Nehemiah

Through the existence of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Sovereign God, once again, proved Himself to be a faithful God in keeping His promises to His people. To recognize the sovereignty and the faithfulness of God concerning the continuation story of the lives of the Israelites in these two books is the main message that every reader should notice and ponder it. As an individual, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah had given us the materials to reflect on what Israel been through as a nation.…

his people (the chosen people of God, the Holy seed) people to adopt pagan belief and practices. Ezra's desire was that the Godly people would come to their senses and repent. In addition, Nehemiah is a cupbearer to the King. When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem following Ezra, he too found broken lives. Nehemiah…

Confession for the Breaking of Covenant (vv.5-7) After his passionate reaction to the news, Nehemiah turns to God in prayer demonstrating his faith in God. In the prayer, Nehemiah reveals to us the true origin of the crisis in Jerusalem. He had insight that the crisis was not just about the shame and reproach the people nor was it about the broken walls but about a broken covenant and a broken relationship. To Nehemiah, God is “the covenant God who both makes and preserves the covenant with his…

Nehemiah Adams was a Congregationalist minister in Boston, Massachusetts. Due to health reasons, the minister travelled for 3 months within South. The author’s article “Slavery Is Not Oppressive” will be discussed here. The reason that this article came up was because the author believed that black slaves were actually living a life of luxury, which he witness when he was travelling around in South. Adams state that his first impression of the black slaves was that they were all treating him…

Yet how many Christians truly have faith in God? Nehemiah had complete faith in God. The Nehemiah's story is astounding, but not a very well known one. Coming from a high position in the king’s palace he placed himself lowly to help the Israelite rebuild there once beautiful wall. Nehemiah not only rebuilt the wall but also the Israelite themselves. It’s very easy for people to state that they have faith in God but not act upon that ‘faith’. Nehemiah had a comfortable life as a royal cup…

Nehemiah 8:10 reads, “Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah was one of many of the Bible’s great leaders, but his strength to lead did not come from himself but rather from God above. Nehemiah rightly understood that he could not do it on his own. Instead, with God working through him, Nehemiah was able to guide the Israelites in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. In the following essay, Nehemiah’s biblical leadership, his perseverance, and its practical application for…

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…

Nehemiah is viewed as one of the great Bible leaders of the Old Testament. Upon learning of the distress of his people Nehemiah sets out to serve his people. The prophet first articulated the vision to rebuild the walls, the people confirmed the vision and committed themselves and their gifts to the vision. Accomplishing the vision was a not an easy task. Nehemiah and the people persevered, despite obstacles and opposition, he led the people to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem in 52 days…

contrast the spiritual condition at the time of the captivity to that of the returning exiles in Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehemiah, and then apply what you have learned to evaluate the spiritual condition of the American church. Use the prophets in your answer. The differences between Ezra and Nehemiah are substantially different of the course of how Ezra change Jerusalem to Nehemiah. Ezra spiritual condition had not foundation, moral or ethical conduct to different religions interfering to…

Jonah and Nehemiah are two prophets that can teach us Christians a lot of life lessons and also how to deal with things when adversity strikes. The story of Jonah is one of the more well-known stories throughout the Bible, probably because we can learn so much from it in what is such a little book of God’s Word. It starts out with God telling Jonah to go to Nineveh, a great city that was weak in its beliefs. Jonah, instead of trusting in the Lord, fled to Tarshish. To get to Tarshish, he first…