Nehemiah
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Introduction[i]
The
Book of Nehemiah will require but few remarks; but it is important to establish
its import. It is a necessary link in the history of God's dealings, in the
recital of His patience and loving-kindness towards Jerusalem, which He had
chosen.
In Ezra we have seen the temple rebuilt and the authority of the law re-established among the people, who are again separated from the Gentiles, and set apart for God.
In Nehemiah we witness the rebuilding of the walls of
Jerusalem, and the restoration of what may be termed the civil condition of the
people, but under circumstances that definitely prove their subjection to the
Gentiles.