Nehemiah and the Jews are hard at work. The wall is only lacking gates. Sanballat steps up his game with a conspiracy to kill Nehemiah. Sanballat is trying everything he can think of to get Nehemiah to put a halt to the work. He knows he can’t appeal to the king as he is the […]
Nehemiah confronted the nobles over their treatment of the people regarding interest. Now we see his generosity lived out. The office Nehemiah held in Jerusalem came with many benefits. The one Nehemiah addresses for us is that of food rations. The governors before Nehemiah’s all thought of themselves as above the common people. They took […]
The common people of Judah cried out in desperation. They were enslaved by the nobles because of money trouble. Nehemiah demanded rebates for all the people. When I was reading today’s text I was having trouble deciding if the people who had bought the Jews were wealthy Jews or other nations. Reading a bit further […]
Nehemiah and the Jews have learned about the neighbor’s plot. They refuse to give in so they are armed and ready as they continue work on the wall. This is some massive commitment the Jews are showing. Not only are they not running scared when they find out about the plot Sanballet has going but […]
Nehemiah revealed his plans to the people and they are all on board. They work with all their might and get it half done before the neighbors become a problem. Word has gotten out that the Jews are actually making progress on rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. We left them last time as they were […]
