Nehemiah's Call to Rebuild Jerusalem and Warnings Against Alliance with Egypt and Assyria
Nehemiah, in the citadel of Susa, learns about the plight of the Jewish remnant in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Isaiah warns against seeking alliance with Egypt and Assyria, emphasizing repentance and trust in God for salvation. The historical backdrop includes the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Egyptian empires.
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Nehemiah 1:1-3 Elder: Bob Schroeder
The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,2Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
3They said to me, Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.
Assyria 722 BC
Assyria Egypt
Woeto the obstinate children, declares the Lord, to those who carry out plans that are not mine,forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin; 2who go down to Egyptwithout consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh s protection, to Egypt s shade for refuge. 3But Pharaoh s protection will be to your shame, Egypt s shade will bring you disgrace. Isaiah 30:1-3
15 One of Israel, says: In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. 15This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy Isaiah 30:15
Assyria Babylon 626 BC Egypt
Assyria Babylon Egypt
Babylon 597 BC
Babylon Persia
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: 2 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah
3Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them.4And in any locality where survivorsmay now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem. Ezra 1:1-4
Persia Jews
The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa
2Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
3They said to me, Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,2they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here. Ezra 4:1-2
But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us. Ezra 4:3
4Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building. 5They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia. Ezra 4:4-5
1.Do you desire to build your life around Christ? 2. Do you recognize where your life around Christ is broken?
