Fairy Tale Spotlight: Nehemiah [Book Review]

"Nehemiah" is the sixteenth book of the "Holy Bible," and it is believed to have been written by Nehemiah himself. It is the direct sequel to "Ezra." This book deals less with the rebuilding of the House of God and more with Jerusalem itself.

Most of the book is written in the first person from the point of view of the then governor of Jerusalem, that being Nehemiah. He was placed in charge of rebuilding the mostly destroyed walls and doorways to the city and really just bringing order back to the place now that the Jews had been allowed to return.

This book is strangely relaxing to read. At this point, the Jews are so incredibly humbled that they seem much more subdued and willing to obey. They do still do evil, but Nehemiah is very good at taking care of sinners through direct force. He was a strong leader, and I liked him.

The building of the walls and doors went well, but it was not without its problems. The adversaries of the Jews did make threats about it. They were trying to make Nehemiah afraid of them. They were, of course, worried that the Jews would rebel if they had a fully rebuilt city, but that was actually not on the agenda. Despite there very noisy objections, the walls were built without any assault.

"Nehemiah" also has a very interesting day of thanksgiving which seriously sounded amazing. I would have loved to have seen it. Imagine an entire city all singing and crying out. I can imagine it would have been a moving thing to have witnessed. Even the description of it was strong and poetic. And they certainly had plenty to be thankful for, those ingrates.

The last part of the book was Nehemiah trying to keep the sinners under control. There were people trying to do work and sell stuff on the Sabbath. The governor was adamant that it all stop, and he did a great job at kicking these people on their asses.

I recommend the book of "Nehemiah!" Although some parts are a little boring, the book as a whole is a relaxing and well-written story about the rebuilding of a rightfully fallen kingdom.

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