{"id":9247,"date":"2025-07-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milagreshoje.com.br\/?p=9247"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:39:15","slug":"nehemiah-2-lessons-in-courage-planning-and-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milagreshoje.com.br\/en\/nehemiah-2-lessons-in-courage-planning-and-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Nehemiah 2 – Lessons in Courage, Planning, and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nehemiah\u202f2<\/strong> is one of the most striking chapters in the Old\u202fTestament. It shows how the faith, strategy, and determination of one man could transform the history of a nation. Although Nehemiah was only the king\u2019s cupbearer, he was used to lead the rebuilding of Jerusalem\u2019s walls, bringing hope to a people who lived in shame and vulnerability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This chapter reveals profound truths about leadership, planning, and perseverance that remain relevant today. Throughout this study you will learn in detail what happened in Nehemiah\u202f2<\/strong> and how to apply those lessons to your own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nehemiah\u202f2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b9\u202fAnd it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, that I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before.
\n\u00b2\u202fSo the king said to me, \u201cWhy is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.\u201d Then I was very much afraid,
\n\u00b3\u202fand I said to the king, \u201cMay the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors\u2019 graves, lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?\u201d
\n\u2074\u202fThen the king said to me, \u201cWhat is your request?\u201d So I prayed to the God of heaven,
\n\u2075\u202fand I said to the king, \u201cIf it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors\u2019 graves, so that I may rebuild it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u2076\u202fThen the king said to me\u2014the queen also sitting beside him\u2014\u201cHow long will your journey be, and when will you return?\u201d So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time.
\n\u2077\u202fI also said to the king, \u201cIf it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through until I come to Judah;
\n\u2078\u202fand a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king\u2019s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.\u201d And the king granted them to me according to the gracious hand of my God upon me.
\n\u2079\u202fThen I went to the governors beyond the River and delivered the king\u2019s letters. The king had also sent with me army officers and horsemen.
\n\u00b9\u2070\u202fWhen Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u00b9\u00b9\u202fSo I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
\n\u00b9\u00b2\u202fThen I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I had told no one what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me except the one on which I rode.
\n\u00b9\u00b3\u202fAnd I went out by night through the Valley Gate toward the Dragon Spring and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
\n\u00b9\u2074\u202fI went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King\u2019s Pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
\n\u00b9\u2075\u202fSo I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u00b9\u2076\u202fThe officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.
\n\u00b9\u2077\u202fThen I said to them, \u201cYou see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.\u201d
\n\u00b9\u2078\u202fAnd I told them of the hand of my God that had been good upon me, and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Then they said, \u201cLet us rise up and build.\u201d So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
\n\u00b9\u2079\u202fBut when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked us and despised us, and said, \u201cWhat is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?\u201d
\n\u00b2\u2070\u202fSo I answered them and said, \u201cThe God of heaven will give us success. Therefore we, His servants, will arise and build; but you have no share, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Nehemiah\u202f2\"<\/figure>\n\n\n

The Historical Setting of Nehemiah\u202f2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To understand Nehemiah\u202f2<\/strong>, you must know the context of the people of Israel: Jerusalem was destroyed and its walls torn down, exposing the city to shame and danger. The exile had ended, but the restoration was far from complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Was Nehemiah?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n