Nicholas Hood3

This chapter provides an excellent example of leadership in the weighed Nehemiah leads his people. Nehemiah challenges the people not to take advantage of one another and he himself refuses to take his allowance as a governor of Jerusalem appointed by the king of Persia

In this chapter comp'ny a Maya details the names of people who helped him rebuild the walls of Jerusalem peered at the same time they were doing construction common the workers held spears to protect themselves

Near Maya makes a request to the king of Persia for permission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He request a military guard, and letters of safe passage. Once he returns to Jerusalem he is very careful and how he finds the words to encourage the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple

Nehemiah prays for his people

In this chapter, the people respond to ezras prayer and request

In this chapter, is run is distraught because of intermarriage with pagans. His question and anger raises questions about the positives and negatives of intermarriage. As you listen to this chapter ask yourself what were the positives and negatives of intermarriage in the time of the Ezra, and what are the positives and negatives in intermarriage in today's world?

Ezra,the scribe and priest, list the names of male family heads who returned with him to Jerusalem

Darius of Persia commissions a search for the written decree of Cyrus that ordered the release of the Jewa from Babylon. After a search, the decree of Cyrus is found, not in Babylon, but in Medes

Introduction of Ezra, priest and scribe

Thoughts on Reparations

The rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem

" Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build, and they bribed officials to frustrate their plan throughout the reign of king Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of king darious of Persia (Ezra 4: 4 - 5)

Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem after Babylonian Captivity

In the 1st year of king Cyrus of Persia, in order that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah I might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of king Cyrus of Persia so that he sent a Herald throughout all his Kingdom and also in a written edict declared thus as king Cyrus of Persia the Lord Kama the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the Earth and he has charged me to...

Trust in the Lord and you will be blessed!

Search me O Lord and know my heart try me and know my thoughts see if the beanie wicked way in me and lead me in the path everlasting psalm 139

" Be angry but do not sin do not let the Sun go down on your anger, and do not make Room for the devil Ephesians 4: 26 - 27

The spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed to bind up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners Isaiah 61:1

"Therefore Prepare your minds for action;: discipline Yourselves set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed " 1st Peter 1:13

" The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me some my call and he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and released to the prisoners Isaiah 61: 1

The relationship between inner peace, spirituality, and personal empowerment

Why do people commit adultery? John 8

" Now there was a fair Ace name nichodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God Jesus answered him very truly I tell you no 1 can see the Kingdom of God without being born from above. John 3Vs 1 through 3

Make your behavior an extension and manifestation of your faith and Spirituality

" Gideon answered him, but sir, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?. Judges 6:13