Nehemiah Was Fearful of What Others Think As Nehemiah was going about his usual duties the king noticed that he was sad and asked,
“Why
is thy countenance sad,
seeing thou art not sick.” (vv. 1-2) At first Nehemiah was frightened because it was dangerous to
show sorrow before the king
who could execute anyone w …
Nehemiah Determines to Rebuild The Wall Even though Nehemiah took the shortest route possible, the journey to Jerusalem would have
taken at least two months. The
king appointed captains and horsemen to go with him, both for his protection and to show that
he was a man who had the
king’s stamp of approval (v. 9). As soo …
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Nehemiah Was Fearful of What Others Think
As Nehemiah was going about his usual duties the king noticed that he was sad and asked, “Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick.” (vv. 1-2) At first Nehemiah was frightened because it was dangerous to show sorrow before the king who could execute anyone w …
Nehemiah Determines to Rebuild The Wall
Even though Nehemiah took the shortest route possible, the journey to Jerusalem would have taken at least two months. The king appointed captains and horsemen to go with him, both for his protection and to show that he was a man who had the king’s stamp of approval (v. 9). As soo …