Everyone in and around Jerusalem were enlisted by Nehemiah to rebuild the city wall. It didn’t matter how they made their livelihood. The only thing that matter was their willingness to work. God had been gracious in Nehemiah’s life by allowing him to leave the king’s service and strike out on this divine adventure. Not only did he return to his ancestor’s home but he returned with a purpose. What I don’t understand is the value that the people saw in the wall around the city. What message would a completed wall display? They were not going to rebel against the king of Persia. Nehemiah was not intent in raising up an army to re-establish the kingdom of Israel. He did not have a passion to work on the completion of the temple. I wonder what message a walled cities would say to God of the devotion of the returning exiles?
Stuart
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