daily reading 42.5 (Nehemiah 2:4–10)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023


Our opening prayer for this week:

Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ, our head and cornerstone,
Chosen of the Lord, and precious, Binding all the church in one,
Holy Zion’s help forever And our confidence alone.

To your temples, when we call you, Come, O Lord of hosts and stay;
Come with all your loving-kindness. Hear your children as they pray,
And your fullest benediction Speak within our hearts today.

Grant, we pray, to all your faithful All the gifts they ask to gain,
What they gain from you forever With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in your glory Evermore with you to reign.

Praise and honor to the Father, Praise and honor to the Son,
Praise and honor to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One,
One in might and one in glory While unending ages run! Amen.

 

Nehemiah 2:4–10

  • Then the king asked me, "What is your request?"
  • So I prayed to the God of the heavens 5 and answered the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor with you, send me to Judah and to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I may rebuild it."
  • 6 The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, "How long will your journey take, and when will you return?" So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.
  • 7 I also said to the king: "If it pleases the king, let me have letters written to the governors of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah. 8 And let me have a letter written to Asaph, keeper of the king 's forest, so that he will give me timber to rebuild the gates of the temple's fortress, the city wall, and the home where I will live." 
  • The king granted my requests, for the gracious hand of my God was on me.
  • 9 I went to the governors of the region west of the Euphrates and gave them the king 's letters. The king had also sent officers of the infantry and cavalry with me.
  • 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.
Helpful notes on Nehemiah 2:4–10 




For yourself pray:

  • That God's gracious hand will be on you and your efforts today

For others pray:

  • That God protects your church from unscrupulous government officials

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:



  

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