Tag archive: Nehemiah
A New Release
My sister hurried to the bookstore the morning it came on sale to pick up our two precious copies Nehemiah 8:1-18 Reference: v.3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the…
Meeting Someone New
As soon as I was introduced to this person, I was instantly confused – was this really them? Nehemiah 7:1-73 Reference: v.66 The whole company numbered 42,360 (TNIV Bible) Explore: The other day I met someone for the very first time. This is not such an unusual occasion, as I meet new people all the…
You Were Right
I’ll pretend that I didn’t hear him, making my husband repeat the phrase, ‘you were right,’ a number of times. Nehemiah 6:1-19 Reference: v.16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our…
Who Are You When Nobody’s Watching?
Through lies and deception each one of these men have hit the headlines to reveal that they were not who we thought them to be. Nehemiah 5:1-19 Reference: v.17 Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations. (TNIV Bible)…
Pray and Participate
Much to my disappointment, this student relied solely on my definition of the word, as they were too lazy to look up the correct meaning. Nehemiah 4:1-23 Reference: v.9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. (TNIV Bible) Explore: I was recently tutoring a student with…