Question 7
Concern for Judah"And the King (Artaxerxes) said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart". Why was the addressee sad?
- A.the condition of Jerusalem was deplorable
- B.he was fasting because of Jerusalem
- C.enemies of Jerusalem were laughing at him
- D.he was in exile in Babylon.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (the condition of Jerusalem was deplorable)
Explanation
Nehemiah was sad because the city of his fathers lay in ruins and its gates had been burnt (Nehemiah 2:3).