arise and build!
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Arise and Build!Lessons from the Life of
Nehemiah
Nehemiah’s WorldNehemiah 1:1-3
For Discussion …• What is spiritual vision?• Where does it come from?
Are you visionary … orAre you stationary?
Deuteronomy 28
TheDivided
Kingdom( 930 B.C. )
Depicting the Israelites in captivity
Assyriancapture ofSamaria
Guarded the entrance to Sargon’s throne room
Sargon’sThroneRoom
Cuneiformof Sargon II
Jewish communities during the Exile:• In Egypt• In Babylon
What happened among the Jewish community during the exile in Babylon?
• The name “Jew”• Aramaic language• Rise of the synagogue• Rise of the scribes and Pharisees• Growth of Spiritual disciplines• Departure from pagan idolatry
Jewish communities during the Exile:• In Egypt• In Babylon• In Judah
Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae (Iran)The Cyrus Cylinder
Jewish Return to the Land• 537: under Zerubbabel• Persian Kings:• Cambyses II• Darius I• Xerxes I• Artaxerxes I
Tomb ofArtaxerxes
For Discussion …• What spiritual vision are you operating under right now?
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