Chapter Two PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS 1. What was the occasion on which Nehemiah brought his request before the king? 2. How was the king informed that Nehemiah wanted to make a request? 3. What was included in the request that Nehemiah made? 4. Why do you suppose Nehemiah made his tour of inspe... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENTS B. Nehemiah comes to Jerusalem 1. Nehemiah is given permission by Artaxerxes to make the trip. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 2:1-10 1 And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to... [ Continue Reading ]
2. On his arrival, he secretly inspects the city's walls. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 2:11-20 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell any one what my God was putting into my mind to do for Jerusalem and there was no animal with... [ Continue Reading ]