Nehemiah 1 - Report from Jerusalem
Read kjv nehemiah chapter 1: Nehemiah's Burden And Strategic Prayer
Set in Susa 13 years after Ezra's return, this chapter bridges the gap between spiritual restoration and physical security. It introduces Nehemiah as a high-ranking cupbearer whose heart remains tethered to the covenant promises of God.
Explore how a single report of broken walls leads a king's cupbearer to mobilize a movement of national reconstruction. Begin your study with nehemiah 1 summary.
Observe that Nehemiah bases his entire plea on the conditional promises found in Deuteronomy, essentially 'reminding' God of His own words to secure a miracle. The 'Word Secret' is *Hesed*, the 'steadfast love' that Nehemiah appeals to as the only basis for a broken people's hope. The riches of nehemiah 1 explained containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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Nehemiah chapter 1
The Heartbreaking Report from Jerusalem
1 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,
2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Nehemiah's Prayer for Divine Favor and Remittance
5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
11 O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.