For those who are convicted of sin and weighed down with a sense of their unworthiness, there are lessons of faith and encouragement in this record. The Bible faithfully presents the result of Israel's apostasy; but it portrays also the deep humiliation and repentance, the earnest devotion and generous sacrifice, that marked their seasons of return to the Lord.

Nehemias' bestræbelser for at genindføre den sande gudsdyrkelse var lykkedes i fuldt omfang. Hvis folket holdt den ed, som de havde aflagt, og adlød Guds ord, ville Herren også opfylde sine løfter ved at udøse rige velsignelser over dem