We briefly look at one thousand years of history to give us the context of what was happening to the people of Judah and how God had interacted with them through the centuries.

Nehemiah heard God call him to go to Jerusalem from the Persain Empire and he went. He didn't really know what to expect, but was open to what God wanted. In our lives, are we like a piece of music that has an expected song after a particular introduction or do we allow God to shape us irrespective of what has already happened in our lives?