nehemiah

I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed (purchased back) our Jewish brothers who were sold to the [Gentile] nations; now would you even sell your brothers, that they might be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a [single] word to say. Nehemiah 5:8 AMPC...

So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned [for many] days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 NKJV The people of Israel and Judah would soon be returning home after a long exile. But what would they come home to? Ezra saw the...