May our prayer be, Lord what will you have me to do, and how will you have me do it?May we, you, and me be led into a clear knowledge of the will of God.Whenever God wants to get a work done, He works with willing people.

References

Ezra and Nehemiah by Derek Kidner

Word Biblical Commentary Ezra-Nehemiah by H. G. M. Williamson

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament by The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah by F. Charles Fensham

Nehemiah: Man in Charge by Donal K. Campbell

Victorious Christian Service Studies on the Book of Nehemiah by Alan Redpath

Wiersbes Expository Outline on the Old Testament by Warren W. Wiersbe

Visioneering by Andy Stanley

Believers Bible Commentary by William MacDonald