6, 7. Nehemiah Trusted God’s Faithfulness—By faith taking fast hold of the divine promise, Nehemiah laid down at the footstool of heavenly mercy his petition that God would maintain the cause of His penitent people, restore their strength, and build up their waste places. God had been faithful to His threatenings when His people separated from Him; He had scattered them abroad among the nations, according to His Word. And Nehemiah found in this very fact an assurance that He would be equally faithful in fulfilling His promises (The Southern Watchman, March 1, 1904).{3BC 1136.4}

6, 7. Nehemias stolede på Guds trofasthed. - I tro griber vi fast det guddommelige løfte, Nehemias lagde sin bøn ned ved den himmelske nådes fodstol, om Gud ville fastholde Sit angrende folks sag, genoprette deres styrke, og opbygge deres ødelagte steder. Gud har være trofast mod Sine trusler, da Hans folk skilte sig ud fra Ham; han fik spredt dem ud iblandt folkene, efter Hans Ord. Og i denne handling fandt Nehemias en forvisning om at Han ville være lige så trofast med at opfylde Sine løfter (SW 1. marts, 1904).