[:en]While the work was on going, there were poor people who borrowed money from nobles, and officials. They exact usury from them and confiscated their fields, and vineyard if they were unable to pay them. Their sons and daughters became their slaves. So the poor raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers. When Nehemiah… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 5[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 4[:]
[:en]Oppositions to the rebuilding of Wall: Sanballat, the Heronite – “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life for the heaps of rubble – burned as they are?” (v. 2) Tobiah, the Ammonite –… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 3[:]
[:en]The Ten Gates: Sheep Gate – Jesus is the lamb. He is your salvation. You will be saved if you believe in Him. Fish Gate – Jesus wants you to be fishers of men. You must serve the Lord. Old Gate – You should follow the ancient path and walk in right ways Valley Gate… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 3[:]
[: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… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 1[:]
[:en]Hanani came from Judah and reported to Nehemiah that those who survived the exile and are back in the province were in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates had been burned with fire. When Nehemiah, the cupbearer heard about it, he sat down and wept. He fasted… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezra 9 – 10[:]
[:en]The Lord commanded the people of Israel not to intermarriage with the people there. But they did not listen. So Ezra prayed and confessed before the Lord and the people fathered around him also wept bitterly. Ezra then issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem and make… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezra 9 – 10[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezra 8[:]
[:en]People gathered to return to Jerusalem with Ezra. With God’s blessings, they arrived safely from their journey and sacrificed burnt offerings to God.[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezra 7[:]
[:en]Ezra was a teacher and well versed in the law of Moses. He arrived in Jerusalem and devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord and to teach its decrees and laws in Israel. King Artaxerses wrote a letter to Ezra giving permission for the Israelites to go to Jerusalem. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezra 7[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezra 6[:]
[:en]King Darius issued an order to search the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon. A scroll was found with the decree issued by king Cyrus authorizing them to rebuild the temple. So they continue rebuilding and was completed in the 6th year of the reign of King Darius. The people of Israel – the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezra 6[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezra 5[:]
[:en]After prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem,, Zerubbabel and Jeshua set to rebuild the house of God. At that time, Tatternai, the governor of Trans-0Euphrates and its officials sent a letter to king Darius to search in the royal archives if king Cyrus did issue a decree to rebuild… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezra 5[:]