Submitted by David W. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church Nehemiah 1:1-4 “In 586 B.C. Jerusalem had fallen to the Babylonians. Besieged, attacked and burned, Jerusalem was left in ruins. … When the Persian Empire succeeded the Babylonians, the exiled Jews were allowed to return home to resettle their homeland. Nehemiah is one of the children of [...]
Go here to read Pastor Ed’s Devotion Thoughts on Nehemiah 8 Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Gary Chang, Gracepoint Hsinchu In verses 1-6 it says that “all the people assembled as one man” from daybreak until noon and “listened attentively” to the Book of the Law. The picture of the spiritual community that emerges from this [...]