Nehemiah's a cup bearer to king Artaxerxes and he had not gone back to Jerusalem. Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
They said to me, "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire." When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
So Nehemiah prayed and asked God that he would ' Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.' "This man" was referring to the king Becuz he wanted to go to Jerusalem.
It's kinda weird that he wanted to go back. I wonder why he wanted to do that. I guess he had great organization skills or something, cuz he seemed pretty determines to do it.
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