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RLJ-1879
-- SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
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THE ORIGIN STORY OF JESUS
Part 84: Nehemiah Builds the Wall |
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Nehemiah was a Jew who was also the trusted cupbearer
of Persian King Artaxerxes II. A remnant had returned to Jerusalem
more than a hundred years earlier but the city walls were still not
finished and the situation was bleak. Artaxerxes offered to help by
sending Nehemiah with soldiers and letters of credit to supervise
the rebuilding. He inspected the broken walls and divided the
project into 29 parts with a work crew being assigned to each
section. Three regional Persian governors did not want to see
Jerusalem restored and threatened the use of military force.
Nehemiah’s primary weapon was prayer, but he also armed his workers
against their adversaries. In this way they were able to rebuild the
wall around Jerusalem. Nehemiah had a strong zeal for the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was faithful in leadership, knowing
that the same God which had called him to service would also see him
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