Study with Pastor Kelvin
Read: NEHEMIAH 5-7
Summary:
Internal problems threaten to do what external enemies could not. Nehemiah learns that wealthy Jews have charged their poorer neighbors high interest rates in violation of Old Testament Law. Many are near starvation, and others have been forced to sell children as slaves to pay their debts. Nehemiah confronts the wealthy and gets their commitment to correct the injustice. Nehemiah himself sets an example for the rich by paying the costs of administering Judea himself, rather than exercising his right to tax his already burdened people. But Sanballat has not given up. He tries to get Nehemiah to meet him, assuming that without Nehemiah's leadership work would cease. When neither invitations nor threats work, Sanballat hires a prophet to urge Nehemiah to hide, hoping the act will discredit him. Nehemiah scornfully rejects what he sees as a coward's course. And so the wall is rebuilt in just 52 days. With the walls complete, Nehemiah consults the census lists as first step toward repopulating the holy city.
Prayer Point:
In the name of Jesus Christ as I pray, O' Lord give me the grace to overcome the challenges of life.
- What insights did you gain?
- How can you apply this passage in your life?
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