Nehemiah 1:11
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11 O Lord, I pray, please (A)let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who (B)desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
For I was the king’s (C)cupbearer.
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Nehemiah 1:11
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11 Lord, let your ear be attentive(A) to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor(B) in the presence of this man.”
I was cupbearer(C) to the king.
Nehemiah 1:6
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6 please let Your ear be attentive and (A)Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and (B)confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned.
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Nehemiah 1:6
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Nehemiah 2:8
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8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the [a]citadel which pertains (A)to the [b]temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me (B)according to the good hand of my God upon me.
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- Nehemiah 2:8 palace
- Nehemiah 2:8 Lit. house
Nehemiah 2:8
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8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal park, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel(A) by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?” And because the gracious hand of my God was on me,(B) the king granted my requests.(C)
Nehemiah 2:1
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Nehemiah Sent to Judah
2 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of (A)King [a]Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that (B)I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before.
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- Nehemiah 2:1 Artaxerxes Longimanus
Nehemiah 2:1
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Artaxerxes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem
2 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(A) when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before,
Hebrews 13:18
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Prayer Requested
18 (A)Pray for us; for we are confident that we have (B)a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
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Hebrews 13:18
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18 Pray for us.(A) We are sure that we have a clear conscience(B) and desire to live honorably in every way.
Proverbs 21:1
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The Lord Considers the Heart
21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the [a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.
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- Proverbs 21:1 channels
Proverbs 21:1
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.(A)
Ezra 7:6
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6 this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was (A)a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, (B)according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
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Ezra 7:6
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6 this Ezra(A) came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted(B) him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.(C)
Psalm 130:2
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2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 130:2
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Psalm 86:6
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6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 86:6
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6 Hear my prayer, Lord;
listen to my cry(A) for mercy.
Ezra 7:27-28
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27 (A)Blessed[a] be the Lord God of our fathers, (B)who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28 and (C)has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes.
So I was encouraged, as (D)the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.
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Ezra 7:27-28
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27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s heart(A) to bring honor(B) to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way 28 and who has extended his good favor(C) to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me,(D) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
Ezra 1:1
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End of the Babylonian Captivity(A)
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord (B)by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, (C)so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
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Ezra 1:1
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Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)
1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
Genesis 40:21
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21 Then he (A)restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and (B)he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
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Genesis 40:21
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21 He restored the chief cupbearer(A) to his position,(B) so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand(C)—
Isaiah 26:8-9
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8 Yes, (A)in the way of Your judgments,
O Lord, we have (B)waited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
9 (C)With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:8-9
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