March 20th, 2008 at 10:12 am (7:5-12:47, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
I’m going to break trend and begin with a side note today:
Side Note: If you’ve read the “About” section of this blog you’ll know that the lessons on this blog grow out of a Sunday School class I teach.
Someone in class asked several weeks back the dimensions of the wall Nehemiah built. That proved [...]
March 27th, 2008 at 9:52 am (13:1-31, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
Let’s review what has just happened as we approach Nehemiah 13. The wall was rebuilt in 52 days, and Nehemiah did the following:
Appointed gatekeepers and Levitical priests (7:1)
Found God-fearing men — his brother Hanani and the commander of the citadel Hananiah - and put them in charge of Jerusalem (7:2)
Ensured that some important directives [...]
March 27th, 2008 at 1:38 pm (Nehemiah, Personal Application)
Dear Disciples:
This post concludes our nine-part series on Nehemiah. I’ll summarize the application lessons we’ve learned through our study.
For our purpose, Nehemiah’s story can be divided into five sections:
SECTION 1: Preparing to do God’s work (Chapters 1 and 2)
SECTION 2: Getting To Work (3:1-4:9)
SECTION 3: Dealing With Opposition (4:10-5:13)
SECTION 4: True Leadership (5:14-7:4)
SECTION 5: When You’re Done, Stop (7:5-13:31)
Here are the primary application [...]