The connection of Nehemiah 2:1–8 to Nehemiah 2:9–20
Nehemiah 2:1–8 (ESV)
1In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence.
With his commission in hand, Nehemiah can travel to Jerusalem and begin the work entrusted to him. He will find plenty of challenges.
1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence.