Written in first-person, Nehemiah is the account of a high-ranking Jewish official in the Persian court who is moved by the broken state of Jerusalem. With the king’s permission, he returns to lead the rebuilding of the city’s walls, defending against external threats, and implementing social and religious reforms to restore the people’s identity and covenant with God.Nehemiah is a book full of loss, trauma, and personal failure, all of which the prophet uses to equip a reader with valuable and applicable lessons, still relevant today.