Nehemiah 4:10-12

Now some of the *Jews were feeling tired. The work was hard and their enemies were all round them. These problems upset them. So they began to complain.

The enemies of the *Jews still tried to stop the work. They plotted to surprise the *Jews with a sudden attack. Some of the *Jews heard about their plan. The *Jews who lived outside the city were anxious about their families. So these *Jews reported this news back to the people in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah made plans to protect the men as they worked. He placed men to guard the lowest parts of the walls. These were the most likely places where an attack might happen. And Nehemiah made sure that the people had *weapons to defend themselves and their families. He made sure that the families were together. He knew that the men would fight hard in order to protect their families.

Then Nehemiah reminded the leaders of the people that God was with them. God is much more powerful than any enemies can be. God wanted them to build the wall. So he would protect them and help them. They did not need to worry.

v15 Our enemies heard that we knew about their plot. They realised that God had caused their plot to be unsuccessful. So we all returned to the wall and each of us continued our work.