11th August: Nehemiah 4
Reading: Nehemiah 4 4:1-5 I’ve been told that the stone in Judah is often soft limestone, and when fire comes all the moisture evaporates and even massive stones crumble into dust. The very idea that...
View Article12th August: Nehemiah 5-6
Reading: Nehemiah 5-6 5:1-19 The work to rebuild the walls was also threatened by injustice in Judah’s society. The wealthy oppressed the poor rather than follow God’s law. They loaned money at high...
View Article13th August: Nehemiah 7
Reading: Nehemiah 7 I have lived in Liverpool for 15 years, but I was born and raised in Surrey, where I lived for 18 years. I still enjoy going back – visiting old hang-outs, and seeing my folks –...
View Article14th August: Nehemiah 8-9
Reading: Nehemiah 8-9 When 2,700,000 Israelite slaves wandered out of Eygpt into the Sinai desert, they had no land, no laws, no economy, and no government. They were one huge rabble! The probability...
View Article15th August: Nehemiah 10
Reading: Nehemiah 10 In today’s chapter, the Israelites were working hard at getting their nation back on track. As with any great initiative, once they agreed on what they were aiming for, they had...
View Article16th August: Nehemiah 11-12
Reading: Nehemiah 11-12 Did you watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 2012? I do not usually watch these events, as I find them a bit dull. However, I was much more interested this time...
View Article17th August: Nehemiah 13
Reading: Nehemiah 13 This chapter is often entitled ‘Nehemiah’s Final Reforms’. He is deeply grieved at how the Israelites had broken their covenant promises to the LORD, in his absence (13:6-7). His...
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