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- Upon hearing the news, Nehemiah reacts with mourning, fasting, and prayer. He approaches God humbly and acknowledges Him as the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of love with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
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Nehemiah used several methods to meet the impending attack. First, he asked the people to pray and then set a watch day and night. Second, he positioned the people in places around the wall near their homes and families so that they were prepared to fight for their own wives, children, and homes.
How does Nehemiah respond to such vicious slander, violent threats, and stringent resistance to his work? What lessons might readers today glean from his wise example? We see that Nehemiah consistently demonstrates confidence in the Lord, dependence on God in prayer, courage to persevere in God’s work, and discernment to distinguish truth ...
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According to recognized aerotechnical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the shape and weight of his body in relation to the total wing area. The bumblebee does not know this, so he goes ahead and flies anyway (Encyclopedia of 7,700 Illustrations, by Paul Lee Tan [Assurance Publishers], p. 945).
This also applies to churches and church leaders: Whenever godly leaders attempt to rally Gods people to advance His kingdom, opposition will hit. Satan doesnt mind when churches gather to sing and to hear soothing sermons about how to use the Bible to achieve personal success. Those churches are no threat to his domain of darkness. But when a past...
When the enemy opposes us as he surely will, we should respond with prayer, work, vigilance, and focus on the Lord. If we only had chapter 3, we would get the impression that the work on the wall went without a snag. So-and-so built this gate, and these people built the wall to this point, and next to them, these people built the wall further, etc....
This cycle shows that the Christian life is a conflict. There will always be opposition. The enemy will try to get you sidetracked or to give up completely. Even though it was Gods will for the wall to be rebuilt, He did not remove the opposition. Even though it is Gods will for you to grow strong in faith and to labor to advance His kingdom, God d...
Sanballat, the governor of Samaria, became furious and very angry (4:1, 7). The Hebrew word means burning mad. A secure and independent Jerusalem would threaten his hold on the area and undermine his control of the trade route through the region, thus hurting his economy. So for the time being, he dropped his differences with the Ammonites to the e...
Satan often uses the anger of others to try to squelch the newfound joy and zeal of a new believer. Suppose that a teenager who grew up in a culturally religious home, where the gospel was never preached, gets saved. He goes home and joyously tells his parents how he has met Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Are they overjoyed? Hardly! They explode:...
Why are they mad? Youd think they would be glad that their kid wasnt doing drugs or getting girls pregnant. Theyre mad because if their kid gets serious about God, it threatens their worldly, self-centered lifestyle. The same thing happens when a wife meets Christ. Her zeal for God convicts her husband of his wicked ways, and he responds with anger...
If anger and ridicule dont work, the enemy gets more aggressive. Nehemiahs enemies had to be careful, since he was working under Artaxerxes permission. They couldnt just rally their troops and march on Jerusalem, or they would be charged with rebellion against the king. But they could and did use threats of violence (4:8, 11), which they circulated...
The criticism and mockery (in 4:2-3) came from the enemy without. This negativism came from the Jews themselves who lived near the enemy (4:12). These people were not involved in the work of rebuilding the wall. That is significant! They lived near the enemy, and thus were constantly exposed to his negative attacks on the work. And, they werent inv...
Fear is the cumulative effect of all of the above factors (4:14). The people had seen the enemys anger and had heard their mockery and threats. They were wearing down through exhaustion. Then they repeatedly heard gloom and doom from their fellow Jews who lived near the enemy. Nehemiah saw their fear and exhorted them not to be afraid.
These are some of the tactics that Satan uses to oppose Gods work both in projects that people undertake in advancing the Lords work and in individual hearts that want to advance spiritually. How should we respond to such opposition?
I must be brief (for more, see www.fcfonline.org, my sermon on Psalm 137 [10/24/93]; also, see James Adams, War Psalms of the Prince of Peace [Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing], 1991). First, this is not a prayer for personal vengeance, but rather a prayer that God would act to judge sinners. Second, since these enemies were hindering Gods work, ...
Nehemiah prayed first, but then he set up a guard. Trust God and keep your powder dry! Also, notice that Nehemiahs prayer did not make the enemy go away; instead, the enemy upped the threats to attack! Prayer isnt a magic cure-all. Prayer doesnt mean that you can ignore the enemys threats or pretend that they dont exist. Nehemiah was vigilant to ar...
If you dont want to fall victim to the enemy, youve got to set up a defense against him in advance. Block the opportunities for moral filth from your life and home. Spend time each day saturating your mind with Gods Word. Have a network of brothers and sisters in the Lord whom you can rally to when the enemy attacks. To be oblivious to the enemy is...
Nehemiah and his people responded to the enemys opposition by lifting their voices in prayer, putting their hearts into the work, and by vigilantly keeping their eyes on the enemy. Finally,
Historian Will Durant observed, Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision and heroism. When she had overcome all her enemies, she flourished for a moment and then began to die (cited in Bits & Pieces, 9/87). Opposition kept Rome strong.
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Nehemiah responded by demanding that the wealthy stop charging interest on loans and give back whatever they had taken from their debtors. In contrast to the selfishness of those who had been taking advantage of their fellow Jews, Nehemiah did not use his leadership position to enhance his personal fortune.
Apr 9, 2020 · In response, Nehemiah asked God to humiliate his enemies, and then immediately commanded his people to get to work on the wall. They reached the halfway point before Sanballat and his allies could do anything about it.
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May 12, 2021 · At every turn through the remainder of this book, Nehemiah rebukes those who oppose the Lord and then prays earnestly to his God. He works hard and does his very best to mobilize, lead, provide for, and protect his fellow Israelites.
Oct 25, 2023 · Nehemiah was a heartfelt follower of God, exhibited in his prayer life and in the leadership decisions he made throughout the grand process of rebuilding the Jerusalem walls. God responded to Nehemiah’s genuine and God-fearing leadership with support, suc...
