Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem is a symbol of the city of God, God's dwelling place and the center of life for the world. In an individual life, then, the rebuilding of the walls would be a picture of re-establishing the strength of that life. We have all met people whose defenses have crumbled away.
''he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and...
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Revelation 1:9.
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Luke 1:30 (ESV)
