Nehemiah
Let me introduce you to Nehemiah!
This is a story about a generation of people who changed the direction of the nation.
So let me ask you. What will this generation do???
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Take a deeper personal dive into Nehemiah.
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September 17
September 24
Pray
Nehemiah 1:4-11
Dream
Nehemiah 2:1-8
October 1
October 8
Build
Nehemiah 3
Thank
Nehemiah (ch 2-6)
Worship
Nehemiah (ch 2-6)
Grow
Nehemiah 8
September 10
September 13 - October 22
Ask & Care
Nehemiah 1:1-4
October 15
October 22
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His job was to taste in case of poison. How fun is that? He had a killer job, don’t ya think?
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In the Hebrew Bible, Ezra and Nehemiah are one book. In some ways, Nehemiah is Ezra II.
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When Nehemiah is asking permission to build the wall, he is asking the same king who stopped the building in Jerusalem. (King Artaxerxes)
FUN PUN
A Brief History Before
In Exodus, we read that God led Israel out of Egypt Israel is sometimes faithful but not at other times as shown through Judges and Kings. In 606 BC, Babylon captures and carries away many from Israel. There are three returns back to Israel. The first was in 536 BC led by Zerubbabel. About 50,000 returned and the emphasis was on rebuilding the Temple. (see Haggai - Zechariah). The second return was in 457 BC led by Ezra with about 1,800 returning at that point. The emphasis was on the people and the Law. The third return was in 444 BC and this was led by none other than our poison-protector hero Nehemiah. This emphasis was on the walls and protection as well as rebuilding lives.
Context: see Nehemiah 1:3-4
The city is still in ruins
The people are defenseless
The people are discouraged
Why Nehemiah?
HE WAS WILLING TO BE USED BY GOD. THAT’S IT!!
He was not a contractor, military leader, or priest. He didn’t have Samson’s strength, Solomon’s wisdom, or the army of Israel. What he did have was God. What else was needed?