Nehemiah

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The prophet Nehemiah is known too much such an interesting character within the Bible; the meaning of Nehemiah is “The Lord comforts.” Not many people today know who Nehemiah is in the Bible. However for those who do know, they would say that Nehemiah was probably one of the most influential characters in the Bible. Many do not commonly know Nehemiah because he is not commonly mentioned throughout the Bible. In fact, he is only mentioned in the Old Testament and in the only book that bears his name ; with the exception of Ezra 2:2. The book of Nehemiah was originally the second section of the book of Ezra. “Closely allied to the Book of Ezra, it was attached to it in the old Jewish reckoning.” In this book of the Bible, the book of Nehemiah illustrates Jerusalem’s final stage of reconstruction during the 5th century B.C. Babylonian exile period. Although, Nehemiah might have not been a man with much power, he was in fact a man of ability, courage, and action. God’s purpose for Nehemiah was to prepare him to accomplish a forceful task within the entire Bible. Nehemiah had a job and responsibility, which was to help rebuild and reestablish the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah was a named as a high official of King Artaxerxes I in the Persian court in the city of Susa. The city of Susa was located, “150 miles east of the Tigris River in what is now modern Iran.” Nehemiah was named to be King Artaxerxes’ ‘cupbearer’ as it is mentioned in Nehemiah 1:11. “ ‘O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man!’ At the time, I was cupbearer to the king.” The significance ... ... middle of paper ... ... because what man might say is impossible, it is possible for God as long as we put him first and let Him be in control. Works Cited Breneman, Mervin. “Nehemiah Builds the Walls.” In Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993. 168, 179, 180. Brockington, L. H. “The Return of Nehemiah and the Rebuilding of the Walls.” In Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. London: Nelson, 1969. 124. Coogan, Michael David, March Zvi Brettler, Carol A. Nesom, and Pheme Perkins. “Nehemiah.” In The new Oxford annotated Bible: with the Apocrypha, 685, 687, 705. Fully rev. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Willette, Dorothy. “Nehemiah-The Man Behind the Wall.” Biblical Archaeology Society. Last modified August 3, 2012. Accessed April 7, 2014. http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/nehemiah-the-man-behind-the-wall/

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