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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: Nehemiah is a Man of Prayer and a Man of the Book
Description: In Nehemiah chapter 1 we see that Nehemiah has a heart for Jerusalem, and he prays unto the Great and Terrible God, who keeps His covenant and shows mercy toward those who observe His commands. He asks the Lord to hear his prayer, he confesses his sin and his father's sin, and then he reminds the Lord (and himself) of God's word and of His promises. In Nehemiah's prayer he quotes from Deuteronomy 20:6, 28:14, Leviticus 26:33, Deuteronomy 9:29, and Exodus 32:11. He also quotes from Deuteronomy 12:5 which is where God says that He will make a place where His name dwells, and then in 2...