NEHEMIAH 4:1 Opposition Intensifies, but the People Continue Watchfully. While the building continues, Sanballat and his allies resort to direct action in order to stop it, but their plot is foiled. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:6 HALF ITS HEIGHT. At this point, the project could still be stopped. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:7 It is hard to imagine that the Nehemiah’s opponents could have been successful, since his work had been authorized by the Persian king. Still, they were probably intimidating, since the Persian capital was about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) away, a journey of some 55 days. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:12 Friends and families of people who have come from the villages to work on the walls try to persuade them to come home because of the danger. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:15 GOD HAD FRUSTRATED THEIR PLAN. The immediate threat is apparently over, but the work continues with half the people’s attention given to defense. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:16 EACH LABORED ON THE WORK WITH ONE HAND AND HELD HIS WEAPON WITH THE OTHER. Though Nehemiah and the people prayed and trusted God for protection (see vv. Nehemiah 4:4, Nehemiah 4:9, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:20), they also stayed ready to defend themselves. God often ac... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:20 With the people spread out, they were vulnerable at every point (v. Nehemiah 4:19). Nehemiah addresses this problem with his plan to let the SOUND OF THE TRUMPET be heard—a well-established call to battle. OUR GOD WILL FIGHT FOR US. Compare Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 1:... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:21 They worked on the wall in the day and guarded the city at night. By not taking OFF their CLOTHES, they remained ready to engage the enemy. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]