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Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem, illustration by Adolf Hult, 1919. Nehemiah ( / ˌniːəˈmaɪə /; Hebrew: נְחֶמְיָה Nəḥemyā, " Yah comforts") [2] is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of ...
- July 13 (Catholic), December 17 (Orthodox)
Nehemiah’s Prayer - The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in ...
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- Man who Understood the Importance of the Call. The repair of the wall and recommitment of the people is the last recorded history in the Old Testament.
- Man of prayer. Nehemiah showed us how to pray to God and listen for his answers. In chapter one he spent a long time in prayer from the heart with fasting.
- Patient and Hopeful. Nehemiah exhibited patience. He prayed for four months before God answered his first prayer (1:1,2:1). He took his time once he arrived in Jerusalem before disclosing his plan to the people.
- Prepared Planner. Nehemiah acted with wisdom. When the king asked how he could help, Nehemiah shared that he wanted to go to Jerusalem and listed letters he needed along the journey to obtain supplies.
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- Nehemiah's Response to the Situation in Jerusalem (ch. 1) News of the plight of Jerusalem (1:1-4) Nehemiah's prayer (1:5-11)
- Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem (2:1-10) The king's permission (2:1-8) The journey itself (2:9-10)
- Nehemiah's First Actions upon Arrival (2:11-20) His nocturnal inspection of the walls (2:11-16) His exhortation to rebuild (2:17-18) His response to opposition (2:19-20)
- List of the Builders of the Wall (ch. 3) The northern section (3:1-7) The western section (3:8-13) The southern section (3:14) The eastern section (3:15-32)
The book of Nehemiah opens in the Persian city of Susa in the year 444 BC. Later that year, Nehemiah traveled to Israel, leading the third of three returns by the Jewish people following their seventy years of exile in Babylon. (The previous chapter on Ezra describes the earlier two returns.) Most of the book centers on events in Jerusalem.
Mar 28, 2024 · Nehemiah was a Jewish leader who supervised the rebuilding of Jerusalem in the mid-5th century bce after his release from captivity by the Persian king Artaxerxes I. He also instituted extensive moral and liturgical reforms in rededicating the Jews to Yahweh. Nehemiah was the cupbearer to King.
Mar 26, 2024 · Nehemiah was a high official in the Persian court of King Artaxerxes I at the capital city of Susa, which lay 150 miles east of the Tigris River in what is now modern Iran. Nehemiah served as the king’s cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king and request favors from him.
