1THE WORDS {or} story of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: Now in the month of Chislev in the twentieth year [of the Persian king], as I was in the castle of Shushan,H1697H5166H1121H2446H2320H3691H6242H8141H7800H10022Hanani, one of my kinsmen, came with certain men from Judah, and I asked them about the surviving Jews who had escaped exile, and about Jerusalem.H2607H259H251H935H582H3063H7592H3064H6413H7604H7628H33893And they said to me, The remnant there in the province who escaped exile are in great trouble and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its [fortified] gates are destroyed by fire.H559H7604H7604H7628H4082H1419H7451H2781H2346H3389H6555H8179H3341H7844When I heard this, I sat down and wept and mourned for days and fasted and prayed [constantly] before the God of heaven,H8085H1697H3427H1058H56H3117H6684H6419H6440H430H80645And I said, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, Who keeps covenant, loving-kindness, {and} mercy for those who love Him and keep His commandments,H559H577H3068H430H8064H1419H3372H410H8104H1285H2617H157H8104H46876Let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to listen to the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You day and night for the Israelites, Your servants, confessing the sins of the Israelites which we have sinned against You. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned.H241H7183H5869H6605H8085H8605H5650H6419H6440H3117H3119H3915H1121H3478H5650H3034H2403H1121H3478H2398H1H1004H23987We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.H2254H2254H8104H4687H2706H4941H6680H5650H48728Remember [earnestly] what You commanded Your servant Moses: If you transgress {and} are unfaithful, I will scatter you abroad among the nations;H2142H1697H6680H5650H4872H559H4603H6327H59719But if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the farthest part of the heavens [the expanse of outer space], yet will I gather them from there and will bring them to the place in which I have chosen to set My Name.H7725H8104H4687H6213H5080H7097H8064H6908H935H4725H977H7931H803410Now these are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand.H5650H5971H6299H1419H3581H2389H302711O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere {and} fear Your name (Your nature and attributes); and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was cupbearer to the king.H136H577H241H7183H8605H5650H8605H5650H2655H3372H8034H6743H5650H3117H5414H7356H6440H376H4428H8248
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.
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