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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 2:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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2:5 send me to Judah to rebuild the city: Artaxerxes’ openness to this proposal seems surprising in light of Jerusalem’s history of rebellions against Persia (Ezra 4:17-23). The king might have viewed Nehemiah’s plan as a way to solidify his own control over a troubled area of his empire.
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