I read Nehemiah 5:
Nehemiah saw that the famine made many people poor and they were losing their property, Their children were having to be sold into slavery and they were being indebted to their fellow Israelites. He told them that it was not right to charge their brothers interest or to take their property.
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I read Nehemiah 4:
Outside opposition grew and ridicule of the wall was spread, trying to discourage the workers. Once the wall was halfway built, the strategy of discouragement was abandoned and outright aggression was the new tactic, so the workers had to divide their attention between building the wall and defending themselves with each of their two hands.
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Today I read Nehemiah 3:
Lots of people were mentioned and the parts that they repaired or rebuilt adjoining the wall and its gates.
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Today I read Nehemiah 2:
Nehemiah was sad while he was cup-bearing, so the king asked him about it.
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I read Nehemiah 1:
Nehemiah prayed for and confessed the sins of all the people, including his own father’s family, reminding God of His promise to gather His people back, even from distant exile once they return to Him and obey His commands.
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Today I read Ezra 10:
Ezra wept at Israel’s unfaithfulness, and the families that had married foreign women repented from their disobedience to God’s commands and put away their foreign wives. ( it sure exactly what that means)
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I read Ezra 9:
Many of he exiles have started to adopt the detestable ways of the people around them, bringing impurity into the community, even intermarrying with the foreign cultures and practices.
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Today I read Ezra 8:
Lots of families are listed who came from Babylon, and Levites were also gathered together to go with them. They prayed to God for protection and surveyed the sacrifices and offerings they were also bringing with them.
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Today I read Ezra 7:
Ezra was sent from Babylon with a letter from the Babylonian king instructing treasurers to give him whatever he needs to make sure the law or His God is complied with. Leaders and judges should be established, and nobody should charge the temple workers or Levites any taxes or fees.
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Today I read Ezra 6:
The LORD changed the attitude of the king to now not only allow the temple to be rebuilt, but also to fund and support it through the treasury.
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