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CHAPTER II
_Artaxerxes, observing the sorrow of Nehemiah, inquires into the_
_cause_, 1, 2.
_Nehemiah shows him the cause, and requests permission to go and_
_rebuild the walls of Jerusalem_, 3-6....
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Nisan was the name given by the Persian Jews to the month previously
called “Abib,” the first month of the Jewish year, or that which
followed the vernal equinox. It fell four months after Chisleu
Neh...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The King's question (Nehemiah 2:1)_
2. The King's permission (Nehemiah 2:3)
3. The arrival in Jerusalem and the night-ride (Nehemiah 2:9)
4. The resolution to build the wall ...
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NEHEMIAH 1:11 B - NEHEMIAH 2:8. NEHEMIAH RECEIVES PERMISSION FROM
ARTAXERXES TO GO TO JERUSALEM AND REBUILD THE CITY WALLS.
Nehemiah 1:1. the twentieth year of Artaxerxes: 444 B.C. I HAD NOT
BEEN AFOR...
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NISAN. The first month (Abib, Exodus 12:2, &c), called Nisan after the
Captivity. This was four months after receiving the news (see App-51.)
THE TWENTIETH YEAR. The "seventy sevens" of Daniel 9:24 be...
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Nehemiah 2:1. Nehemiah receives His Commission
1. _Nisan_ See note on Nehemiah 1:1. This name only occurs elsewhere
in the O.T. in Esther 3:7, -in the first month, which is the month
Nisan," cf. Josep...
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IN THE MONTH NISAN— Which answers to part of our March and April. So
that it was almost four months between his hearing of the disconsolate
condition wherein Jerusalem lay, and his requesting leave of...
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TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENTS
B. Nehemiah comes to Jerusalem
1. Nehemiah is given permission by Artaxerxes to make the trip.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 2:1-10
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And it came about in the month Nisan, in the...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE MONTH NISAN, IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF
ARTAXERXES THE KING, THAT WINE WAS BEFORE HIM: AND I TOOK UP THE WINE,
AND GAVE IT UNTO THE KING. NOW I HAD NOT BEEN BEFORETIME SAD IN...
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2:1 Artaxerxes (b-15) See Ezra 7:1 ....
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WINE _was_ BEFORE HIM] LXX has 'wine was before me,' implying that it
was Nehemiah's turn to act as cup-bearer (the king having several).
This would explain why Artaxerxes had not observed his servant...
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NEHEMIAH'S RESOLVE TO REBUILD JERUSALEM
This chapter gives an account of Nehemiah's request for leave to
rebuild Jerusalem, his arrival there, and his survey of the ruined
walls, which it was decided...
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NISAN. — The old Abib, the first month of the Jewish year, following
the vernal equinox. As we are still in the twentieth year of the king,
the beginning of his reign must be dated before Chisleu. The...
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II.
(1-8) Nehemiah’s appeal to the king....
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וַ יְהִ֣י ׀ בְּ חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֗ן
שְׁנַ֥ת עֶשְׂ
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THE PRAYER ANSWERED
Nehemiah 2:1
NEHEMIAH'S prayer had commenced on celestial heights of meditation
among thoughts of Divine grace and glory, and when it had stooped to
earth it had swept over the wi...
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A PATRIOT'S SELF-SACRIFICE
Nehemiah 2:1
The seventh month answers to our March or April, so that four months
had passed since Nehemiah had set himself to special prayer. Between
the king's second que...
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Nehemiah's sadness could not wholly be hidden. He had not been
habitually a sad man, as he himself declares; but the sorrow of his
nation manifested itself as he stood before the king.
It has been sug...
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And it came to pass in the month (a) Nisan, in the twentieth year of
(b) Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I took up
the wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been [bef...
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Year. It seems the Persians began the year with Tizri, since both
Casleu (the third) and Nisan (the seventh month of the civil year)
fall on the twentieth of the king. --- Wine. These kings drunk only...
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CONTENTS
Nehemiah appearing with a sad countenance before the king his master,
occasions the monarch to ask the cause. Upon being informed, and
Nehemiah making request to go to Jerusalem, the king gr...
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Preparation and Equipment
Luke 14:27-31 (NKJV) "And whoever does not bear his cross and come
after Me cannot be My disciple. "For which of you, intending to build
a tower, does not sit down first and...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6.
The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not
one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...
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And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I took up the
wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime]...
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_In the month Nisan_ Which answers to part of our March and April. So
that there were almost four months between the time of his hearing the
fore-mentioned sad tidings respecting the defenceless condi...
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1 Artaxerxes vnderstanding the cause of Nehemiahs sadnesse, sendeth
him with letters and commission to Ierusalem.
9 Nehemiah, to the griefe of the enemies, commeth to Ierusalem.
12 Hee vieweth secre...
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Nehemiah's Request Granted by the King...
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And it came to pass in the month Nisan, the first month of the Jewish
church-year, some four months after Nehemiah had received news
regarding the pitiful conditions in Jerusalem, IN THE TWENTIETH YEA...
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This exercise of Nehemiah continued for four months following the
information he received, and finally came to a head in the month Nisan
(corresponding to March or April), when Nehemiah was serving wi...
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1-8 Our prayers must be seconded with serious endeavours, else we
mock God. We are not limited to certain moments in our addresses to
the King of kings, but have liberty to go to him at all times;
ap...
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NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 2 Artaxerxes, understanding the cause of Nehemiah's
sadness, NEHEMIAH 2:1, sendeth him with letters to Jerusalem, NEHEMIAH
2:6. Nehemiah, to the grief of the enemies, cometh to Jerusa...
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Nehemiah 2:1 month H2320 Nisan H5212 twentieth H6242 year H8141 King
H4428 Artaxerxes H783 wine H3196 before H6440 too
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NEHEMIAH'S SUCCESSFUL APPROACH TO THE KING AND HIS SUBSEQUENT
COMMISSION (NEHEMIAH 2:1).
Having reached his decision before God Nehemiah now carried it out
into practise. He came into the king's pres...
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NISAN
first monththat is, April....
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CONTENTS: Nehemiah's visit to Jerusalem by permission of Artaxerxes.
CHARACTERS: God, Artaxerxes, Nehemiah, Sanballat, Tobiah, Asaph,
Geshem.
CONCLUSION: The Christian should be concerned in the sor...
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Nehemiah 2:1. _Nisan._ See the chronology, Exodus 12. Artaxerxes was
well disposed towards the Jews. He had sent Ezra to Jerusalem in the
seventh year of his reign; he now sends Nehemiah in the twenti...
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_And it came to pass in the month Nizan._
DIVINE INTERPOSITION
I. Was opportune.
1. That God’s plans are worked out with the utmost precision.
2. That God often interferes on His people’s behalf w...
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NEHEMIAH 2:1 Nehemiah Gains Permission to Return and Inspects
Jerusalem’s Walls. Nehemiah is allowed to go to Jerusalem (vv.
Nehemiah 2:1). He surveys the walls, finding them in very poor
condition (v...
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.]
NEHEMIAH 2:1. NISAN] Called Abib in Exodus 13:4, first month in Hebrew
national year. Corresponds to parts of our March and April.
NEHEMIAH 2:3. LET THE KING LIVE FOR EVER] (Heb....
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EXPOSITION
NEHEMIAH 2:1
IN THE MONTH NISAN. The fourth month after Chisleu, corresponding
nearly to our April. How it came about that Nehemiah did not put the
king's favour to the proof until more th...
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"You've never been sad in my presence before, what's wrong with you?"
And so Nehemiah opened up his heart. Actually, the king had asked him
a question and the king discerned. He said, "It's obviously...
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Esther 3:7; Ezra 7:1; Ezra 7:7; Genesis 40:11; Genesis 40:21;...
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REBUILDING THE WALL
Nehemiah 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we study the Book of Nehemiah we learn the truth of that old
saying, "God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform." This
was true in...
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Nisan — Four months after he had heard those sad tidings. The reason
of this long delay might be either that his turn of attending upon the
king did not come 'till that time: or that 'till then he wan...