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Ezra-Nehemiah: A Mentor Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Tiberius Rata, an Old Testament scholar, considers the narrative of the restoration of the Jewish people to its homeland. At the center of these two books of Ezra and Nehemiah are the decrees of two Persian kings, Cyrus and Artaxerxes. We discover a God who is in control of history and the hearts of his people. Yahweh can even work through the lives of secular kings.

and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem.” The man of God made the right assessment: the people were in trouble and the city of Jerusalem was not a city to be envied, but a sight to be mocked. Nehemiah’s assessment was consistent with Hanani’s report (1:3). But Nehemiah didn’t just weep over the state of Jerusalem (1:4), he moved to action, challenging those around him to rebuild Jerusalem. His imperative, “Come, let us build” showed that Nehemiah
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