Nehemiah

I. Introduction And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though […]

Nehemiah Chapter Two Commentary I. Introduction What a difficult task Nehemiah had before him that he, so tightly tethered to Jehovah God and the things and interests of his God, set his face to do[1]. Permission, licenses, resources, 765 mi/1231 km one-way, straight-line travel (Susa to Jerusalem), enemies at the site, engineering, labor, labor, labor;