7:73b–12:26 Review · Spiritual Renewal According to the Torah:Now that the reconstruction of the wall is finished, no time is wasted in making sure the community keeps its priorities in order. The people recognize the influence that times of spiritual renewal have had in their own past history under Asa (2 Chronicles 14–15), Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29–31), and Josiah (2 Chronicles 34–35). The seventh month was an ideal time to seek another renewal, for the first day was the Feast of Trumpets, which later was also celebrated as the New Year. The Day of Atonement was celebrated on the tenth day, and the Feast of Tabernacles began on the fifteenth of this month. In the sabbatical year, the proclamation of the cancellation of debts was made during this feast (Deut. 31:11–13).

This spiritual r…