Nehemiah 1:11
1:11 Please,
O Lord, listen attentively
to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect
to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me
in the presence of this man.”
Now I was cupbearer for the king.
Nehemiah 2:19
2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this,
they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
Nehemiah 9:10
9:10 You performed awesome signs
against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians
had acted presumptuously
against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
Nehemiah 9:32
9:32 “So now, our God – the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity – do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us – our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people – from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!