Some time after the days of Ezra, but still during the reign of Artaxerxes in Babylon, God began another wonderful work of restoration in the city of Jerusalem. Previously He had allowed the captive Jews to go back and rebuild the temple (the house of God). But the walls that were to surround the city of Jerusalem, to keep out the influences and enemies that would seek to hurt His dear people, were still in ruins.
The place where God would dwell (His house, the temple in Jerusalem) must be protected from all the evil influences which would come in from the outside. The walls of the city must be rebuilt and the gates restored.
God had used Ezra and other faithful men like him to rebuild the temple in an earlier day. Now He would stir the heart of another faithful man, Nehemiah, who along with others would go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls and the gates. We will learn many wonderful lessons of God’s care and protection for His beloved people during the days of Nehemiah as we continue on our journey through the Bible. Let’s stop long enough to find these verses:
1. There were some people who asked Jesus what they could do in order to do the ____________ of God. He told them that they should believe on Him. John 6:___
Jesus
2. Mary and Joseph found the Lord Jesus sitting in the ____________. He was asking questions and listening to the teachers. Luke 2:___
And
3. We are told in God’s Word that before becoming Christians we are ____________ of God because of our wicked deeds. Colossians 1:___
And
4. Pilate asked the Jews what ____________ the Lord Jesus had done, seeing that they wanted to have Him killed. Luke 23:___
And
5. God’s Word tells us that if a person believes in his ____________ that Jesus was raised by God from the dead he is saved. Romans 10:___
That