Nehemiah 2a - Nehemiah Petitions the King


Nehemiah 2a - Nehemiah Petitions the King


The echoes of Queen Esther and her confrontation with Artexerxes father can be heard in this petition of Nehemiah before the King. While plying the King with drink party, Nehemiah beseeches him and asks for permission to go to Judea and rebuild the city of his fathers.