Despite local opposition, Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem from exile, rallying the people to rebuild the city walls and gates in just fifty-two days.
INTRODUCTION TO
Nehemiah
Outline:
- Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem’s walls. (1:1–6:19)
- Ezra ministers the law to the people. (7:1–10:39)
- Laws and reforms are obeyed. (11:1–13:31)
Author: Probably Nehemiah. (However, some scholars suggest that Ezra may have written parts of the book while using Nehemiah’s memoirs to record the rest.)
Date Written: Between 445 and 420 b.c.
Time Span: Nineteen to twenty-five years.
Title: From the book’s main figure, Nehemiah.
Background: Some 12 years after the book of Ezra ends with Ezra’s reforms in Jerusalem, the book of Nehemiah begins with Nehemiah receiving word that Jerusalem is again in shambles both physically and spiritually. This breaks Nehemiah’s heart, and he weeps for many days. Nehemiah is the cupbearer for Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, and is granted permission to return to Jerusalem on a restoration mission.
Where Written: Probably Jerusalem.
To Whom: To the Israelites.
Content: Nehemiah is permitted by the king of Persia to return to Jerusalem, where he rebuilds the city’s walls and is made governor. The people, inspired by Nehemiah, gave tithes of money, supplies, and manpower to complete the wall in a remarkable 52 days—despite much opposition. This united effort is short-lived, however, because Jerusalem falls back into apostasy when Nehemiah leaves for a while. But he then returns to reestablish true worship through prayer and by encouraging the people to revival by reading and adhering to the Word of God.
Key Words: “Goal”; “Rebuild.”
We all need goals—goals that reflect vision, goals that really matter, goals that include God. Nehemiah’s “goal” is to “rebuild” the walls of Jerusalem. Nothing less than total completion will be satisfactory.
Themes: • Each of us ought to have genuine compassion for others who have spiritual or physical hurts. • To feel compassion yet do nothing to help is unfounded biblically. • At times, we may have to give up our comfort to minister appropriately to others. • We must totally believe in a cause before we will give our time or money to it with a right heart. • When we allow God to minister through us, even unbelievers will know it is God’s work.
Course Description
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Who this course is for
- Anyone interested in learning about business (only practical concepts that you can use and no boring theory + we won’t cover business topics that are common sense).
