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    True Bible Study: Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of Nehemiah
    True Bible Study: Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of Nehemiah
    True Bible Study: Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of Nehemiah
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    True Bible Study: Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of Nehemiah

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    The Book of Nehemiah records details about the Lord God continuing to help His people via Nehemiah in accordance with the good-message regarding the Christ.

    It includes information about Nehemiah’s journeys to Jerusalem from Babylon, praying to the Lord God for help, correcting the behavior of the descendants of Israel, and the building and dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.

    The chronological timeframe of the Book of Nehemiah begins after the Book of Esther, and many events recorded from Nehemiah 7:5 onwards correspond to the Book of Ezra. Nehemiah 1:1 occurred during the 20th year of the reign of Esther’s husband, the king, during the rulership of the kings of Persia and Media.

    This book includes verses translated from the Greek old covenant writing, sometimes referred to as the Septuagint. Additionally, some comparisons to the Hebrew text are provided.

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    PublisherMaura K. Hill
    Release dateAug 30, 2018
    ISBN9780463389294
    True Bible Study: Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of Nehemiah
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    Maura K. Hill

    Maura K. Hill was born and raised in Ireland. After working in Ireland and the UK for several years, she relocated to the United States in 1995. She began her formal education in Biblical Koine Greek and Biblical Hebrew at Phillips Theological Seminary via the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma in 1996.A diligent student of the Biblical Languages, Maura published her first Greek-to-English Translation and Study Guide to I Thessalonians in the Fall of 1997. Since then, she published many additional, original Greek-to-English translations and comprehensive study guides for the New and Old Testaments. She has also published numerous and unique Biblical research articles on various topics.Maura continues her diligent research of the Critical Greek Texts and Papyri. Her publications include:True Bible Study – Adam and Eve Genesis 1-5True Bible Study – Noah and the Flood Genesis 6-11True Bible Study – Abraham Genesis 12-25True Bible Study – Isaac and Jacob/Israel Genesis 26-36True Bible Study – Joseph and Judah Genesis 37-50True Bible Study – Moses leaving Egypt Exodus 1-14True Bible Study – Moses and the Law Exodus 15-23True Bible Study – Moses and the Holy Tent Exodus 24-40True Bible Study – Joshua enters the Promised Land Joshua 1-12True Bible Study – Joshua and Israel’s Inheritance Joshua 13-24True Bible Study – Deborah, Gideon, Samson Book of JudgesTrue Bible Study – Ruth and God’s blessings Book of RuthTrue Bible Study – Samuel and Saul First Samuel 1-15True Bible Study – Saul and David First Samuel 16-31True Bible Study – King David Second Samuel 1-24True Bible Study - Psalms 1-41True Bible Study - Psalms 42-72True Bible Study - Psalms 73-89True Bible Study - Psalms 90-106True Bible Study – Esther and Mordechai Book of EstherTrue Bible Study – Rebuilding the House of God Book of EzraTrue Bible Study – Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of NehemiahTrue Bible Study – Jonah and the SignTrue Bible Study – MatthewTrue Bible Study – MarkTrue Bible Study – LukeTrue Bible Study – JohnTrue Bible Study – Acts of the ApostlesTrue Bible Study – RomansTrue Bible Study – I CorinthiansTrue Bible Study – II CorinthiansTrue Bible Study – GalatiansTrue Bible Study – EphesiansTrue Bible Study – PhilippiansTrue Bible Study – Colossians and PhilemonTrue Bible Study – I and II ThessaloniansTrue Bible Study – I and II Timothy and TitusTrue Bible Study – HebrewsTrue Bible Study – James and JudeTrue Bible Study – I and II PeterTrue Bible Study – I, II, and III JohnTrue Bible Study – Revelation of Jesus ChristTrue Bible Study – Journal with Encouraging Bible VersesTrue Bible Study – Journal with Family Bible VersesTrue Bible Study – Answers to PrayersTrue Bible Study – Christ Jesus King of kings and Lord of lordsTrue Bible Study – HealingTrue Bible Study – Life, Death, and ResurrectionTrue Bible Study – Quantum spirit Christian, son of GodTrue Bible Study – Speaking with TonguesTrue Bible Study – The abyss, devil, and deathTrue Bible Study – VengeanceTrue Bible Study – What Is Love?It is recommended that while reading any of these books, you also have your usual Bible and Biblical study materials open, so as to compare verses and gain greater understanding for yourself into the truth of God’s Word. You can readily access her current studies by visiting her website at: https://www.TrueBibleStudy.com

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      True Bible Study - Maura K. Hill

      True Bible Study®

      Rebuilding

      Jerusalem

      Book of Nehemiah

      Word Translation

      and

      Study

      Maura K. Hill

      Copyright © 2018 Maura K. Hill

      All rights reserved.

      Revised: June 2023

      The body of this work contains a Word Translation, Study material, and notes written by Maura K. Hill. Permission to quote passages of this book in teaching or in writing with notice of copyright is granted to the owners of a published copyrighted copy of this work.

      https://www.TrueBibleStudy.com

      Smashwords Edition License Notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Contents:

      Preface

      Relevant Notes

      Introduction to Rebuilding Jerusalem

      Report and Prayer about Jerusalem - Nehemiah 1

      The state of the descendants of Israel

      Nehemiah informs the king and queen - Nehemiah 2

      Journey to Jerusalem with Nehemiah

      Work on the wall begins - Nehemiah 3

      Assignments to build the wall with gates and towers

      Wall built to half its height - Nehemiah 4

      Opposition to the work

      Crying out for help - Nehemiah 5

      Nehemiah’s response with prayer

      Wall completed - Nehemiah 6

      More opposition to the work

      The Lord God communicates His purpose - Nehemiah 7

      Journey to Jerusalem with Zorobabel and Ezra

      A feast in celebration - Nehemiah 8

      Reading the book of the law of Moses

      Lawlessness among the people - Nehemiah 9

      Prayer to God for help

      A Covenant - Nehemiah 10

      The people take action to correct their behavior

      List of people in Jerusalem and other areas - Nehemiah 11

      People voted regarding who would dwell in Jerusalem

      Dedication of the Wall - Nehemiah 12

      The priests and the Levites

      Overcoming adversity - Nehemiah 13

      Nehemiah’s response with prayer

      Chart of Events:

      God’s people

      Book of Nehemiah Timeline

      Book Titles by Maura K. Hill

      Preface

      The Book of Nehemiah provides information about the following:

      o Nehemiah prays to the Lord God

      o Journey to Jerusalem with Nehemiah

      o Work on the wall of Jerusalem begins

      o Opposition to the work and prayer to God for help

      o The wall is completed

      o Journey to Jerusalem with Ezra and Zorobabel

      o Reading the book of the law of Moses

      o Lawlessness and prayer to God for help

      o A Covenant

      o Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

      This book includes verses translated from the Greek old covenant writing, sometimes referred to as the Septuagint. The Septuagint (also identified as: LXX) is a translation of the old Hebrew texts along with the spoken language; it was made by approximately seventy scholars in Alexandria, Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus from about 285 to 247 B.C. Some comparisons to the traditional Masoretic Hebrew text (after 1 A.D.) are also provided in this book.

      Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss or comment on this Word Translation and Study via the Contact link on https://www.TrueBibleStudy.com.

      Thanks to God for His love and grace.

      Maura K. Hill

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      Relevant Notes

      Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are quoted from the following:

      o The True Bible Study Word Translation (TBS); Nehemiah chapters 1 – 13 are translated from the Greek old covenant writing (Septuagint) by Maura K. Hill.

      The various resources and reference materials are listed at https://www.truebiblestudy.com/bible-materials.

      In the TBS Word Translation and Study:

      o Words in parentheses and italicized within a scripture verse are words inserted to help our English understanding of those words which are translated from Greek words.

      o Additional explanatory insertions within a scripture verse are enclosed in square brackets and italicized.

      o Non-English words are printed with English letters.

      o I use an initial capital letter for all occurrences of the words Lord and Master when referring to either God or the Lord Jesus Christ due to my respect for them, therefore the reader will need to carefully consider the context of each particular usage to understand to whom that usage refers.

      o Where the word spirit refers to God, I use an initial capital or upper-case S - Spirit. But when the word spirit refers to the gift of holy spirit, etc, I use a small or lower-case s - spirit.

      o Underlined text is used for the English word but when translated from the Greek word alla to show that it implies a strong contrast to that-which has just previously been stated, and/or to strengthen a command.

      o Underlined text is used for the singular form of the word you to distinguish it from the plural form of the word you which is not underlined.

      o Underlined text is also used for emphasis.

      o In order to communicate the fullness of the emphasis when the Greek definite article is repeated both with the noun and its adjective - for example: I Corinthians 15:4 the Greek is te hemera te trite, which literally means the day the third – I translate it as "the day, the third (day)."

      o Verbs in the imperfect tense are translated with the words used-to and then the meaning of the verb.

      o For example: used-to teach indicates that the one teaching spent time teaching, his action of teaching continued during a past time that is now finished for some reason, not that it was a quick one-time occurrence. The one teaching taught others taking time to teach, and he may have repeated his teaching at different times and in different ways. This tense is also used to historically describe past events relating what happened.

      o Verbs in the perfect tense are translated from Greek with a superscript number 2 immediately following the verb - for example: it was written².

      o This tense indicates an action done during a past time and which has a present continuing result, meaning it is still the same at the time the verb was spoken/written. Therefore, this example could be translated as: it was written and continues written.

      o The noun love¹ or the verb to love¹ comes from the Greek word agape which is God’s kind of love.

      When the Biblical writers wrote, there were no punctuation marks, no chapter or verse divisions indicated, etc, as we see them today in many of our English Bible translations and versions. Therefore we must read the whole context of each particular passage of Scripture for thought-content to more clearly understand the truth of what has been written.

      Also, the original language was not English, and therefore when I may write that the writer said or wrote such and such, please understand that the writer actually spoke and wrote in the original language the equivalent to that-which I state in the English language to the best of my knowledge.

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      Introduction to Rebuilding Jerusalem

      The chronological timeframe of the Book of Nehemiah begins after the Book of Esther, and many events recorded from Nehemiah 7:5 onwards correspond to the Book of Ezra. It occurred during the emancipation from Babylon of the Judeans, which was during the rulership of the kings of Persia and Media.

      The Book of Nehemiah begins with details about Jerusalem and the descendants of Israel who were under the rulership of King Artaxerxes, who was Queen Esther’s husband. This king started to reign in the area of Persia and Media during the latter half of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.

      It records details about the Lord God continuing to help His people via Nehemiah in accordance with the good-message regarding the Christ, and it focuses on rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.

      Nehemiah was a Judean, a descendant of King David, and a leader among the descendants of Israel. He became a provincial-ruler over Judah, on behalf of King Artaxerxes, for 12 years after he completed the work of rebuilding the wall.

      The genealogy of the Christ includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, and others including Jechonias, Salathiel, and Zorobabel during the Babylonian captivity (refer to Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38).

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      Report and Prayer about Jerusalem - Nehemiah 1

      The state of the descendants of Israel

      The Book of Nehemiah begins with details about Jerusalem and some of the descendants of Israel who were living in that location under the rulership of King Artaxerxes, who was Queen Esther’s husband. This king started to reign in the area of Persia and Media during the latter half of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.

      Nehemiah 1:1-3:

      ¹:¹Words of Nehemiah a son of Achalia.

      And it came-to-pass in (the) month of Chisleu of (the) twentieth year, and I used-to-be in Susa a city, .2and Anani, one from my brothers, came, he and adult-males of Judah, and I asked them concerning the (people) having been saved, the (people) left-down from the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

      .3And they said towards me, "The (people) being left-down, the (people) having been left-down from the captivity there in the country(-area), (are) in great evilness and in reproach; and (the) walls of Jerusalem having been pulled-down², and the gates of it were burned in fire."

      The contents of the Book of Nehemiah contain the words that Nehemiah (or Neemias) who was a son of Achalia (or Hachaliah) spoke, and they were also written down making a record that documents what happened.

      It came to pass (became, happened, occurred) during the month of Chisleu (or Chaseleu, Chislev, Kislev; a month refers to the specific cycle of the new moon, the present period of time before the next new moon starts; Chisleu was the 9th month of a year in relation to the Lord God’s holy matters among mankind, which corresponded to the December timeframe)…

      o of the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes the king (refer to Nehemiah 2:1),

      o and during that past time, historically, emphatically I was continuing to be located

      o in Susa a city (the walled or fortified town of Susa, Sousa, Shushan, located east of Babylon and the Euphrates river in Mesopotamia, and northeast of the Persian Gulf – specifically he was inside of the king’s palace, fortress, or citadel that was located in the area of Susa),

      …and Anani (or Hanani, Ananias), who was one from my brothers (one of the male relatives in my family), came (went to the area where I was located which was Susa), specifically he and adult-males of Judah (grown men who were originally from Judah or Judea; in this context referring to the province of Judah which was under Persian rulership; the divisions of the countryside into provinces varied depending on who was ruling at a given time in history [in Greek the word translated adult-males is aner indicating grown men; the Hebrew word ish or enosh is used in some versions which indicates male human-beings or the general term for mankind emphasizing their limitation and low social rank relative to God])…

      o and I asked them (requested them to tell me)

      o concerning (about)

      o the people who were saved (caused to be made safe, those who were still alive),

      o emphatically and specifically the people who were left-down (left remaining behind in Judah)

      o away from the captivity (the state of having been taken captive, captives, prisoners of war, people held captive by an enemy, as having been taken by the spear during the battle to Babylon),

      o and concerning Jerusalem (which was located in Judah, Judea).

      And they said (they laid out a collection of words in a sentence to communicate something giving the substance or content) towards me…

      "The people who are in the state of being left-down, emphatically and specifically the people who were left-down from the captivity (as verse 2 above) in that location in the country-area (the surrounding space or area of farms/fields of that province of Judah, Judea)…

      o are in great evilness (a large amount of active malignancy, exercised badness)

      o and in reproach (defamation, insult against them);

      o and the walls (sections of the fortified fence or structure) surrounding the city of Jerusalem

      o have already been pulled-down (forcefully caused to be taken down, and this has not changed),

      o and the gates of it (the entrance, access or exit points to/from Jerusalem)

      o were burned in fire (caused to be set on fire and burned by that fire)."

      At this time in history, Nehemiah was working in service in the position of being the king’s wine-pourer inside of the king’s palace in Susa (refer to verse 11 below). He later became the provincial-ruler or governor relative to the descendants of Israel for 12 years appointed by the king (refer to Nehemiah 5:14).

      The people who were left remaining in Jerusalem after it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar were the descendants of Israel who were forced to work in the vineyards and agricultural land (refer to Jeremiah 52:12-30).

      Judeans / Israelites

      The first record of the name Israel is in Genesis 32:27-29 when God changed the name of the man known as Jacob to Israel so as to indicate that he was strong with God via the spirit category during that event.

      The 12 biological sons of Israel were known as the sons of Israel to identify them when their actions were being strong with God via the spirit category just as their father.

      Likewise, any of the descendants of the 12 sons were known as the sons of Israel to identify them as the group of people who were descendants of the man named Israel – when their actions aligned with what God instructed them to do, which was when they were being strong with God via the spirit category.

      As time progressed, the name the sons of Israel became a title only to identify those descendants who should have behaved in accordance with that name, which emphasized their forefather Jacob’s walk with/for God via the spirit category – however, on many occasions those descendants did not behave correctly and they rejected the only true God – the Lord God of them.

      The record in I Kings chapter 12 details the division of the nation of Israel into the 10 northern tribes (then referred to as Israel, Israelites) and the 2 southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin (then referred to as Judah, Judea, Judeans). II Kings chapters 24 and 25 record the captivity of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin into Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar the king who reigned approximately 605 to 562 B.C. Some scholars estimate Nebuchadnezzar’s reign to include the years 497 to 452 B.C. Babylon was located beside the Euphrates river in the area called: Mesopotamia, north and east of the Persian Gulf (refer to Genesis 11:31 and 32, 12:1-4, 24:6-8; Deuteronomy 31:16-18; Joshua 24:2-15; Acts 7:2-4).

      The genealogy of the Christ includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, and others including Jechonias, Salathiel, and Zorobabel during the Babylonian captivity (refer to Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38).

      [Reference: Nehemiah 2:1, 10:2; Esther 1:2.]

      Verses 4-11:

      .4And it came-to-pass in me hearing these words I sat-down and cried and mourned days, and I used-to-be fasting and praying before (the) God of the heaven, .5and I said,

      "Not indeed, Lord, the God of the heaven, the Strong, the Great, and the Fearful, keeping-watch (regarding) the covenant and the mercy to the (people) loving¹ Him and to the (people) keeping-watch (regarding) His commandments;

      .6indeed Your ear must be having-attention and Your eyes having been opened² to hear a prayer of Your slave which I pray before You today, day and night, concerning (the) sons of Israel, Your slaves;

      and I declare on sins of (the) sons of Israel which we sinned against You, even I and the house of my father we sinned: .7we dissolved with dissolvement against You and we did not keep-watch (regarding) the commandments and the arrangements and the judgments which You commanded Moses, Your servant;

      .8indeed You must be caused-to-remember the word which You commanded Moses, Your servant, saying,

      ‘If-ever you may reject-together – I will scatter you throughout among the peoples; .9and if-ever you may turn-back towards Me and you may keep-watch (regarding) My commandments and you may do them – if-ever the scattering of you may be from an extremity of the heaven, I will gather them together from-there and I will lead them into the place which I selected-for-Myself to tent-down My name there’;

      .10and we (are) Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed in Your ability, the great (ability), and in Your hand, the strong (hand);

      .11not indeed, Lord, but Your ear must be having-attention into the prayer of Your slave and into the prayer of Your servants, the (servants) intending to be fearful (towards) Your name;

      and indeed You must prosper Your servant today and You must give him into pities before this adult-male" –

      even I used-to-be a wine-pourer to the king.

      It came to pass (became, happened, occurred) during the time when I was hearing these words (refer to verse 3 above) I sat-down and cried (wept, shed tears, expressed grief) and mourned (lamented) for days…

      o and during that past time I was continuing to be fasting (a time of not eating, abstaining from food)

      o and praying (communicating to/with God, speaking generally towards God)

      o before the God of the heaven (in the sight and presence of the God located in the sky above the earth – at this time in history the house of/for the Lord God, the temple, had been destroyed and therefore God’s presence was not being manifested as previously in Jerusalem on earth [in the Hebrew text the word ‘heaven’ is always in the plural form and figuratively it emphasizes the expansive greatness of God’s spirit realm, God’s location today from mankind’s view]),

      …and I said, "Not indeed (absolutely, definitely there is something that is not correct, oh no – help!)…

      o Lord (Master [in the Hebrew text the word for ‘Lord’ is Jehovah (Yahweh) which refers to God in His covenant-relationship to that-which He created]),

      o the God of the heaven (as verse 4 above),

      o the Strong (the One Who has inherent strength [the Hebrew text has ‘God’ instead of ‘Strong’ – it is El indicating that God is the One being totally strong, having all strength, every superiority and dominion in exerted force, almighty in relation to whom He has created]),

      o the Great (the One Who is large in magnitude, quality, degree, eminence, majesty, etc),

      o and the Fearful (the One Who is fearsome, frightful, terrifying, dreadful, awesome; He causes people to become afraid at the consequences of their performance of any wrong behavior),

      o keeping-watch (being vigilant to watch and guard) regarding

      o the covenant (binding agreement; in this context referring to what is stated in verse 9 below and Exodus 20:6)

      o and the mercy (active-relief because of withholding merited judgment, not bestowing punishment on those who deserve to be punished [the Hebrew text has the word hesed which could be translated as: continuing mercy / righteousness / goodness])

      o to/for the people who are loving¹ Him (specifically those who love Him with His kind of love, Godly-love)

      o and to/for the people who are keeping-watch regarding His commandments (the things that He enjoined, commanded, or directed with authority to/for them);

      …indeed (absolutely, definitely) Your ear must be (it is imperative that Your ear is – figuratively and therefore emphatically referring to the function of an ear which is to hear a sound or voice; the verb ‘to be’ in this phrase expresses Nehemiah’s intention, will, volition in this situation and therefore it is used in the imperative sense – Your ability to hear is) in the state of having-attention (holding or turning Your mind, thoughts and attention)…

      …and Your eyes (again using a figure of speech; the function of the eyes is to see objects or actions – Your ability to see) are in the state of already being opened (caused to be able to see and they continue seeing – figuratively referring to the eyes of Your mind, Your understanding opening up to see and know the truth and thereby allowing You to be able to make Your own decision based on accurate information)…

      o to hear a prayer (towards/for the purpose that You listen to a communication, general speaking)

      o of/from Your slave (a bond-servant who belongs to You, someone who is bound to serve You in

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