinances. What is expected of the Christian today? Is it as complicated as it was before Christ’s coming? May we put in effort to live for God. Nehemiah 10:28-39.