[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 2[:]

[:en]When Nehemiah served wine to the king, the king noticed the sad face of Nehemiah and asked him if he was sick.  Nehemiah told him that it was sadness of heart because the city of Judah is in ruins and its gates destroyed by fire.  The king granted him leave, gave him safe-conduct pass and wrote a letter to Asaph to provide him timer.  He went to inspect the walls of Jerusalem and told the people to start rebuilding the wall.  When Sanballat – the Heronite, Tobiah – the Ammonite and Geshen – the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed them.  But they answered them”  “The God of heaven will give us success” (v.20)[:]