“The Levites calmed all the people, saying, ‘Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.’ Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because…
“Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, ‘This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.’ For all…
“They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning, so that the people understood what was being read.” Nehemiah 8:8 (NIV) God never intended to confuse you. Every time the Word felt…
“Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands…
“All the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.” Nehemiah…
“They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, ‘Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.’ But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands.’” Nehemiah 6:9 (NIV) Nehemiah did not pray against the enemy.…
“They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, ‘Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.’ But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands.’” Nehemiah 6:9 (NIV) Someone is trying to finish something and…
“I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin.” Nehemiah 6:12-13 (NIV) Shemaiah…
“So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.” Nehemiah 6:15 (NIV) Fifty-two days did not happen by accident. The wall did not get finished because Nehemiah wanted it badly enough. It got finished because…
“I sent him this reply: ‘I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?’” Nehemiah 6:3 (NIV) Nehemiah did not hesitate. The letter came…