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Nehemiah 2:17
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Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
About Nehemiah 2:17
Few verses address The Reformer in the Bible as directly as Nehemiah 2:17. This Old Testament passage from the history of Nehemiah has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Nehemiah 2:18
“Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.”
- 2 Kings 23:25
“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”
- 2 Chronicles 29:3
“He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.”
- Ezra 7:10
“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.”
- Jonah 3:5
“So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.”
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How to Apply Nehemiah 2:17
Pray through Nehemiah 2:17 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of The Reformer in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.