the waiting country

The people have been engaging in a great covenant renewal with God. They have heard his word eagerly, they have confessed their sin humbly; ...

The events of this & the next chapter follow on from the feast in ch.8 and is the heart of the great covenant renewal between God and hi...

God's people are being rebuilt as a community that belongs to him. They gathered on the first day of the month to listen to God's wo...

The walls of Jerusalem have been rebuilt; now it's time to rebuild the people of God within those walls. Foundational to that rebuilding...

The passage we're beginning to look at this morning is really at the heart of the book of Nehemiah. In the earlier chapters, we've s...

Under Nehemiah's leadership, the walls of Jerusalem have been rebuilt. That was very significant in terms of their visible identity as t...

So far we've seen this small community serving God with vigour in the face of great opposition, which hasn't gone away. But this cha...

1. More Pressure! As this small community struggle to rebuild the ruined walls, as a testimony to God and as a focus for their identity as h...

In these past weeks and in the last few days, much has been said about the need (or otherwise) to bring in legislation to deal with religiou...

Nehemiah has come to Jerusalem, full of zeal for God's glory and conscious of a call to lead the people in rebuilding the wall. In this ...

1. Softly, Softly (vv.11-16) So how does Nehemiah tackle the situation? With great caution. Having arrived in Jerusalem, he doesn't make...

In a week of such tragedy, it can seem just a little obscure to turn to a book all about an ancient people and their struggles in an ancient...

Nehemiah was devastated by the news from Jerusalem. He wept and set himself to persevering, committed prayer. Vv.5-11 are a summary of his p...

The events recorded for us in this book are anchored in time and space. From secular history, we can place this scene to Nov/Dec 445BC when ...