Inspecting the Ruins

As we turn to our study of Nehemiah Chapter 2, we find that Nehemiah is now graciously given by God a providential opportunity to ask King Artexerxes for permission to go and rebuild the wall of Jerusalem! And yet as our Scripture lesson goes on to teach us, before such a rebuilding could even possibly begin to take place, Nehemiah needed to engage very carefully in Inspecting the Ruins.