Nehemiah 9:9-18 A tragic account of the Israelites victory then decline in their spiritual closeness with God. Nehemiah is lamenting with great sorrow in his heart of how the Israelites ancestors were able to escape captivity and bondage under the Egyptians by the grace of God through the miraculous splitting of the Red Sea. God …
DeVos – 9/13 Thoughts
Nehemiah 7:61-73 There were others that came to Jerusalem that could not find their family records and therefore were excluded from the priesthood for they were considered “unclean” in verse 64. The next portion of today’s devotion gives a list of all that contributed to the work which included the governor, the heads of the …
DeVos – 9/12 Thoughts
Nehemiah 7:5-60 Today’s devotion is an interesting one because it consist of 55 verses. At first I was like woah what a long passage to read but as I was reading, I recognized most of it were part of the census taken by Nehemiah. I like Nehemiah because of his administrative and organizational skills! He …
DeVos – 9/11 Thoughts
Nehemiah 6:15-7:4 The wall that Nehemiah and his people were rebuilding was finally complete. When all of their enemies heard about it, they were afraid and they also recognized this work was only accomplished with the help from God’s gracious hand. Now Nehemiah recognizing that the city that the wall is rebuilt around is small, …
DeVos – 9/10 Thoughts
Nehemiah 6:1-14 Nehemiah and his team were pretty much finished with rebuilding the wall. This would be the last opportunity for Sanballat, Tobias, and the enemies of Nehemiah to take action in order to stop the rebuilding of the wall. They attempted to arrange a meeting with Nehemiah but Nehemiah understood the meeting was a …
DeVos – 9/09 Thoughts
Nehemiah 5:14-19 Here we find an example of the humble servanthood of Nehemiah. This is an example of Christ within Nehemiah’s testimony. He could have taxed his people to support him and his endeavor just as his predecessors have done so but he chose not to. He knew that the people were already having a …
DeVos – 9/06 Thoughts
Nehemiah 4:1-14 As Nehemiah and the Jews were rebuilding the wall they faced opposition from Sanballat, Tobiah, and others. Nehemiah prayed and asked God to turn their insults back for the people worked extremely hard to rebuild the wall. When the wall was almost completed, they faced opposition and the people prayed to God every …
DeVos – 9/05 Thoughts
Nehemiah 3:15-32 Again like yesterday’s devotion, we see a list of names detailed by Nehemiah concerning their tasks and responsibilities. I’m quite impressed at how thorough the list is and it is obvious that Nehemiah was gifted with administration. He also gives credit to each person involved in the project. Important aspects of Nehemiah’s leadership …
DeVos – 9/04 Thoughts
Nehemiah 3:1-14 Today’s devotion reading includes a detailed list of all the individuals that helped with the rebuilding project. It gives an in-depth overview of how each group of people were given the responsibility of a specific task within the entire project. It would seem that each group of people that were given these different …
DeVos – 9/03 Thoughts
Nehemiah 2:11-20 After the king granted his request, Nehemiah set out for Jerusalem. He stayed there for three days without announcing his intentions. Nehemiah then went out at night to examine the walls of Jerusalem, which remained destroyed after the fire. Following his examination, he said to the Jewish leaders that Jerusalem was still in …