Rebuilding as God's Sent Ones (3 of 8)
Ross Lester
Series: Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:9-20
Intro:
Howdie church. My name is Ross and I am one of the pastors here at the Austin Stone.
We meet in six congregations all across Austin today, all studying the same ancient text together even though we find ourselves in very different contexts across this wonderfully weird city. I love it. What a thought. You have thousands of brothers and sisters across the city studying the same verses, hearing the same message.
We are continuing in our verse by verse study of a 2500 year old text, one that chronicles the life of a man named Nehemiah. It is part personal journal entry and part historical document, all beautifully preserved for us today for our learning and growth in sanctification. How kind God has been to give us His word.
So ... Nehemiah 2:9 is where we will be - if you have your bibles with you - please turn there with me. If you have the Nehemiah study and discussion guide then you will be able to take notes as we go. If you don't have one of those, I would encourage you to get one. They are super helpful.
Alright, here is where we are in the story.
- It's about 450 years before Christ, and the story opens in Susa in modern day Iran at the winter palace of the Persian king Artaxerses. He is the most powerful leader in that part of the world, and part of how he has gained that power is essentially through an expansive colonial effort. As a result he has absorbed some of the previous conquests of Assyria and Babylon including the exiled people of Israel and Judah.
- He story opens with a diary entry from one of these Jewish exiles who is a servant of the Persian king, a man called Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah has heard that some of his Jewish brothers and sisters had been allowed to return to Jerusalem and so he makes enquiries to find out how they were doing, and his brother Hanani tells him the tough news that they aren't doing well.
- Jerusalem still lie ...
Ross Lester
Series: Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:9-20
Intro:
Howdie church. My name is Ross and I am one of the pastors here at the Austin Stone.
We meet in six congregations all across Austin today, all studying the same ancient text together even though we find ourselves in very different contexts across this wonderfully weird city. I love it. What a thought. You have thousands of brothers and sisters across the city studying the same verses, hearing the same message.
We are continuing in our verse by verse study of a 2500 year old text, one that chronicles the life of a man named Nehemiah. It is part personal journal entry and part historical document, all beautifully preserved for us today for our learning and growth in sanctification. How kind God has been to give us His word.
So ... Nehemiah 2:9 is where we will be - if you have your bibles with you - please turn there with me. If you have the Nehemiah study and discussion guide then you will be able to take notes as we go. If you don't have one of those, I would encourage you to get one. They are super helpful.
Alright, here is where we are in the story.
- It's about 450 years before Christ, and the story opens in Susa in modern day Iran at the winter palace of the Persian king Artaxerses. He is the most powerful leader in that part of the world, and part of how he has gained that power is essentially through an expansive colonial effort. As a result he has absorbed some of the previous conquests of Assyria and Babylon including the exiled people of Israel and Judah.
- He story opens with a diary entry from one of these Jewish exiles who is a servant of the Persian king, a man called Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah has heard that some of his Jewish brothers and sisters had been allowed to return to Jerusalem and so he makes enquiries to find out how they were doing, and his brother Hanani tells him the tough news that they aren't doing well.
- Jerusalem still lie ...
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