It pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. Nehemiah 2:6. While Nehemiah implored the help of God, he did not fold his own hands, feeling that he had no more care or responsibility in the
A Holy Purpose
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, … and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Nehemiah 1:11. Nehemiah,
God Their Protector
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all
Knowledge Requires Action
Ezra … was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. Ezra 7:6. More than two thousand years have passed since Ezra “prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord,
Ezra, Student and Teacher
Ezra … prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it. Ezra 7:10. Born of the sons of Aaron, Ezra had been given a priestly training; and in addition to this he had acquired a
Obstacles a Test of Faith
For who hath despised the day of small things? Zechariah 4:10 In rebuilding the house of the Lord, Zerubbabel had labored in the face of manifold difficulties. From the beginning, adversaries had “weakened the hands of the people of Judah,
Burden-Sharing
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession. Daniel 9:3, 4. Burdened in behalf of