a. Nehemiah lived in Shushan, the capital city of the Persians, and he lived in the citadel—that is, the fortified palace of the Persians. Right away, we know Nehemiah is someone important, living in the very palace of the king of Persia. b. Nehemiah’s body was in Persia; but his heart and his interest were in Jerusalem—eight hundred miles away! He wanted to know from those returning how the people and the city were doing. i. We might think that an
Nehemiah 1:1–3