King Artaxerxes was very kind to Nehemiah and gave him all that he asked. Not only did he send a letter with Nehemiah granting him permission to rebuild the wall and the city of Jerusalem, but he also gave him all the materials that he would need. The king even sent soldiers with him to make sure he had a safe journey!
But there were some very wicked men who lived in the land of Judah who were not of the children of Israel. They were idolaters and were really enemies of the people of God. Two of these wicked men were named Sanballat and Tobiah. We learn that they were sad because someone cared about the people of God and wanted to help them. We will see many ways in which these wicked men and their friends tried to stop Nehemiah from doing what God wanted him to do at Jerusalem.
When Nehemiah got to Jerusalem, he went out at night without anyone knowing about it and walked all around the city to see the terrible destruction that the enemies of God’s people had caused to the city. We’ll rest for a while now so that you can find the following verses:
1. Jesus taught that since God is ____________ even to those who are evil and unthankful, we should follow this example. Luke 6:___
But
2. Jesus ____________ His twelve disciples special powers against Satan and his demons. This special power also allowed the disciples to heal people who were sick. Matthew 10:___
And
3. The centurion commanded that Paul should have soldiers to keep him ____________ from the Jews who wanted to kill him, and carry him to the governor Felix. Acts 23:___
And
4. The kind Samaritan took the wounded man to a place where he could be ____________ for. Luke 10:___
And
5. Christians can come right into God’s presence through prayer at any time in order to receive ___________ for their trials and difficulties. Hebrews 4:___
Let