Today: [Nehemiah One] How to Respond to Bad News. In this chapter we are introduced to Nehemiah. He is one of the most powerful men in Persia – serving as the king’s cupbearer. He receives a report from Jerusalem just 10 years after Ezra’s time that the city of Jerusalem is in ruins and the people in jeopardy. What he does next is a lesson for us all regarding how to respond to bad news when it comes.