HEAR THE PRAYER OF YOUR SERVANT

Nehemiah 1:1-2:10

Key Verse 1:6

“Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.”

1. Read verse 1:1-4. Who was Nehemiah? (1:1, 11b) What did Nehemiah hear about the Jewish remnant? (1:2-3) What did Nehemiah do upon hearing this? (1:4)

2. Read verses 1:5-11. From his prayer, what can we learn about God? (1:5) About the confession of sins? (1:6-7) What can we learn about the basis of his prayer? (1:8-10) About having a specific prayer topic? (1:11)

3. Read verses 2:1-10. What did king Artaxerxes ask Nehemiah? (2:1-2) What was His request? (2:3-8a) How did he rely on his personal God? (4b, 8b) What was the outcome? (2:9-10)