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    Irene Fahmy

    Mrs. M. Bassilios

    HRE10b

    Friday April 19, 2024

    Cpt: Nehemiah

    The book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament recounts the bravery of Nehemiah and the

    story of the wall of Jerusalem. In this story everything is restored, the temple, the wall of

    Jerusalem, the covenant, and the people. Many would say that one should take inspiration of the

    Characteristics of Nehemiah and be more like him. In this essay, we will talk about the story of

    Nehemiah, alongside some information about the book in the bible and many other important

    parts in the story while simultaneously connecting the story of Nehemiah to the New Testament.

    To go in depth about the book of Nehemiah we should know the characteristics of

    Nehemiah and information on how the book was written. To begin, Nehemiah is the last

    historical books out of the twelve—the author of the book of the Nehemiah and Ezra. The date

    the book was written was between 445 BC and 420 BC. The name Nehemiah has a beautiful

    meaning which is “Yahweh comforts.” One of the many selfless things Nehemiah had done was

    leave his job of 20 years as the cupbearer of the Persian king to go help the people of Jerusalem.

    Which means he left the easy life of the palace to help others.

    The overall theme of the book Nehemiah is God’s protection for us, the importance of

    faithfulness in keeping the Mosaic law and in worship and How God can work miracles from the

    sidelines. We see this narrative or idea through the many chapters and scenes. Some of examples

    are in Nehemiah 1:4-6 it shows us that the lord heard our prayers and gives us guidance, in
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    Nehemiah 2:8 it shows us how God works, Nehemiah 4:14 God protects his people, Nehemiah

    9:32-35 it shows us how God is forgiving and how He is loving. 

    To provide an overview of the story, in chapters 1-2 it talks about the Preparation to

    reconstruct the wall, Chapter 3-7 mentions Reconstruction of the wall and thankfully in chapter.

    8-10 – Renewal of the Covenant and finally in chapter 11-13 we talk about Obedience to the

    Covenant. Nehemiah was the cupbearer of the kind of Persia, Nehemiah lived a calm and simple

    life, once he heard that the people of Jerusalem were in trouble and suffering because of the city

    wall being broken. He asked the king to let him go away for 12 years so he could build the wall

    and help them and was asking for supplies to help him with this journey. This was extremely

    dangerous for Nehemiah because He could have gotten killed for asking for a break.

    Nehemiah’s supervised the reconstruction of the temple, and it only took 52 days (about 1 month

    3 weeks) to rebuild the wall, but it took the rest of the 12 years to save the city of Jerusalem and

    bring it back to normal. Once Nehemiah had left Jerusalem after helping them regain strength

    they fell into their old ways.

    There were some significant advents that are especially important in the book of

    Nehemiah that us as readers and Christians can learn and take inspiration. The main point I will

    be talking about is Nehemiah’s prayer to God in chapter 1 verse 5-11, “I pray, Lord God of

    heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who

    love [c]You and observe Your commandments, please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes

    open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night,

    for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we

    have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned. We have acted corruptly

    against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, or ordinances which You
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    commanded Your servant, Moses. Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your

    servant Moses, saying, ‘If you [e]are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you

    return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the

    farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which

    I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.’ Now these are Your servants and Your people, whom

    You have redeemed by Your great power, and by Your strong hand. O Lord, I pray, please let

    Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants who desire

    to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight

    of this man.” In verse 5 Nehemiah remembers God's attributes in verse 6 shows humility, in

    verse 8 it quotes scripture and in verse 1 He prayed for the king. Often when we pray, we forget

    to show humility, to remember God's works and to pray for others Sometimes we just complain

    to God about our troubles, but a good guideline for us could be step 1 Remember Gods glorious

    works, step 2 Show humility as we are sinners' step 3 quote scriptures step 4 pray for others and

    in between these steps you could mention your struggles just as Nehemiah did.

    Looking back at the Information I have found I could connect Nehemiah to Christ, they

    have many similarities. For example, Nehemiah left the Palace and Jesus left his throne in

    Heaven, Nehemiah prayed & fasted, and Jesus prayed & fasted, Nehemiah entered on an animal

    and Jesus entered on a donkey and finally Nehemiah Wept and rebuked and wept and rebuked

    for Jerusalem.

    In conclusion, Nehemiah is not just a historical book it is also a less in faith. Through

    what Nehemiah has done we can see he is truly a strong and brave man, and he has inspired all

    of us to Trust in God’s guidance. His story continues to resonate with believers today reminding

    us that God is Good.


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    Works Cited

    The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2024, March 28). Nehemiah | Bible,

    Biography, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nehemiah

    "summary of the book of nehemiah," Got Questions Ministries, accessed april 22, 2024,

    [https://www.gotquestions.org/what-happens-after-death.html]

    Book of Nehemiah Overview - Insight for living Ministries. (n.d.).

    https://insight.org/resources/bible/the-historical-books/nehemiah

    Nehemiah Bible Study Guide - 14 online lessons with questions. (2023, February 28).

    Study and Obey. https://studyandobey.com/inductive-bible-study/nehemiah-studies/

    Introduction to Nehemiah. (2020, October 28). The Gospel Coalition.

    https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/nehemiah/#outline

    New International Version. Biblica, www.biblica.com/bible/niv/genesis/2/. Accessed 22

    april. 2024

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