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Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 24th (Nehemiah 2 & John 2)

Alastair's Adversaria

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Nehemiah's Return to Jerusalem

Nehemiah's coming to support and fortify his near neighbours was not appreciated by him. The king readily grants nehemiah what he requests, something in which nehemiah sees the lord's hand at work. But after hearing of the ready assistance provided by the king, we also hear of opposition from two men, sam balet, the horanite, and tobiah, the ammonite. Nehemiah took three days to settle in and sought out matter. It is likely that he needed to secure appropriate accommodation to perform certain duties for the king. He undertook a night time inspection of the wall with only one animal and a few trusted men - telling no one his intentions.

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