"But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up,c and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,"
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Verse Nehemiah 4:7. _THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM WERE MADE UP_] That is,
they were made up _to the half height of the wall_; for the preceding
verse seems to intimate that the _whole wall_ was thus far bui...
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THE ARABIANS ... - Probably a band, composed largely of Arabians,
Ammonites, and Ashdodites, which Sanballat maintained as a guard to
his person, and which formed a portion of “the army of Samaria”
Ne...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The indignation and sneers of the enemies (Nehemiah 4:1)_
2. Nehemiah's ejaculatory prayer (Nehemiah 4:4)
3. Conspiracy, and more prayer (Nehemiah 4:7)
4. Nehemiah's precautions and...
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SAMARITAN ATTEMPT TO FRUSTRATE THE BUILDING OF THE WALLS. In Nehemiah
4:2 f. the text is very corrupt, though the general sense of the
passage is fairly clear, viz. the Samaritans mock the efforts mad...
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BUT. In Hebrew text, Neh. begins here.
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6), for emphasis.
STOPPED. repaired. So the only other occurrence of the Hebrew (2
Chronicles 24:13)....
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In most editions of the Hebrew Bible, this is the 1st verse of the
ivth Chapter.
_Sanballat … Ashdodites_ Here we have a complete list of the foes of
Jerusalem. See notes on Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:...
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WHEN SANBALLAT AND TOBIAH, &C.— The ingenious publisher of the Ruins
of Balbeck tells us, that in Palestine he has often seen the
husbandman sowing, accompanied by an armed friend, to prevent his
bein...
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2. The Jews faced the menace of an attack.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 4:7-14
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Now it came about when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites,
and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerus...
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_BUT IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN SANBALLAT, AND TOBIAH, AND THE
ARABIANS, AND THE AMMONITES, AND THE ASHDODITES, HEARD THAT THE WALLS
OF JERUSALEM WERE MADE UP, AND THAT THE BREACHES BEGAN TO BE STOPPE...
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THE MACHINATIONS OF THE ENEMIES OF THE JEWS
1. Sanballat] His irritation at Nehemiah's arrival (Nehemiah 2:10) was
increased by the work accomplished by the latter....
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THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
CHAPTER 4
V1 Sanballat heard that we were building the wall again. So he became
very angry. He laughed at the...
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WERE MADE UP. — Arose to the height before mentioned.
BEGAN TO BE STOPPED. — The wall, they heard, was continuous. The
tribes here enumerated were only small parties under the immediate
influence of...
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_[Nehemiah 4:1]_ וַ יְהִ֣י כַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֣ע
סַנְבַלַּ֡ט וְ֠ טֹובִיָּה וְ הָ
עַרְבִ֨ים וְ...
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Nehemiah 2:19
ON GUARD
Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:1
ALL his arrangements for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem show that
Nehemiah was awake to the dangers with which he was surrounded...
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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...
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As the work proceeded, the opposition of outsiders turned from
derision to anger, but rose no higher at the moment than contempt.
However, Nehemiah was conscious of the menace of this attitude, and
li...
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(7) В¶ But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls
of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be...
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Overcoming the Opposition
St. Teresa of Avila (d. A.D. 1582), founder of the Carmelites, was
noted for an ironic sense of humor and a deft way of turning a phrase.
One day, Teresa was about to go on...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6.
The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not
one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...
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But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls
of Jerusalem were made up, [and] that the breaches began to be
sto...
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_That the breaches began to be stopped_ That is, the breaches which
the Chaldeans had made and left in the walls were well nigh repaired.
_Then they were very wroth_ They had flattered themselves with...
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1 While the enemies scoffe, Nehemiah prayeth and continueth the worke.
7 Vnderstanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, hee setteth a
watch.
13 Hee armeth the labourers,
19 and giueth military p...
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But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, such tribes as took the side of the Samaritans, AND THE
AMMONITES, those incited by Tobiah, AND THE ASHDODITES, the
inhabitants...
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DECISION IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION
(vv. 1-23)
The diligent labor of the Jews drew out more bitter anger on the part
of the enemy. Sanballat was furious and resorted to the moral weakness
of mockery,...
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WERE MADE UP:
_ Heb._ ascended...
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7-15 The hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and promise
themselves success in; but good work is God's work, and it shall
prosper. God has many ways of bringing to light, and so of bringing t...
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THAT THE BREACHES BEGAN TO BE STOPPED, i.e. that the breaches which
the Chaldeans had made and left in the walls were well-nigh stopped
up....
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Nehemiah 4:7 Sanballat H5571 Tobiah H2900 Arabs H6163 Ammonites H5984
Ashdodites H796 heard H8085 (H8804) walls H2346 Jerusalem H3389
restored H724 H5927 (H8804) gaps H6555 (H8803) beginning H2490 (H8...
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CONTINUAL OPPOSITION TO THE BUILDING OF THE WALL AND PROBLEMS RELATED
TO IT (NEHEMIAH 4:1 TO NEHEMIAH 6:14).
Meanwhile the work did not go on unopposed. Powerful men were involved
in seeking to ensur...
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CONTENTS: Opposition by ridicule, anger and discouragement.
CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Sanballat, Tobiah.
CONCLUSION: God's people are often a despised people, loaded with
contempt, but the reproach...
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Nehemiah 4:2. _He spake before his brethren;_ that is, before Tobias,
&c. his brother governors, and other great officers whom he had
convened for counsel against the Jews.
Nehemiah 4:5. _Let not the...
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_But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobtah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls.
.. conspired all of them together._
FOES OF THE FAITH
It is well...
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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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EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 4:1 are in the Hebrew v. 33–38 of chap.
Nehemiah 3:1
NEHEMIAH 4:1. SANBALLAT] See on chap. Nehemiah 2:10. THAT WE BUILDED
THE WALL] That we were building it (participle e...
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EXPOSITION
NEHEMIAH 4:7
IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN SANBALLAT, AND TOBIAH, at Samaria, AND THE
ARABIANS, AND THE AMMONITES, AND THE ASHDODITES, in their respective
residences, HEARD THAT THE WALLS OF...
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Now it came to pass, when [this antagonist] Sanballat [and Tobiah]
learned that they had started building the wall, they were very angry,
and they began to mock the Jews (Nehemiah 4:1).
And they gath...
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1 Samuel 11:2; 1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 5:2; 2 Chronicles 20:1; 2
Chronicles 26:6; 2 Kings 24:2; 2 Samuel 10:1; Acts 4:17; Acts 4:18;
Acts 5:33;