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🗓️ 26 September 2021
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
0:13.2 | The books of Niemaya and Ezra used to be one long book, chronicling the return of the |
0:17.4 | exiles after the Babylonian captivity. |
0:19.9 | In Ezra we met the first two rounds of leadership, Zerubabal and Joshua, and then we met |
0:24.4 | young Ezra. |
0:25.6 | Today we meet another leader who comes along during the time of Ezra, Niemaya. |
0:29.8 | He is an Israelite official who works for the Persian government. |
0:33.4 | One thing we haven't dealt with so far is why there are so many Israelites still in Persia |
0:37.7 | after God commanded them to return to Jerusalem. |
0:40.5 | If they're Yahweh-fearing Jews, why did they disobey God's orders? |
0:44.5 | Some scholars say people like Ezra, Niemaya and even Mordekai probably had no choice |
0:49.0 | in the matter because they were servants of the Persian government and could only do what |
0:52.6 | was permitted. |
0:54.1 | If that's true, perhaps that's one reason why it was so important to have the King's |
0:57.8 | approval and support in returning to Israel. |
1:00.6 | Niemaya has an inside track for getting the King's support because he isn't a prophet |
1:04.6 | or a priest by trade, he's a personal assistant to the King. |
1:08.2 | In addition to that, he's a man of prayer. |
1:10.9 | There are 12 prayers recorded in the 13 chapters of this book. |
1:14.6 | He also frequently quotes or references scripture which shows us that he knows God's word. |
1:20.2 | When we open today, he's got a family member in town from Jerusalem and he asks how things |
1:24.0 | are going. |
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