Homiletic Commentary Nehemiah 2:1-8 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine… This is a remarkable illustration of religious presence of mind. I. THE OUTCOME OF A CONSECRATED LIFE. II. THE RESULT OF LONG HABIT. III. A MARK OF SELF-DISTRUSTING HUMILITY. IV. A SOURCE OF INCALCULABLE BLESSING. (Homiletic Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. |