Nehemiah 7: God Put It Into My Mind

I am not going to try to explain how God put something into Nehemiah’s mind (v. 5; also translated “inclined”) but He did. Nehemiah not only gives God credit for this, he also chose to follow the inclination by leading the people in obeying God. This is the transition in the book from the building of the wall (a one-time project) to the keeping of the law (their daily duty toward God).