“I was very much afraid, but I said
to the king, ‘May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when
the city, where my fathers are buried, lies in ruins, and its gates have been
destroyed by fire?’ The king said to me, ‘What is it you want?’ Then I prayed
to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, ‘If it pleases the king and if
your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah
where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it.”
Nehemiah knew that the Israelites
were human and had done wrong in the eyes of the Lord, but he also knew that if
they would turn from their ways, God would show favor to them once more. After
much prayer, Nehemiah went before Artaxerxes, King of the Medo-Persian empire
to request permission to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Though he was very
afraid, Nehemiah prayed and left everything to God before telling the king his
request. He put his faith in God that the Lord would hold to His promises. Soon
Nehemiah set off for Jerusalem, knowing that the Lord went with him.
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