Nehemiah Explained

Understanding the Book and Its Message for Today

von Samuel Whitaker

132 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What does it mean to keep rebuilding when the threats are real and the walls are still only half-finished? Nehemiah Explained walks through one of the Old Testament's most practical books on leadership under pressure: the story of a Jewish cupbearer in the Persian court who hears that Jerusalem's walls lie in ruins, prays for months before he acts, and then rebuilds the entire wall in fifty-two days, despite mockery, sabotage, and threats of violence from without, and exploitation of the poor from within.When his enemies scheme against him, Nehemiah's answer is as simple as it is demanding: "We prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat." This volume covers the book's historical setting, structure, and key themes; corrects common misreadings; and offers reflection questions for personal or group study.Part of the Bible for Modern Life series, this book helps readers engage Scripture not as a relic but as a living word for the work of rebuilding something that matters.

• Reihe: The Bible for Modern Life Series
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften Bibel Altes Testament
• ISBN: 9781972885178
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Focused Ascent, LLC