March 2024

So I prayed

In Nehemiah, chapter two, verse four, his first impulse always was to pray. Before answering the King’s question, he breathed a prayer to God for help and wisdom: just one of the many times in the book where Nehemiah spontaneously called upon God, as in chapter four, verses four through five, verse nine, chapter five, …

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Nehemiah

In Nehemiah, chapter one, verse one, he left for Persia for Jerusalem to be governor of Judah. Nehemiah came thirteen years after Ezra arrived there. He comes with a commission from the King of Persia to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, which had been broken down after Ezra attempted to rebuild the city, as in …

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The holy seed

In Ezra, chapter nine, verse two, Israel’s high calling was to be “holy seed,” as in Exodus nineteen, verse six, Isaiah six, verse thirteen, and Malachi two, verse fifteen, respectively. They were to be God’s possession, reflecting His person and holiness while separating themselves from the immoral ways of those who did not belong to …

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