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Arise and Build!. Lessons from the Life of Nehemiah. Nehemiah’s World Nehemiah 1:1-3. For Discussion …. What is spiritual vision? Where does it come from?. Are you visionary … or Are you stationary ?. Deuteronomy 28. The Divided Kingdom ( 930 B.C. ).
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Arise and Build! Lessons from the Life of Nehemiah Nehemiah’s World Nehemiah 1:1-3
For Discussion … • What is spiritual vision? • Where does it come from?
Are you visionary… or Are you stationary?
The Divided Kingdom ( 930 B.C. )
Depicting the Israelites in captivity Assyrian capture of Samaria
Guarded the entrance to Sargon’s throne room Sargon’s Throne Room
Cuneiform of Sargon II
Jewish communities during the Exile: • In Egypt • In Babylon
What happened among the Jewish community during the exile in Babylon? • The name “Jew” • Aramaic language • Rise of the synagogue • Rise of the scribes and Pharisees • Growth of Spiritual disciplines • Departure from pagan idolatry
Jewish communities during the Exile: • In Egypt • In Babylon • In Judah
Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae (Iran) The Cyrus Cylinder
Jewish Return to the Land • 537: under Zerubbabel • Persian Kings: • Cambyses II • Darius I • Xerxes I • Artaxerxes I
Tomb of Artaxerxes
For Discussion … • What spiritual vision are you operating under right now?