Aim: To see how believers' struggles lead to the church's good, and God's glory.
Doctrine: Faithful churchmen go through an array of emotions (in this life). This is because sin renders us miserable, and grace fills us with joy.
Exegesis: The process: from the pits, to glory. Grief rooted in the church's suffering (vv. 1-2b); fear speaks the heart's burden (vv. 2c-3); hope leads to bold petitions (vv. 4-5).
Further application: How God superintends the circumstances of the lives of faithful churchmen: He so arranges Christ's glory to fit our feelings, so that both of them get satisfied.
Key verse: v. 2 ''Therefore the king said to me, 'Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.' So I became dreadfully afraid...''
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Mark Henninger
Real Living Series in Nehemiah (2010-2011) Redeemer Presbyterian...
Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
