Nehemiah was a *Jew. He was an important servant of the king of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11). Many years earlier the *Persians had defeated the *Babylonians. Then the *Persian king had allowed the *Jews to return to *Judah from the *Babylonian *exile. Some of the *Jews had gone, but many of them still liv... [ Continue Reading ]
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH EXPLANATION There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the number of years before the time when Jesus Christ was born. Each date has the letters ‘BC’, which mean ‘be... [ Continue Reading ]
Nehemiah’s brother and some other men came from *Judah to visit Nehemiah. He asked them for news about Jerusalem, which was the capital of *Judah. Nehemiah was probably born in Persia. Probably he had never been to *Judah. But he cared about *Judah. It was the country that God had given to his peop... [ Continue Reading ]
This news made Nehemiah very sad. He was sad for many days and he did not eat. Sometimes people do not eat for a short time if they are very sad. They may do this so that they have more time to pray to God. Nehemiah prayed every night and every day. He prayed for 4 months. From the month called Ki... [ Continue Reading ]
We read about several of Nehemiah’s prayers in this book. Some of his prayers were very short. But this one helps us to understand what Nehemiah’s prayers were like. When Nehemiah started his prayer, he *worshipped God. This is how Daniel started his prayers (Daniel 9:4). This is also how Jesus taug... [ Continue Reading ]