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.
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 4:6 HALF ITS HEIGHT. At this point, the
project could still be stopped.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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