NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON Nehemiah 1:9 if you return to me. Nehemiah appeals to God’s promise that, if Israel repented, he would restore them to the land and prosperity (Leviticus 26:40; Deuteronomy 4:29; Deuteronomy 30:1). While many of God’s people have returned from exile, the land is not yet secure. The place that I have chosen was primarily where the Lord’s sanctuary would be, that is, Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:4). to make my name dwell there. The Lord claimed the place as his own, against the claims of other gods or rulers.

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