Straight to the Heart of Ezra and Nehemiah
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780857219824
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 01/10/9900
Width: 13 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
After a long and painful wait for the Jewish exiles, Ezra and Nehemiah lead their people back to the Promised Land. Despite hardships and setbacks, they would rebuild their nation in time for the arrival of its Messiah. Whenever we are tempted to doubt the promises of God these books remind us that that God is a promise-keeper that is able to redeem any situation.
God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you read it and let it change your life. If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore’s devotional commentaries. Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship. Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.
About the Straight to the Heart Series........................................9
Introduction: God Wants You to Build with Him................ 11
PART ONE: FIRST RETURN: REBUILDING A TEMPLE
Midway Through the Story (Ezra 1:1–6)................................ 16
The Wake-up Call (Ezra 1:1–6)................................................... 20
Unfinished Business (Ezra 1:7–2:2)......................................... 24
Opening Credits (Ezra 2:1–67)................................................... 28
Every Leader’s Greatest Weapon (Ezra 2:68–70).............. 32
First Things First (Ezra 3:1–6)................................................... 36
Strong Foundations (Ezra 3:7–11)............................................ 40
Nostalgia (Ezra 3:12–13).............................................................. 44
The Enemy Within (Ezra 4:1–3)................................................ 48
The Empire Strikes Back (Ezra 4:4–24)................................. 52
Apostles and Prophets (Ezra 5:1–2)........................................ 56
What’s in a Name? (Ezra 5:1–17).............................................. 60
When God Says Build (Ezra 6:1–12)........................................ 64
Never Late (Ezra 6:13–22)........................................................... 68
PART TWO: SECOND RETURN: REBUILDING A NATION
After These Things (Ezra 7:1–10)............................................. 74
Long Hand (Ezra 7:11–26)........................................................... 78
Word and Spirit (Ezra 7:27–28)................................................. 82
Weak and Humble (Ezra 8:1–20).............................................. 86
Prayer and Fasting (Ezra 8:21–23)........................................... 90
Ready and Willing (Ezra 8:24–36)............................................ 94
The Price of Keeping Clean (Ezra 9:1–5)................................ 98
999 (Ezra 9:6–15)..........................................................................103
Contagion (Ezra 10:1–4).............................................................107
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day (Ezra 10:5–17)........................111
Final Credits (Ezra 10:18–44)...................................................115
PART THREE: THIRD RETURN: REBUILDING A CITY
Load-Bearing Walls (Nehemiah 1:1–4)................................120
What the Butler Saw (Nehemiah 1:5–11)............................124
What Is in Your Hand? (Nehemiah 2:1–3)...........................128
What Do You Want? (Nehemiah 2:5–8)................................132
In The Dark (Nehemiah 2:9–16)..............................................137
Blood, Sweat and Tears (Nehemiah 2:17–18)....................141
Three Enemies (Nehemiah 2:19–20).....................................145
Fight For Your Right! (Nehemiah 2:20)................................149
Dream Team (Nehemiah 3:1–32)............................................153
The Two Sides of Tekoa (Nehemiah 3:5, 27)......................157
Sword and Trowel (Nehemiah 4:1–6:19).............................161
Arrow #1: Belittling (Nehemiah 4:1–6)...............................165
Arrow #2: Persecution (Nehemiah 4:7–9)..........................169
Arrow #3: Discouragement (Nehemiah 4:10–14)...........173
Arrow #4: Division (Nehemiah 4:15–23)............................177
Arrow #5: Hypocrisy (Nehemiah 5:1–19)...........................182
Arrow #6: Distraction (Nehemiah 6:1–9)............................186
Arrow #7: False Friends (Nehemiah 6:10–19)..................190
Gatekeepers (Nehemiah 7:1–3)...............................................194
What the Church Is For (Nehemiah 7:4–73).......................198
How Revival Happens (Nehemiah 8:1–12).........................202
The Joy of the Lord (Nehemiah 8:9–12)...............................206
Tell the Bigger Story (Nehemiah 8:13–18)..........................210
Yom Kippur (Nehemiah 9:1–5)................................................215
Construction History (Nehemiah 9:6–37)...........................219
The Spirit (Nehemiah 9:6–37)..................................................223
Five Good Reasons (Nehemiah 9:32–37).............................227
The Pledge (Nehemiah 9:38–10:39)......................................231
Send Me! (Nehemiah 11:1–36).................................................236
Back for Good (Nehemiah 12:1–26).......................................241
The Elephant in the Room (Nehemiah 12:27–47)...........245
Never Stop Building (Nehemiah 13:1–31)..........................250
Take a Rest! (Nehemiah 13:15–22)........................................255
Conclusion: God Wants You to Build with Him..................259