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
God Sent His Angel
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. Daniel 6:16. Daniel was high in