2025 Nehemiah Lecture 1

NEHEMIAH’S PRAYER

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Key Verse 1:4

1. What can you share about the historical background of the Book of Nehemiah (1)? Who was Nehemiah (11b)?
2. Why do you think Nehemiah inquired about the Jewish remnant and Jerusalem (2)? What might the response he received indicate about their situation (3)? How did Nehemiah react to the news (4)?
3. How would you describe the God Nehemiah earnestly sought in prayer (5-6a)? What do you think was significant about how Nehemiah began his prayer (6b)? What kind of sins had the people of Israel committed against God (7)?
4. What promise of God did Nehemiah recall during his prayer (8-9)? What was Nehemiah’s prayer request to God (10)
5. What lessons do you learn from Nehemiah’s prayer?