Nehemiah
Slaves in Their Own Land
D. The grace of God (vv 32-39) – God was good to His people when His people were not good to Him. In His mercy He didn’t give them what they deserved.The history of the children of Israel is brought up to date (v. 32). In the past they had enjoyed abundant blessings even th …
The Results of Rebellion
C. The goading of God (vv 26-31) – In this chapter we see how when the people rebelled against God He gave them over to oppression. However, because of great compassion He raised up deliverers, the Judges who freed them (vv 27-28). Through centuries of Israel’s sin (v. 29), God c …
Nehemiah Reminds The People of Their Calling
Joining Sanballet and Tobiah were the Ammonites from the east, Geshem and Arabs from the south, and men from Ashdod which was a Philistine city from the west. They all plotted together to attack Jerusalem from all sides (vv 7-8). Again, in the midst of adversity the Jews are driv …
Nehemiah Deals With Oppression
Up to this point Nehemiah’s challenges as a spiritual leader had been primarily from those outside of Judah. However, in this chapter he faces the most difficult and intense kind of problem that any leader faces and that is problems from within. Not only were their enemies a cons …