Category Archives: Nehemiah

“Thou art a God ready to pardon.”—Nehemiah 9:17. When a man’s conscience is so awakened to the existence of sin that he cannot perceive any plea for mercy within himself, it is his wisdom to look for a plea in … Continue reading →

“The joy of the Lord is your strength.”–Nehemiah 8:10. “And the singers sang aloud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and … Continue reading →

“Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”–Nehemiah 4:9. Jehemiah, and the Jews with him, were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Sanballat and others were angry with them, … Continue reading →

“The king’s garden.”–Nehemiah 3:15 There have been many very famous kings’ gardens, such as those “hanging gardens” in Nineveh, wherein Sardanapalus delighted himself, and that remarkable garden of Cyrus, in which he took such great interest, because, as he said, … Continue reading →

“The broad wall.”—Nehemiah 3:8. It seems that around Jerusalem of old, in the time of her splendor, there was a broad wall, which was her defence and her glory. Jerusalem is a type of the Church of God. It is … Continue reading →