Nehemiah 1:1-11
Nehemiah Prays For His People
Nehemiah 2:1-8
Nehemiah Was Fearful of What Others Think
Nehemiah 2:9-20
Nehemiah Determines to Rebuild The Wall
Nehemiah 3:1-14
Delegation of The Work Load
Nehemiah 3:15-32
Helping Everyone to Feel a Part of The Objective
Nehemiah 4:1-9
Ridicule And Criticism Comes to Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4:10-14
Nehemiah Reminds The People of Their Calling
Nehemiah Prays For His People
Nehemiah 1:1–11
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During our seminary days, my wife and I had a dear lady in our home church by the name of Aunt Mae. She was in touch with us regularly to ask us what our needs were. And she would say, “Now you’re accountable to me. I’m praying for you. And I need to know how you’re doing.&q … More
As chapter one begins we are told that Nehemiah is in Shusan serving in the winter palace of Artaxerxes the king (v. 1). The brother of Nehemiah came to visit him and told of the difficulties the people who had returned with Jerubbabel and Ezra were having in Jerusalem. Nehemiah was greatly concerned because Jerusalem was blessed with God’s special presence in the temple. He loved his homeland even though he had lived his whole life in Babylon.
Nehemiah lived at ease and in honor in the palace but he could not shake off the thoughts of his brethren in distress (vv 2-4). He broke down and wept when he heard that Jerusalem’s walls still had not been rebuilt. After his initial grief, he prayed, pouring his heart out to God, and then he looked for ways to improve the situation (vv. 5-11).
In verses 5-11 we have Nehemiah’s prayer. We may observe in this prayer:
Application
Just as Nehemiah used his place as the King’s trusted servant to pray for his people, I can use my present position to pray to God.
Nehemiah 1:1-11 (English Standard Version)
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