Finding the Right Person
Nehemiah 1:1-11

Historical Setting
Prior to this writing:
Israel was in exile in Babylon.
Cyrus King of Persia overthrew Babylon and allowed 50 thousand Jews to return to Jerusalem in 539 B.C.
Cyrus united the kingdom of the Medes with the Persians and he built a strong empire that looked after Israel.
His successor Darius 1 gave money to have the temple rebuilt in Jerusalem.
The next Persian king was Xerxes. He ruled the nation during the time of Esther.
The successor to Xerxes was Artaxerxes. There were 4 Persian kings that went by that title which means “Mighty King”.
Nehemiah was a cup bearer to this king.
Nehemiah is the last of the historical books of Israel.

4 Things to Learn from the Life of Nehemiah that
Identify Him as the Right Person for the Job

Man of Concern: ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
People of concern are people that:
Heart aches for those they love.
Inquire about others.
Care about what God is doing in other areas of the world.
Greave over the trouble and disgrace the church is in.

Man of Prayer: _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

Nehemiah wants God to know that he shares the burden with God for the disgrace of the people that call themselves servants of God.
A- ______________(Adoration)
C- ______________(Confession)
T- ______________(Thanksgiving)
S- ______________(Supplication)

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A Man of Action: ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

People of action step out in faith- Looking for God’s confirmation.

He was a Man of Vision: _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Visionaries don’t ask why as much as they ask why not.

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