Nehemiah
In the Bible of the Hebrews, the books of Nehemiah and Ezra are one book. Due to this fact, it is believed that Ezra must have been the person who wrote the book of Nehemiah. There is a likelihood that this book was first written probably between the years 445 and 420 BC. Ezra had led an early return to the Israel land where he did the work of restoration of worship in the temple of Jerusalem that had been rebuilt. Zechariah the prophet had done people to rebuild the temple before that time and so Ezra’s duty was majorly restoring worship. The Israelites never listened to the warnings of Yahweh through his spokesmen the prophets and, as a result, God gave them to the people of other nations as slaves. In the year 444, BC Nehemiah …show more content…
Since there had been a lot of immense opposition, the building of the walls had achieved little success. Additionally, it is possible that through the attack by the Samaritan community the walls that had been built were utterly destroyed and also a number of the gates that had been repaired were burned by these Samaritans. Nehemiah finds himself as one among the many slaves who were taken to captivity. However, Nehemiah was just a layman privileged to serve in the king’s palace and, in fact, was given the duty of being a cupbearer to the Emperor, Artaxerxes I of the time a duty he performed faithfully. The news of the state of the walls of Jerusalem greatly saddened Nehemiah. Through the concern that Nehemiah had for the walls of the city and Jerusalem at large, he decided to request the emperor a favor, and this was to grant him the chance to go back his homeland Jerusalem to build the walls that lay in ruins. Through the intercession of God, the emperor gave Nehemiah his request. Through Nehemiah's story, we can see a number of great lessons to be learned, and these were his great mastery of leadership skill, organizations and also …show more content…
He recognizes God as one with power and authority and worships him. He acted as an intercessor for the sins committed by the Jews before presenting his heart desire to God. His prayers were answered, and he found favor with the king who gave him a listening ear. Nehemiah grasped this opportunity to explain to the king the source of his sorrow. He told the king that the walls of Jerusalem were lying down, and that is why he was indeed sad. Before Nehemiah leaves the king’s palace, he diligently requests the king to write a letter to him to allow him to travel safely back to Israel. Additionally, he asked the King to write him another letter that was to request Governor Asaph. This governor was to give him timber to be used in making beams for Citadel gates. All these requests were granted to Nehemiah and in addition, he gave him army officers to travel with him. Here we see Nehemiah as a man of good counsel and exhibiting the character of a leader since he was able to convince the king much as he was a slave. Also, a deep sense of personal concern is exhibited here. Nehemiah is a man who is quite ready to face the facts and, more importantly, tell God about them. Moreover, he can be seen as a good planner since we see him giving the king a definite time besides making a thoughtful plan on how to approach the problem after he had done his assessment on the
In the Bible of the Hebrews, the books of Nehemiah and Ezra are one book. Due to this fact, it is believed that Ezra must have been the person who wrote the book of Nehemiah. There is a likelihood that this book was first written probably between the years 445 and 420 BC. Ezra had led an early return to the Israel land where he did the work of restoration of worship in the temple of Jerusalem that had been rebuilt. Zechariah the prophet had done people to rebuild the temple before that time and so Ezra’s duty was majorly restoring worship. The Israelites never listened to the warnings of Yahweh through his spokesmen the prophets and, as a result, God gave them to the people of other nations as slaves. In the year 444, BC Nehemiah …show more content…
Since there had been a lot of immense opposition, the building of the walls had achieved little success. Additionally, it is possible that through the attack by the Samaritan community the walls that had been built were utterly destroyed and also a number of the gates that had been repaired were burned by these Samaritans. Nehemiah finds himself as one among the many slaves who were taken to captivity. However, Nehemiah was just a layman privileged to serve in the king’s palace and, in fact, was given the duty of being a cupbearer to the Emperor, Artaxerxes I of the time a duty he performed faithfully. The news of the state of the walls of Jerusalem greatly saddened Nehemiah. Through the concern that Nehemiah had for the walls of the city and Jerusalem at large, he decided to request the emperor a favor, and this was to grant him the chance to go back his homeland Jerusalem to build the walls that lay in ruins. Through the intercession of God, the emperor gave Nehemiah his request. Through Nehemiah's story, we can see a number of great lessons to be learned, and these were his great mastery of leadership skill, organizations and also …show more content…
He recognizes God as one with power and authority and worships him. He acted as an intercessor for the sins committed by the Jews before presenting his heart desire to God. His prayers were answered, and he found favor with the king who gave him a listening ear. Nehemiah grasped this opportunity to explain to the king the source of his sorrow. He told the king that the walls of Jerusalem were lying down, and that is why he was indeed sad. Before Nehemiah leaves the king’s palace, he diligently requests the king to write a letter to him to allow him to travel safely back to Israel. Additionally, he asked the King to write him another letter that was to request Governor Asaph. This governor was to give him timber to be used in making beams for Citadel gates. All these requests were granted to Nehemiah and in addition, he gave him army officers to travel with him. Here we see Nehemiah as a man of good counsel and exhibiting the character of a leader since he was able to convince the king much as he was a slave. Also, a deep sense of personal concern is exhibited here. Nehemiah is a man who is quite ready to face the facts and, more importantly, tell God about them. Moreover, he can be seen as a good planner since we see him giving the king a definite time besides making a thoughtful plan on how to approach the problem after he had done his assessment on the