BRAVING RIDICULE AND TREACHERY
Nehemiah 2:12; Nehemiah 4:1
_ Suspicion_, Nehemiah 2:12. Sanballat was probably a Moabite, a
native of Horonaim; Tobiah had been a slave. There are many
descendants of these two men in all our Christian communities today,
hindering God's work. This heroic soul met th... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TRIUMPH OF COURAGE AND DEVOTION
Nehemiah 4:13
The work of rebuilding the ruins of Zion is typical of our efforts as
Christians to counteract the deterioration which is ever at work in
our own hearts, in the professing Church, and in society. No one who
attempts this work will escape hostility,... [ Continue Reading ]