Purpose Statement
Introduction Nehemiah 1: 5-11 is a prayer that demonstrates the importance of faith in pursuing the moral path in relation to the cultural values that one holds. The characteristics that are presented within this passage demonstrate the importance of belonging to a community, which transcends the boundaries of the physical world. Within the passage, Nehemiah prays for the success of the request he made to Artaxerxes to help his people, who had been defeated and broken, many in captivity or exiled. With the gates and walls of Jerusalem broken their sense of safety and community had been destroyed. In ...
