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Themes in Nehemiah 2

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Themes in Nehemiah 2

Nehemiah 2:1 (show verse)

And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine is before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;

Butler » Pharaoh's, imprisoned and released
Month » Abib (april) » After the captivity called nisan
Months » Names of the twelve » First, nisan or abib
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » The cupbearer of artaxerxes, a very trusted position
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:2 (show verse)

and the king saith to me, 'Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,

Countenance » Sad
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:3 (show verse)

and say to the king, 'Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, is a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'

Burial » Places of » Held in high veneration
Burying places » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Countenance » Sad
The Dead » Places of burial of » Attachment to the burial places of the fathers
Love » For Christ » For native land
Nation » Loyalty to
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Patriotism » Examples of
Patriotism » Instances of » Nehemiah
The Nation » Ps 137; ro 13 miscellaneous topics relating to, government, kings, rulers, etc » Patriotism, examples of

Nehemiah 2:4 (show verse)

And the king saith to me, 'For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,

Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Nehemiah
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Prayer » Nehemiah
private Prayer » Exemplified » Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:5 (show verse)

and say to the king, 'If to the king it be good, and if thy servant be pleasing before thee, that thou send me unto Judah, unto the city of the graves of my fathers, and I built it.'

Burial » Places of » Held in high veneration
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:6 (show verse)

And the king saith to me (and the queen is sitting near him), 'How long is thy journey? and when dost thou return?' and it is good before the king, and he sendeth me away, and I set to him a time.

Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Persia » Status of women in; queen sat on the throne with the king
Queen » Sits on the throne with the king
Time » An appointed season
Women » A persian queen sat on a throne beside her king

Nehemiah 2:7 (show verse)

And I say to the king, 'If to the king it be good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto Judah:

Euphrates, the » Called » The river
Government » Provincial
Letters » Of artaxerxes to nehemiah
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Passports » Given to nehemiah

and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams for the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

Asaph » Keeper of forests
Forests » Mentioned in scripture » The king's
Letters » Of artaxerxes to nehemiah
Nehemiah » Son of hachaliah » Is sent by the king to rebuild jerusalem
Palaces » Were entered by gates
Passports » Given to nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:9 (show verse)

And I come in unto the governors beyond the River, and give to them the letters of the king; and the king sendeth with me heads of a force, and horsemen;

Government » Provincial
Letters » Of artaxerxes to nehemiah
Passports » Given to nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:10 (show verse)

and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and it is evil to them -- a great evil -- that a man hath come in to seek good for the sons of Israel.

Character » Of the wicked » Envious
Character of the wicked » Envious
Horonite » Sanballat, the
Malice » Instances of » Samaritans toward the jews
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:11 (show verse)

And I come in unto Jerusalem, and I am there three days,

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Nehemiah 2:12 (show verse)

and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.

Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Nehemiah 2:13 (show verse)

And I go out through the gate of the valley by night, and unto the front of the fountain of the dragon, and unto the gate of the dunghill, and I am measuring about the walls of Jerusalem, that are broken down, and its gates consumed with fire.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Valley gate
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Dung gate
Jerusalem » Valley gate
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Nehemiah 2:14 (show verse)

And I pass over unto the gate of the fountain, and unto the pool of the king, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,

Gihon » A pool
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Jerusalem » Gate of the fountain
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The king's pool
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief
Water » Collected in » Pools

Nehemiah 2:15 (show verse)

and I am going up through the brook by night, and am measuring about the wall, and turn back, and come in through the gate of the valley, and turn back.

Cedron » Brook of, running south under the eastern wall of jerusalem
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Kidron » A valley and stream between jerusalem and the mount of olives
Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Nehemiah 2:16 (show verse)

And the prefects have not known whither I have gone, and what I am doing; and to the Jews, and to the priests, and to the freemen, and to the prefects, and to the rest of those doing the work, hitherto I have not declared it;

Prudence » Exemplified
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Sciences » Surveying
Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Nehemiah 2:17 (show verse)

and I say unto them, 'Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem is waste, and its gates have been burnt with fire; come and we build the wall of Jerusalem, and we are not any more a reproach.'

Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Nehemiah 2:18 (show verse)

And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, 'Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.

God » Hand of » Upon men for blessing
God, Goodness of » Recognize, in his dealings
hands » Should be employed » In God's service

Nehemiah 2:19 (show verse)

And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

Arabians » Oppose nehemiah's rebuilding the walls of jerusalem
Character » Of the wicked » Despising saints
Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
Contempt » For the righteous
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Saints » Death of » Despised
Sanballat » An enemy of the jews in rebuilding jerusalem after the babylonian captivity
Scorning and mocking » Saints endure, on account of » Their zeal for God's house
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Saints despised
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Opposes the rebuilding of the wall of jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:20 (show verse)

And I return them word, and say to them, 'The God of the heavens -- He doth give prosperity to us, and we His servants rise and have built; and to you there is no portion, and right, and memorial in Jerusalem.'

Nehemiah » Faith