NEHEMIAH: REBUILDING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM
REBUILDING THE HEART OF THE HOLY LAND (Nehemiah) The Jews were conquered by Babylon, Then by Persia, called Iran today. They allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem, Though in ruins the city lay. Under Ezra the temple had been rebuilt, But then they ran into trouble. The people felt disgrace and fear , For the walls remained in rubble. Nehemiah was cupbearer to the king; He took the king his wine. When the king saw how sad he was, He asked him what made him pine. “Why is your heart so sad?” he said. Before answering, the cupbearer prayed. He knew his reply must please the king, If it didn’t, he would feel the sword’s blade. He told the king of his homeland, How it had been demolished. The gates had been destroyed by fire, And the people had been abolished. The king respected Nehemiah, So he agreed to let him go. And what was even more startling, Was the kind