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By analyzing the elements of narrative and the historical background of Ezra and Nehemiah, Israel Loken explains how and why God’s people rebuilt Jerusalem and changed their way of worship. Loken examines the views of other scholars before drawing persuasive conclusions about what convinced God’s people to follow Him, once again, with their entire beings. Loken then tells us what the characters...

1:3 Hanani responded to the question of Nehemiah by informing him that the Jewish remnant that remained in the land of Judah was currently in רָעָה (“distress”) and חֶרְפָּה (“reproach”). The reference to the remnant being in distress is most likely to be taken as a description of the remnant’s social and economic situation while the use of the term “reproach” announced the spiritual condition of the people.11 The nation’s social situation was in distress because of continual oppression by foreign
Nehemiah 1:3
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