Nehemiah Chapter 2
Nehemiah was the king’s trusted cupbearer (1:11), who ensured the safety and quality of the king’s food and drink. One day when Nehemiah was serving the king his wine, the king noticed Nehemiah’s sad appearance. It surprised…
Nehemiah Chapter 1
Even though the returned exiles had been in Jerusalem for many years, the wall of the city remained unrepaired, leaving its people unprotected and vulnerable. Walls mean little in most present-day cities, but in Nehemiah’s day, walls…
Ezra Chapter 10
When Ezra was praying and confessing, he was weeping and bowing down before the house of God. His weeping brought a large group of Israelite men, women and children gathered around him. They were also crying with…
Ezra Chapter 9
When we look at the intercessory prayers of the faithful in the Bible, we will find several key reasons why their prayers are heard by God, key points that we should always remember and uphold in our…
Ezra Chapter 8
“When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,And the roll is called up…
Ezra Chapter 7
Whenever I read Ezra Chapter 7, I get naturally drawn to Ezra 7:10… For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. And this serves as a…
Ezra Chapter 6
The shenanigans of the people in the land were thwarted when King Darius made a search on the archives of Cyrus. In fact, he made a decree, that anyone who tries to stop the work be severely…
Ezra Chapter 5
In God’s time. As a Christian, I’ve heard this phrase thrown around a lot. Indeed, it is true that we, whose days were fashioned for us by God before we were born, ought to wait for God’s…
Ezra Chapter 4
Were you surprised to read about the turn of events in Chapter 4? Everything seems to be going so well. The gentile king had miracously allowed them to retun to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. There as…
Ezra Chapter 3
Now those who returned had settled back in their own cities in Israel. But before the work on the temple rebuilding began, some essential things needed to be done. Did you spot them? For me, this chapter…