This passage gives details of the giving of the first wave of exiles to return to Jerusalem for the rebuilding of the temple. The principle that we see is that one of the way that God’s people are to support the work of God’s Kingdom is through their financial support.
Read Nehemiah 7:66-73
The righteousness that Jesus speaks of in this text includes being right with God, living obedient lives and seeking obedience to God throughout the world. Jesus teaches that those who are passionate for this comprehensive righteousness are blessed.
Read Matthew 5:6
In this passage Nehemiah organizes the defense of the city of Jerusalem and enrolls the people by genealogy. From this we learn of the importance of defense in God’s Kingdom and the importance of legitimate membership in number of the people of God.
Read Nehemiah 7:1-65
This sermon explores the idea of meekness by considering the meaning of the word, the example of Moses and Jesus as well as other passages which enjoin meekness in God’s people.
Read Matthew 5:5
Among other things this chapter teaches us that Satan attacks leaders, is persistent and uses deception and trickery as he seeks to hinder the work of the Kingdom of God.
Read Nehemiah 6
The kind of mourning Jesus is speaking about here is a mourning for sin. This beatitude teaches that such mourning is an essential component of Christian character. Those who mourn in this way are comforted by the gospel of forgiveness in Christ.
Read Matthew 5:4
Tensions are surfacing in the covenant community because the rich are exploiting the poor. Nehemiah addresses this issue and is himself an example of helping the poor rather than exploiting them.
Read Nehemiah 5
From this text we learn that how we think of ourselves is important in the kingdom of God. To be poor in spirit is to be aware of our dependence upon God, aware of our smallness before God and aware of our sinfulness.
Read Matthew 5:1-3
This chapter describes the beginning of opposition against Nehemiah and the Jews as they worked at rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. From it we learn how opposition against the work of promoting the cause of Christ can be discouraging and how we are encouraged to persevere.
Read Nehemiah 4
This sermon considers the nature of child-like faith both in order to enter the kingdom and for the ongoing life of believers.
Read Mark 10:13-16
