Nov 16, 2025
NEHEMIAH 5-6:
Yesterday Nehemiah gave a listing of the people who rebuilt the
wall. This included Shallum and his daughters, and two named
goldsmiths, merchants, priests and Levites. The residents of the
land opposed to the construction were threatening violence, so the
people armed themselves and had men on guard at...
Nov 16, 2025
NEHEMIAH 3-4:
After Nehemiah’s wonderful
prayer for Jerusalem, more than three months went by before the
king noticed him looking sad. He says he had never before looked
sad, so he must have waited. God must have been in the timing,
because the king wonderfully agreed to help Nehemiah in every way.
And the leaders in...
Nov 16, 2025
NEHEMIAH 1:
Yesterday we heard how the returned exiles
responded to Ezra’s shock and demonstration of his sorrow, and his
prayer of repentance. The book ended with the names of those who
were found guilty of forbidden marriages. Note that these are not
just names of the guilty, but names of those who
repented...
Nov 16, 2025
EZRA 9-10:
Yesterday we heard how Ezra introduced himself. Note that he spoke
of himself in the 3rd person, but finally resorted to ‘I’. King
Artaxerxes was certainly impressed by Ezra! Ezra was given
everything he could have wanted, guaranteeing full government
support of the temple worship in every way. Note how...
Nov 16, 2025
EZRA 7-8:
Yesterday we read of how King Darius completely sided with the
Israelites seeking to reestablish the temple worship. Note that the
letter to Darius from the government officials was rather
complementary and not threatening loss to the king’s interests as
the letter from the earlier officials. Remember also...