Today is the 13th day of August.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I'm Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today as we gather again around the global campfire and get cozy and

relax and let it all go and allow the scriptures just to tell their story and speak in their own words.

So let's do that. We're in the book of Nehemiah and today we will read chapter 5 verse 14 through 7 verse 73 From the day that I was appointed governor in the land of Judah, that is from the 20th year until the 32nd year of King Art Xerxes, 12 years in all.

Neither I nor my relatives ate the food allotted to the governor.

But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food

and wine from them, in addition to 40 sheckels of silver.

Their associates were also domineering over the people, but I did not behave in this way.

Due to my fear of God, I gave myself to the work on this wall without even purchasing a field.

All my associates were gathered there for the work.

There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely,

in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.

Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me.

And every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance.

Despite all this, I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding

on this people.

Please remember me for good, oh my God, for all that I have done for this people.

When San Belat, Tobaya, Geshum, the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it, even though up to that time I had not positioned

doors in the gates.

Sam Bilat and Gashram sent word to me saying,

Come on, let's set up a time to meet together at Kefarim

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