Posted on 10/24/2020 5:47:21 AM PDT by Kaslin
I was discussing politics with my karate instructor after class one evening. I had sent him my columns about President Trump and Doug Collins, so we've had some talks about related matters lately. He asked me if I've read Nehemiah, and I confessed that it has been a while. He had been reading it, and he began to explain that many parts of it jumped out at him as parallels to what we are seeing played out in our nation today. I must give credit to Master Haymore for the inspiration for this piece.
A little background is helpful to put the book of Nehemiah into perspective. The Jews had a series of wicked, unfaithful kings through the centuries. God's people often lived under the thumb of other nations because of their rebellion to God. After the death of Josiah — one of the few good kings — there were several wicked kings, each of whom reigned for short periods of time, leading up to the fall of Jerusalem and the Israelites' exile to Babylon, beginning in 597 B.C.
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, burned the temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. He killed many of the people of the city and took into exile those who escaped death. God's people lived in exile in Babylon for 70 years until Cyrus, king of Persia, was anointed by God to rebuild the temple and send God's people back to Jerusalem.
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Nehemiah is my fave Bible book. It transcends politics and should be revered.
Nehemiah would have been pro-gun!
My favorite verse from the book,
4:16
“So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah.”
Ford and Chevy kill more people than guns do, lets ban them.
Wink, Wink, I don't know about Chevy's, but them dam
First On Race Day,
Found On Road Dead,
Frequent Overhauls & Rapid Depreciation,
Frequently Over Rated DemocRAT.
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