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Nehemiah 1:1-5 (CEV)
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1 I am Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and in this book I tell what I have done. During the month of Chislev in the twentieth year that Artaxerxes ruled Persia, I was in his fortress city of Susa, 2 when my brother Hanani came with some men from Judah. So I asked them about the Jews who had escaped from being captives in Babylonia. I also asked them about the city of Jerusalem. 3 They told me, "Those captives who have come back are having all kinds of troubles. They are terribly disgraced, Jerusalem's walls are broken down, and its gates have been burned." 4 When I heard this, I sat down and cried. Then for several days, I mourned; I went without eating to show my sorrow, and I prayed: 5 LORD God of heaven, you are great and fearsome. And you faithfully keep your promises to everyone who loves you and obeys your commands.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 4) Prayer - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem
(v. 4) Fasting - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem
(v. 5) Prayer - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 4) Strong Foundation (2015-10-11)
(v. 5) Prayer of the Righeous - Intimate Prayer (2013-03-22)
(v. 5) Strong Foundation (2015-10-11)
Definition(s):
Artaxerxes (Ar-tax-erk-sees): the silence of light; fervent to spoil
Hanani (Ha-nah-nee): my grace; my mercy
Nehemiah (Ne-hem-eye-a): consolation; repentance of the Lord
Chislev (Kiz-lev):
So (Soh):
