Daily Devotional

Revival in the people of Godverses 1-4

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were

assembled with fasting – sackclothes – earth upon them

And the seed of Israel SEPARATED themselves from all strangers

and stood and CONFESSED their sins

and the iniquities of their fathers

And they stood up in their … Read More

People gather at Water Gateverse 1

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man

into the street that was before the WATER GATE

And they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring

the book of the law of Moses

which the LORD had commanded to Israel

Ezra read the Book of the Lawverses 2-3

And Ezra … Read More

Nehemiah leaves brothers to rule in Jerusalemverses 1-3

Now it came to pass – when the wall was built and I had set up the doors

and the porters – and the singers – and Levites were appointed

      that I gave my brother Hanani

and Hananiah the ruler of the palace

charge over Jerusalem

FOR he was a faithful… Read More

Nehemiah refused to meetverses 1-4

Now it came to pass when Sanballat – Tobiah – Geshem the Arabian

the rest of our enemies – heard that I had built the wall

and that there was no breach left therein

(though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates)

That Sanballat and Gershem sent to … Read More

People hungryverses 1-2

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives

against their brethren the Jews

For there were that said

We – our sons – our daughters are many

therefore we take up corn for them

that we may eat – and live

People in debtverse 3

Some also there were that … Read More

Sanballat angry with the Jewsverses 1-2

But it came to pass – that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall

he was wroth – took great indignation – mocked the Jews

      and he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria

saying

What do these feeble Jews?

Will they fortify themselves?

Will they sacrifice?

Will they make … Read More

High Priest rebuild Sheep Gateverses 1-2

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests

and they built the SHEEP GATE – they SANCTIFIED it

and set up the doors of it

      even to the tower of Meah they SANCTIFIED it

                  to the tower of Hananeel

And next to him built the men of Jericho

And … Read More

King confronts Nehemiahverses 1-2

And it came to pass in the month Nisan

in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king

that wine was before him

                  and I took up the wine – and gave it to the king

Now I had not been beforetime SAD in his presence

wherefore the king

said to me

            Why is your countenance … Read More

Nehemiah is concerned for Jerusalemverses 1-2

The words of Nehemiah

the son of Hachaliah

And it came to pass in the month Chisleu in the twentieth year

as I was in Shushan the palace

that Hanani – one of my brethren came

he and certain men of Judah

And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped

which … Read More