The Walls Are Broken---Reconstruct Them

3 Isagogical Background

After the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., the walls had been broken

down along with the palaces and the Temple. The people who had

returned after the seventy years of captivity were the children or the

grandchildren of those young people of Jeremiah's day who went into 

slavery to Babylon. These Jews had come back to the land to reconstruct

the walls.

In that day it was imperative that every major city have a defense

system. The book of Nehemiah records the events surrounding the

reconstruction of a new military defense system for Jerusalem, while

the book of Ezra records the rebuilding of the Temple. The first book

emphasizes the import of military life in a national entity; the latter, the

importance of spiritual life.

"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might 

He increaseth strength."

Isaiah 40:29

Dear Jesus, help me walk  in the courage of my faith.

In Christ name I pray.