It was the honor of the Jews that they were to be separate from the heathen nations. The Lord’s law concerning this (Deut. 23:3-5) was read on...
Nehemiah
Nehemiah 12: Dedication of the City Walls
The beginning of this chapter details the names of a large number of priests and Levites, who were eminent in their day among the Jews who...
Nehemiah 11: The Repopulation of Jerusalem
Jerusalem was here called the holy city because the Temple was there, and that was the place where God had chosen to put His name. Upon this...
Nehemiah 10: A Solemn Covenant
In Exodus 24, when God’s people of Israel were first brought into covenant with Him, it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood. But...
Nehemiah 9: A God Ready to Pardon!
Here we have a general account of a public fast which the Jews kept two days after the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, which they...
Nehemiah 8: Bringing Out the Book
This chapter gives us an account of a solemn religious assembly, and of the good work that went on in that assembly, to the honor of God and...
Nehemiah 7: Nehemiah’s Care for Jerusalem
The Lord says concerning His Church, in Isaiah 62:6, “I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem!” Here in this chapter, we see that this...
Nehemiah 6: Nehemiah’s Enemies are Baffled!
This chapter gives us an account of two plots that were laid against Nehemiah by his enemies, and how they were frustrated by God’s good...
Nehemiah 5: Reformation of Injustice
The opening scene of this chapter shows us the tears of the oppressed and poor people among the Jews. Hard times and hard hearts had made these...
Nehemiah 4: Building Despite Opposition
This chapter opens by telling us of the spiteful, scornful reflections which Sanballat and Tobiah – enemies of the Jews – cast upon them for...
Nehemiah 3: The Builders of the Wall
Talk is cheap. Saying and doing are two very different things. Many people are ready to say, “Let us rise up and build,” and yet they sit still...
Nehemiah 2: The Midnight Ride
When Nehemiah had prayed for the relief of his countrymen – perhaps even using David’s words in Psalm 51: “Build thou the walls of Jerusalem” –...
Nehemiah 1: Grief and Prayer
The Book of Nehemiah begins in the year 454 BC, and it picks up the history of God’s people very soon after the Book of Ezra ends – about 13...