The leaders of the people lived in the city. They would help Hanani and Hananiah to rule the people (Nehemiah 7:2). But a city can only be a great city if many people live there. The people who lived in the other towns and villages already had houses and land. If they moved to live in Jerusalem, the... [ Continue Reading ]
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 11 The people had built the city called Jerusalem again. Then they returned to the smaller towns and villages where they lived. Not many people lived in the city called Jerusalem. It was important for p... [ Continue Reading ]
Many of the people lived on their own land in the other towns and villages. Some of the rulers of the districts lived in Jerusalem. Nehemiah recorded their names. Some of them were *descendants of Judah. Judah’s sons were Perez and Shelah. Perez was born after Judah *sinned with Tamar. Tamar was th... [ Continue Reading ]
Nehemiah recorded the names of the priests and the *Levites who lived in Jerusalem. The priests led the people when they *worshipped God. The *Levites helped the priests and they looked after the *sacrifices. Some of these men looked after the work of the *temple. Other men led the people in prayer... [ Continue Reading ]
God had given the country called *Judah to his special people the *Jews. He gave each family a share in the land. So when the people returned from the *exile, they returned to the country of their *ancestors. V22 The leader of the *Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi. (He was the son of Bani and was the... [ Continue Reading ]
Asaph was a leader of the singers at the time of King David (1 Chronicles 6:39). He also wrote some of the Psalms in the Bible. His *descendants were the singers in the *temple. Although the king lived far away in Persia, he wanted to know about the people in *Judah. He had a special interest in th... [ Continue Reading ]
Nehemiah also recorded the names of the towns and villages of *Judah. We do not know much about the people in this chapter. They lived many years ago, but they did an important job for Nehemiah and for God. God cares about all sorts of people. And he is pleased when they serve him well. Often Nehe... [ Continue Reading ]