Month: July 2024

“Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer … So will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish” (Esther 4:15-16).

Esther is another very interesting book of the Bible, and shows how the Lord preserves and cares for His people, even when they are in a foreign land, and perhaps are not honoring Him as they should. The book of Esther takes place during the reign of king Ahasuerus, whose real name was Xerxes. He reigned from 485 B.C. to 474 B.C., so the book of Esther took place some years before we read about Ezra and Nehemiah.

Esther was a young girl whose parents had died, and a relative named Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. They did not live in the land of Israel, but lived in the Persian empire, where their ancestors had been taken by Nebuchadnezzar. She was apparently a very attractive girl, and eventually the Persian king Ahasuerus chose her for his queen. This was of course quite a wrong thing for a Jewess to do, for they were not to marry outside of the people of Israel. This is probably the reason that the name of God is not mentioned in the whole book of Esther, but we certainly see God working on behalf of His people.

A man named Haman was a high official in the Persian government, and he did not like Mordecai, nor did he like the Jews as a people. He wanted to get rid of them all, and persuaded the king to kill all the Jews on a certain day. Mordecai appealed to Esther to go to the king, and to ask him to do something about this. However, it was against the law for anyone, even the queen, to go into the king’s presence without being invited. The king might welcome someone who came in, but he also might execute them, if he decided he did not like their coming in to disturb him. But Esther decided to go in, and to trust the Lord as to the king’s reaction.

I will not tell you the rest of the story, but read it for yourself in the book of Esther. It is all very interesting, and remarkable how the Lord used Esther to deliver the Jews from harm. Also, let us remember that the Lord can, and does, still work today on behalf of you and me, to protect us.

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“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them” (Genesis 1:27).

Today a lot is being said out in the world concerning gender issues, and many young people are becoming confused by what they are hearing. Suddenly, within the last few years, the world has decided that people can choose their own gender, rather than being satisfied with the gender with which they were born. Boys can decide that they want to be girls, and girls can decide what they want to be boys. Same sex marriages have become legal in many countries, and homosexual behavior is not only permitted, but honored. So called “Pride parades” are often organized to promote this kind of behavior. Those who speak out against this kind of thing can be accused of “hate speech” and may be liable to punishment.

We do not want to go into all the reasons why these new attitudes have suddenly developed out in the world, but we would point out to all of you young people that the Word of God strongly condemns any such behavior, in both the Old and the New Testaments. It is a very sinful thing, and ultimately comes about because “they did not like to retain God in their knowledge” (Romans 1:28). As a result of their giving up God, we read that “God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to practice unseemly things” (Rom. 1:28 JND). We see this all around us in the world today, for as God is given up, and people try to live without Him, God is allowing this serious moral evil to overtake us.

Let us trust the Word of God, and recognize the sinfulness of all this. The Word of God is plain, and we need simply to follow the clear teaching of the Bible. Let us have nothing to do with this sinful behavior; it is not of God, but rather something Satan has devised.

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“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we can incorruptible” (1 Corinthians 9:25).

Probably most of you have heard of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. He was born in Scotland, then immigrated with his family to Canada, and eventually moved to the United States. However, his summer home was in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, and he spent much of his time there, even in winter.

He was a very dedicated man who worked long hours on things that interested him, and eventually, in 1876, he managed to make a working telephone. He became very famous for this, and very wealthy too. He was interested in a lot of other things as well, and was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society. He was also very interested in flying machines, and was involved in designing the first airplanes. While it was Wilbur and Orville Wright who actually invented the airplane, it was Alexander Graham Bell and his younger assistants who first publicly flew a plane over a kilometer, and won a prize offered by the Scientific American. He also designed and built a speedboat that set a world record.

He was a man who wanted to make his mark in this world, and he said once, “I want to be remembered for my WORK!” He certainly is remembered, as the telephone is now used all over the world. He received many honors, including honorary degrees from well known universities, and invitations to speak all over the world.

However, it seems that he had no time for, or interest in, eternal things, and although he knew the Bible and could quote from it, there is no evidence that he was ever saved. This is very sad, for although his name is well known on earth, it is not likely written in the book of life.

Let those that know not second birth, Labor to write their names on earth My joy is this, that grace divine, On heaven’s scroll has written mine.

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“Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east” (Nehemiah 3:26).

“From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house” (Nehemiah 3:28).

“After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate” (Nehemiah 3:29).

“After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son … over against the gate Miphkad” (Nehemiah 3:31).

The water gate would also speak to us of refreshment, for water in the Bible is often a picture of the Word of God. The fountain speaks of refreshment, while water speaks of a constant steady source of peace and blessing. We all need water for our natural bodies, and we need the regular “washing of water by the Word” (Ephesians 5:26). That is, we need the Word of God every day to wash away the things that we contact every day in this world.

The horse gate is perhaps a picture of strength, for the horse in the Bible often speaks of strength. But it must not be our own strength; it must be the Lord’s strength. The Lord says in the Bible, “An horse is a vain thing for safety” (Psalm 33:17), yet if we rely on the Lord, He is able to protect us.

The east gate was special, for it was the gate through which only Lord could enter, or the Prince who represented Him. We read in Ezekiel, “The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east … the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate” (Ezekiel 46:1-2). This will happen in the millennium when the Lord Jesus reigns as the rightful King. The east is where the sun rises, and the Lord will enter in at that time like the rising Sun, to bring blessing to Israel.

Finally we have the gate Miphkad, which is difficult. It means “the gate of the appointed place.” We might take different meanings from this, but perhaps it means that while we are down here in this world, the Lord has an appointed place for us to come together and worship Him. We are not free to go just anywhere we like. If we really wish to be where the Lord is, He will lead us there.

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“The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah” (Nehemiah 3:13).

“But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab” (Nehemiah 3:14).

“But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh” (Nehemiah 3:15).

The valley gate would perhaps be a picture of what we read about in Psalm 23:4 — the “valley of the shadow of death.” Sometimes in our Christian lives we feel as if we are on a mountaintop, while at other times we seem to be in a valley. You may remember a time when the Syrians were badly defeated by Israel. The Syrians said, “The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys” (1 Kings 20:28). But the Lord is looking after us just as much when we go through a valley as when we are on a mountain. The Syrians were again badly defeated, because the Lord was with Israel. Let us remember that the Lord is also with us, even if we seem to be in a valley in our life.

The dung gate was probably the gate out of which they carried the manure from the animals. It was necessary to do this, and sometimes in our lives there are things that need to be carried out. Manure has a smell to it, and it is not nice to have large amount of it around our homes. In the days of Nehemiah they had plenty of horses, and the manure needed to be taken away. So you and I need to deal with those things in our lives that are not pleasing to the Lord, and to get rid of them.

But what comes next? The fountain gate, which speaks of refreshment. The Lord Jesus could tell the woman at the well of Sychar that “the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life” (John 4:14 JND). When we get rid of things in our life that are not pleasing to the Lord, then the Spirit of God can use the Word of God to bring real refreshment to us. I suggest that this is the meaning of the fountain gate.

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“Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate” (Nehemiah 3:1).

“But the fish gate did the sons of Hasenaah build” (Nehemiah 3:3).

“Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah” (Nehemiah 3:6).

Yesterday we mentioned the ten gates that were in the wall of Jerusalem, and the fact that they had meanings to their names. We might wonder why so many gates were needed, if the wall was mainly for protection. But there were people and things that needed to come into the city, and other things that needed to be taken out from time to time. Every city with a wall needs some gates in it.

You and I should be separate from this world, but this does not mean that we never have any contact with the world. No, we are to be separate from the world, but not isolated from it. We see this particularly with the first gate mentioned — the sheep gate. That would speak of the gospel going out, and people being saved. In the New Testament, the Lord Jesus often refers to us as His sheep. Also, we notice that the sheep gate had no locks or bars; it was always available for those who might want to come in. That is like the gospel today.

The fish gate also speaks of the gospel, for the Lord Jesus told Peter and Andrew, “I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). You and I have this privilege today, for we are to go out and bring people to the Lord Jesus. Peter and Andrew were used to catching fish, but the Lord said to Peter, “From henceforth [now on] thou shalt catch men” (Luke 5:10).

Thirdly, we have the old gate. I am not sure just what it was used for in Nehemiah’s time, but maybe it was simply an older gate than some of the others. But for us, perhaps it is a picture of our needing to stand firmly for what the Lord has given us, and not to be wanting something new. Since the Bible was completed, many people have come forward, saying that they were prophets of God, and pretending to have some special new teaching from the Lord. But this cannot be, for the Word of God is complete; it cannot have anything added to it.

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“They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded [those who helped to place loads on others], everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon” (Nehemiah 4:17).

One of the things about which Nehemiah was very concerned was that the wall of Jerusalem was broken down, and everything there was in a mess. Also, some of the gates of the city had been burned. As we have already said, it had been that way for more than 130 years, and no one had had the energy to clean up the mess, and rebuild the wall. It was a disgrace, and Nehemiah wanted to do something about it.

In Nehemiah 3 we read about the building of the wall, and I would suggest that you read this chapter. See if you can find the names of the ten gates in the wall that are mentioned in the chapter. They all have a meaning, but there is not room in our outline today to go into all of those meanings. In addition to the names of the ten gates, there are a lot of details about those who built the wall, how much they did, and how they did it. But everyone worked hard, and each did something, until the wall was finished.

The wall is a picture of separation from this world, and protection. Nehemiah realized that even though they had already rebuilt the temple about 65-70 years before, the city was not safe unless they rebuilt the wall as well. This is a good lesson for us too, for we need to be separate from this world if we are going to worship the Lord properly, and serve Him. We do not build a literal wall of bricks and mortar, but we need to walk in separation from this world.

However, if you read some of the other chapters in Nehemiah, such as chapter four and chapter six, you will see that some of the people who lived in the land of Israel were not at all happy to see the wall rebuilt. Some men came and tried to hinder the work, and even threatened to attack those who were working. That is why it was necessary for Jews to work with a tool in one hand, and a weapon in the other.

This is a picture of how we ought to live as believers too. We do not carry actual weapons, but when we work for the Lord, we need to be on guard, as Satan has those who will try and hinder the work of the Lord, just as they did in Nehemiah’s day.

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“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire … O Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant … and grant him mercy in the sight of this man [the king of Persia]. For I was the king’s cupbearer” (Nehemiah 1:3, 11).

We now come to Nehemiah, and he was quite a different man from Ezra. Nehemiah came back to the land of Israel a little later than Ezra, in 455 B.C. As we see from the first verse today, he was upset and felt sad because of the condition of the people back in Israel, and also because the wall of Jerusalem was broken down. It had been broken down for a long time, for the city of Jerusalem had been destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar away back in 588 B.C., more than 130 years before Nehemiah’s time. Nehemiah was so concerned that when he came into the presence of the king, the king noticed his sad face, and asked him about it.

Nehemiah was frightened, for the kings in those days had a rule, that no one was to come before them with a sad face. They wanted to see only happy faces. Also, Nehemiah had a very important place as the king’s cupbearer. That meant that he brought wine to the king on a regular basis. In modern times we do not have such a person in government, but in those days, it was a high position to be a cupbearer. His job was to taste all the wine that the king was to drink, and to make sure that no one had put poison into it. The king had to be able to trust this man completely, for poisoning was a favorite way of assassinating a king in those days. The king often confided in a man like this, and asked his advice.

When the king asked Nehemiah why he was sad, Nehemiah told him about the condition of things in Jerusalem, and the Lord gave him favor before the king. As a result, the king sent him back to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall, and to be the governor of that area.

Ezra was a humble, careful man who waited on the Lord before doing anything, and who faithfully taught the people from the law of Moses. Nehemiah was more of a man of action — a man who wanted to get things done. If you read the book of Nehemiah, you will find that the Lord used Nehemiah to get the wall of Jerusalem rebuilt, in spite of many difficulties. Yet as we read the book, we find that sometimes Nehemiah thought a little too much of himself, and what he was doing. He wanted the credit for being faithful to the Lord, which is not good. However, he was a very faithful man, and the Lord really used him.

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“The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands … for they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons … and when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle … and sat down astonied (surprised)” (Ezra 9:1-3).

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14).

We see from the first verse today that there was a big problem in Ezra’s time with the people of Israel mixing with people who lived around them — people who worshiped idols, and did not know the true God. The men of Israel had intermarried with heathen women, and even had children by them. They were strictly forbidden to do this, by the law of Moses, yet they had disobeyed, and dishonored the Lord. More than this, some of those who married these heathen women were leaders in Israel — princes, rulers, priests, and Levites.

As a faithful man, Ezra was very concerned about this, but before doing anything about it, He sat down in the Lord’s presence, and prayed. This is a good way to act when we see something happen that dishonors the Lord, and it is touching to read Ezra’s prayer in this same chapter, for he takes his place as part of the failure. He does not pray as if he were faithful, and the people were guilty. Rather, he says “we have forsaken Thy commandments” (Ezra 9:10), and “we are before Thee in our trespasses” (Ezra 9:15).

He prayed to the Lord, and as a result, the people came to him and confessed that they had done wrong. They wanted to make it right, and Ezra helped them to do what was right before the Lord.

The Lord gives us the same kind of instruction today, as we read in the book of 2nd Corinthians. We are not to be yoked together with an unbeliever, whether in marriage, or in business, or in any other way. We should always be ready to help those who are not saved, and to share the gospel with them, but we should not be together with them. They may be very nice people on the surface, but they will never want to enjoy the things of Christ. They will always want the things of this world, and it will make trouble for us eventually.

Each one of us needs to remember this. In my lifetime I have known several Christians who have married unbelievers, and while it might have seemed to work for a while, eventually it caused trouble. We are never wiser than the Word of God. Let us obey it and have a happy Christian life.

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“Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses … For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements” (Ezra 7:6, 10).

Sometimes even Christians hesitate to read the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, as they do not know much about them, and find these books hard to understand. Also, there are a lot of names in both books — names that are sometimes hard to pronounce. However, these books are quite interesting, and show how God looked after His people Israel, even after they had been carried away into captivity.

The book of Ezra actually begins a long time before Ezra was back in the land of Israel, for it begins about 536 B.C., right at the end of the seventy years of captivity predicted by the prophet Jeremiah. The Lord had worked in the heart of Cyrus, the king of Persia, to issue a command that any of the children of Israel who wanted to go back there and live, should be allowed to do so. He also specially gave a command to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. As a result of this command, close to fifty thousand Jews went back to the land of Israel, and began to rebuild the temple. The first six chapters of the book of Ezra tell us of some of the problems these people faced, and tells how people who did not want to see the temple rebuilt made trouble for those who were building. But eventually the temple was finished, perhaps about 520 B.C.

Later on, Ezra comes on the scene, perhaps about 468 B.C. He was of the priestly family, for he was descended from Zadok, and he could trace his family all the way back to Aaron. As we see from our verses today, Ezra had a concern for the people of God, and although he found himself in captivity, the Lord worked in the heart of the king to allow him to go back to Jerusalem. Not only did the king give permission, but he also said that any others who wanted to go with Ezra should be allowed to go. More than this, the king provided whatever was needed for the sacrifices to be carried on, and for Ezra to teach the law of Moses to the people.

It is wonderful to see how the Lord could work in the heart of this Gentile king, to allow him to favor the Jews, and to help them in this way. The Lord can do this today, for He controls the hearts of the authorities over us. If the Lord wants something done, He can make it happen!

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