Chapter Four PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS 1. Why do you suppose Sanballat didn-'t want a wall around Jerusalem? 2. How many times did Jerusalem's enemies attack the city? 3. What do you think was Israel's most important tool for overcoming obstacles? 4. What percentage of the men worked, and what p... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT D. The enemies try ridicule and rumor to block construction. 1. Their enemies try to block them with ridicule. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 4:1-6 1. Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry and mocked the Jew... [ Continue Reading ]
2. The Jews faced the menace of an attack. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 4:7-14 7 Now it came about when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry. 8 And all of them co... [ Continue Reading ]
3. Work progresses in the midst of precautions. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 4:15-23 15 And it happened when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. 16 And it came about from that day on, that half of my ser... [ Continue Reading ]