Study 2 From the Book of Nehemiah is: Nehemiah 2
1.
What
is the order of events following Nehemiah’s prayer? What difficulty did he have
to face at each stage?
2.
What
light does the chapter throw on Nehemiah’s secret communion with God? What
grounds was he confident that God would prosper him in his work? Are such
communion and confidence lacking in your life?
Notes
1.
Verse
3. Nehemiah had probably broken court etiquette in letting his grief be seen in
the king’s presence.
2.
Verse
10. ‘Sanballat’: an important official, probably governor of Samaria. Tobiah
may have been his secretary.
