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Up to this point Nehemiah’s challenges as a spiritual leader had been primarily from those outside of Judah. However, in this chapter he faces the most difficult and intense kind of problem that any leader faces and that is problems from within. Not only were their enemies a cons …

As with chapter 7, this chapter precedes chapter 5 chronologically. Approximately two years after Daniel had his first dream in chapter seven he had another dream. This dream came during the third year of Belshazzar’s reign (v. 1). He was in the palace at Shushan, about t …

Before I made a trip to Israel I used to think of the wilderness mentioned in the Bible as a huge forest. However, I found out it was just barren land with lots of rocks. It is thought that the place where Jesus was first tempted is a barren area northwest of the dead sea and …

In the interpretation of the dream Daniel gives a prophetic outline from the time of Nebuchadnezzar to the second coming of Christ (v. 36). The image of Nebuchadnez?zar’s dream symbolized the four great world empires. The Babylonian Empire (vv. 37-38) – Daniel said …

In this chapter we have reference to certain bodily functions, discharges from the body, which many feel are so personal that it is not proper to read this in public nor to refer to it openly. But I like pastor Ray Stedman’s answer to this when he says: “If this chapter sho …

In this chapter Job talks to God about the seeming futility of his life. He questions as to why God should keep him alive. What is all this suffering accomplishing? Job says, “If I am a great sinner, either pardon my sins or take my life. Either way I will find some pe …

This takes us back to the year 605 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar first came up against Judah. He was met by the armies of Egypt at the city of Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and there one of the great strategic battles of all history was fought (vv. 1-2). Here Jeremiah is describ …

When the king’s messenger arrived, Elisha announced a prophecy. He said that within 24 hours the siege would be over and there would be plenty to eat (vv. 1-2). This officer sent by Joram found this prophecy to be incredible and expressed his utter disbelief that God could or …

The sorrow and remorse of Ezra made a great impact on the people. So much so that a large group of people joined Ezra at the temple who were really sorry for the sin of those who had intermarried with the heathen. Ezra, the priest, stood up before the people and told them they ha …

Jesus chose Capernaum as the headquarters of His Galilean ministry. This was a commercial city on the main road of traffic between Egypt and Damascus. We find Jesus back in this city in a crowded house preaching the Word. Four men came carrying their paralyzed friend on a stretch …