Nehemiah Chapter 1 1. Men of Opportunity and Principle—Nehemiah and Ezra are men of opportunity. The Lord had a special work for them to do. They were to call upon the people to consider their ways, and to see where they had made their mistake; for the Lord had not suffered His people to become powerless and confused and to be taken into captivity without a cause. The Lord especially blessed these men for standing up for the right. Nehemiah was not set apart as a priest or a prophet, but the Lord used him to do a special work. He was chosen as a leader of the people. But his fidelity to God did not depend upon his position.{3BC 1135.2}

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(1135) 1. Mennesker med rette øjeblikke og med principper.--Nehemias og Ezra er mænd der har fået gode anledninger. Herren har et særligt arbejde for dem at gøre. De skulle kalde folket til at tænke over deres handlemåde, og se hvor de havde gjort deres fejltagelser; for Herren fandt sig ikke i at Hans folk bliver kraftesløse og forvirrede, så de blev sat i fangenskab uden grund. Herren velsignede disse mænd særligt for at stå frem for det rigtige. Nehemias skulle ikke sættes til side som en præst eller en profet, men Herren brugte ham til at gøre et særligt arbejde. Han var blevet valgt som en leder for folket. Men hans troskab mod Gud beroede ikke på hans position.