The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination: Daily Bible Reading Series, #22
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The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination is a Daily Bible Reading Study of the book of Nehemiah by Deborah H. Bateman. The book of Nehemiah is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. Nehemiah was led by God to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah was a great leader. He headed up the project. Despite the opposition that the Jewish people encountered they were able to complete this major project in less than sixty days. Their dedication and determination shines through in every aspect of the project.
The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination contains eighteen Daily Bible Reading Lessons. Each lesson contains a brief commentary by the author, the Daily Bible Reading Scripture, a few questions for contemplation or discussion and a prayer for the day. This is a great Bible study that can be used for either a personal Daily Bible Reading Study or for a group Bible study.
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The Book of Nehemiah - Deborah H. Bateman
Also by Deborah H. Bateman
Daily Bible Reading Series
The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination
The Book of Malachi: A Message from the LORD
The Book of Haggai: Consider Your Ways
The Book of Nehemiah:
A Story of Dedication and Determination
A Daily Bible Reading Study
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The Book of Nehemiah
Daily Bible Reading Series
Book 22
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Deborah H. Bateman
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Acknowledgments
Much thanks to Lisa Lickel for editing The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination. Lisa is a joy to work with. She not only edits my books, but also gives me feedback and suggestions as to ways to improve them.
A Note from the Author
I use the Scriptures from the King James Version of the Bible in my books because that is what I grew up with and am most familiar. I include the Scriptures in my books for your convenience, but if you prefer another version of the Bible, you are welcome to use your Bible along with the lessons from this book. May God bless you as you read and study His Word. I hope this book will help you to better grasp and understand the message from the book of Nehemiah.
Table of Contents
Nehemiah’s Concern for Jerusalem
God Answers Nehemiah’s Prayer
Nehemiah Surveys the Walls
Working Together for God
Opposition Arises
Nehemiah Defends the People
Nehemiah Stands Firm
Nehemiah Secures Jerusalem
The People Celebrate
The People Repent and Praise God
God’s People Remember
The People Make a Covenant with God
The People Recommit to God
The People Inhabit Jerusalem
The People Celebrate
Nehemiah Cleanses the Temple
Honor God
Nehemiah Gets Angry
About the Author
Nehemiah’s Concern for Jerusalem
Lesson 1
Nehemiah 1:1-11
For those of you who have read my book The Book of Ezra: A Story of Provision and Protection, the book of Nehemiah is the next book in the Bible after Ezra. The name Nehemiah means comforted of the LORD.
Nehemiah was the son of Hachaliah and was thought to be from the tribe of Judah.
The book of Nehemiah describes the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and the purifying of the Jewish people. The events of this book are believed to have taken place in the second half of the fifth century. The book of Nehemiah begins about fifteen years after the book of Ezra. In the book of Ezra we learned about the Jewish people returning to Jerusalem after seventy years of Babylonian captivity to rebuild the temple.
In this Scripture we see that Nehemiah was a cup bearer in the palace at Shushan. The cupbearer had the duty of tasting the king’s wine before serving it to him to make sure it was not poisoned. Shushan was a place we learned about in the book of Esther. It was the place where the king’s palace was located. It was the twentieth year of the king’s reign and in the month of Chisleu that Nehemiah inquires about Jerusalem. Chisleu is from the Jewish calendar and is equivalent to November-December on the modern day (Gregorian) calendar.
Nehemiah learned from some of the men who had been to Jerusalem to check on the building program that the walls of the city of Jerusalem were broken down and the gates had been burned. The walls and gates of the city were to help protect the people of Jerusalem and keep its enemies out of the city. They also helped to keep the culture of the people of Jerusalem within the walls of the city. When Nehemiah heard about the condition of the city of Jerusalem and the ruin of its walls he cried, mourned, fasted, and prayed to God for days. Psalm 122:6 reminds us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Nehemiah prayed to God day and night for the children of Israel. He confessed they had sinned against God by not keeping His commandments or statutes. He begged God to remember that He had said if they were disobedient He would scatter them, but if they returned to God He would gather them back to Jerusalem.
Nehemiah begged God to have mercy on him and on the children of Israel. Isaiah 40:31 says, But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Nehemiah knew the promises of God and he declared them for the people of Israel and for the city of Jerusalem.
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Daily Bible Reading:
Nehemiah 1:1-11
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.
7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do