Skim through Nehemiah. Note that much of this book is Nehemiah’s account of his own role in helping the rebuilding of Jerusalem and in restoring the Jewish people. Note the problems he faces. What does Nehemiah seem proud of in terms of his own record/conduct? What obstacles does he face? What seems to be his motivation?Thursday, April 19, 2012
Nehemiah (extra credit)
Skim through Nehemiah. Note that much of this book is Nehemiah’s account of his own role in helping the rebuilding of Jerusalem and in restoring the Jewish people. Note the problems he faces. What does Nehemiah seem proud of in terms of his own record/conduct? What obstacles does he face? What seems to be his motivation?
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He seems proud of the fact that he helped the poor and proud of his final reforms and that he is a man of God and faith.
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I think that he is most proud of the fact that he finished the wall. In chapter 6, he says that he can't meet with visitors because he so busy doing such a great work. One of his obstacles comes in the same book. He recieves a message saying that the whole reason he was building the wall was so the Jews could rebel, but this was a lie because they were trying to get them to stop building the wall. What drives Nehemiah is that he is trying to save the city of his ancestors.
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He had faced obstacles from other people, he wanted to try to rebuild the wall and the gate but others taunted and even threatened him with violence. Yet through all this he persevered and was able to rebuild some of the lost glory of his ancestors. And that is what I think he would have been most proud of.
ReplyDeleteNehemiah was a voice of reason for the Jewish people. He had an enormous job of keeping the often rebellious people in check. But the wall was completed and people were helped at the same time. To follow what God says was important to him, if he didn't do that he automatically failed in his own eyes.- Zach Kuhlman
ReplyDeleteTyler Munson
ReplyDeleteHe ssemed proud of the fact that he helped rebuild the the wall but he seems to be a little self-centeered on what he did and eventhough he did do some good things for the jewish people, he seems a like a glory hound to me.
Tyler Munson
ReplyDeleteI believe he is a little self-centered. Througout the book he goes me, me, me and sounds like a glory hound to me.
Nehemiah seems to be very proud of signing the new covenant to help out the enite jewish nation, he faces opposition at everything he did and the fact that it all lead up to him being able to bring about a new jewish nation seems like his crowning achievement
ReplyDeletejason schumacher
Nehemiah seems deeply disturbed by the ridicule of the Jew's brought about by Sanbal'lat. He seems hurt by this and so when the stone wall is built and their doubts and rude remarks are turned 'upon their own heads' he feels a strong sense of success. In my opinion he doesn't seem conceeded like some students are writting, it seems to me that it is an autobiography and so he is sort of confined to writting in this first-person fasion. I appreciate the intricate details this book provides in regards to the little struggles and confrontations he faced personally- the sort of details that introverts usually crave. All the things which he claimed to do seemed right in the sight of the Lord, and yes, in his last sentence he is asking "Remember me...for good". Ultimately it is God's decision whether to reward him for all the times he steered Jerusalem's people in the right direction, and therefore asking to be remembered doesn't seem too egotystical to me. Throughout the pages of this book, the only trace of motivation I can pick up on is his internal 'big brother' instinct to make sure the whole crew keeps away from total colapse. A pretty genuine guy.
ReplyDeleteI think Nehemiah concentrates more on the wall then he does anything else. However, his own recongition of things that are wrong and unholy in the sight of the lord are his true materpieces. At first he lets things slide like mixed marriages in his absence but when he comes back he puts a stop to that and others.
ReplyDeleteNehemiah was a good man that did for other people things that needed to be done. at one point in his story he was able to go ad govern over Judah and faced opposition from all sides by it enemies. he was able to face that opposition and still rebuild the city walls in 52 days. I think he was motivated by God and he did this so there was someone that knew how things worked in order to help the Jewish people. after the wall was built he started repopulating the city and re-purifying the community with Jewish people marrying non Jews and such.I think he was definitely a person that wanted to help others above himself and was a servant to others asd well as a leader.
ReplyDeletetom quigg
The book of Nehemiah is, for the most part, told from his first-person point of view. It describes how Nehemiah, and the Jewish people, faced extreme adversity, and yet still were able to rebuild the walls of the holy city in a relatively short period of time. Nehemiah was a ranking official in the court of Persia, which really helped him get into a position where he could govern his people. He is proud of helping protect his people, and is motivated to do so by God.
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