Nehemiah was a Hebrew living in Persia who knew that the wall of his city, Jerusalem, was broken down and would need to rebuilt to keep the returning Jews safe in the city. As he prayed, the Persian king Artaxerxes gave him permission to return and even provided supplies for the rebuilding. Inspired by Nehemiah s leadership, the Jews overcame danger and threats to rebuild the wall in a amazing 52 days. On a subsequent return to the city, Nehemiah found many of the Jews in apostasy, but he forcefully calls them back to obedience to God. Show Less
Genesis chapter 6 tells of a time of widespread violence and immorality in early human history. God was grieved that He had made man upon the earth. But one man was considered righteous in God's...
He was headstrong and impulsive. He also denied three times that he knew Jesus Christ. But Christ called him “The Rock’ and he proved faithful to Jesus Christ until the end. The life and death of...