WEBVTT - Nehemiah 1

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. I'm John Stangi,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Nhemiah chapter one, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the message the Memoirs of Nehemiah, son of Hakkalayah.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the month of Kiss lev in the twentieth year.

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<v Speaker 1>At the time, I was in the palace complex at

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<v Speaker 1>Susa HANNONI. One of my brothers had just arrived from

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<v Speaker 1>Judah with some fellow Jews. I asked them about the

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<v Speaker 1>conditions among the Jews there who had survived the exile,

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<v Speaker 1>and about Jerusalem. They told me the exile survivors who

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<v Speaker 1>are left there in the province are in bad shape.

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<v Speaker 1>Conditions are appalling. The wall of Jerusalem is still robbing,

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<v Speaker 1>the city gates are still sinders. When I heard this,

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<v Speaker 1>I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting

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<v Speaker 1>and praying before the God of Heaven. I said, God,

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<v Speaker 1>God of Heaven, the great and awesome God, loyal to

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<v Speaker 1>his covenant and faithful to those who love him and

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<v Speaker 1>obey his commands. Look at me, Listen to me, pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to this prayer of your servant that I'm praying

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<v Speaker 1>day and night in intercession for your servants, the people

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel, confessing the sins of the people of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm including myself, I and my ancestors among those

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<v Speaker 1>who have sinned against you. We've treated you like dirt.

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't done what you told us, haven't followed your commands,

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<v Speaker 1>and haven't respected the decisions you gave to Moses, your servant.

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<v Speaker 1>All the same, remember the warning you posted to your servant, Moses.

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<v Speaker 1>If you betray me, I'll scatter you to the four winds.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you come back to me and do what

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you, I'll gather up all these scattered peoples

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<v Speaker 1>from wherever they ended up and put them back in

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<v Speaker 1>the place I chose to mark with my name. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>there they are, your servants, your people, whom you so

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<v Speaker 1>powerfully and impressively redeemed. Oh Master, listen to me, Listen

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<v Speaker 1>to your servants prayer, and yes to all your servants

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<v Speaker 1>who delight in honoring you, and make me successful today

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<v Speaker 1>so that I get what I want from the King.

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<v Speaker 1>I was cup bearer to the King. Let's pray, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the start of this new book. As we begin

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the book of Nehemiah, and we can see

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<v Speaker 1>what you were impressing upon his heart to do. We

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<v Speaker 1>could see that he had a great love for your people,

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<v Speaker 1>and a great love for the city of Jerusalem, and

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<v Speaker 1>a strong desire that you be worshiped sincerely and that

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<v Speaker 1>your word be obeyed. Lord. He was asking you for

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<v Speaker 1>favor because he was about to make a request of

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<v Speaker 1>the king so that he could help the people of

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<v Speaker 1>Judah and Jerusalem. And Lord, we're grateful to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to watch what you did in his life and in

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<v Speaker 1>the people's lives as we have the privilege to read

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<v Speaker 1>the upcoming chapters. Lord, we're grateful that you raise up

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<v Speaker 1>leadership that's even greater than Nehemiah. We see that in

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<v Speaker 1>your son Jesus Christ, one with you for all eternity,

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<v Speaker 1>who came to this earth and rescued and redeemed us.

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<v Speaker 1>We were lost people, We were living apart from your will,

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<v Speaker 1>We were ignoring your word. But in the midst of that,

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<v Speaker 1>you sent your son Jesus Christ to rescue and redeem

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<v Speaker 1>us and raise us up from the pit that we

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<v Speaker 1>were in a pit that we didn't even realize fully

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<v Speaker 1>that we were in. It's like new things were bad,

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<v Speaker 1>but we just didn't know how bad. But we're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for what you've done. We're grateful Lord that through faith

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<v Speaker 1>in your son, we have new life. We have eternal life,

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<v Speaker 1>we have the promise of living forever in your presence

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<v Speaker 1>for all eternity. And Lord, we pray that, by your

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<v Speaker 1>grace you would encourage our hearts with that truth. Today. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we love you, We thank you for your presence with

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<v Speaker 1>us today, and we commit this day to your care.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.