In Nehemiah, chapter six, verse three, the people of God must have a vision of the greatness for the work to which He calls them. Even though our task or contribution as individuals may seem small and inconsequential, corporately, as God’s people, we are “doing a great work.” Nehemiah was resolute in the objective of …
In Nehemiah, chapter five, verse fifteen, because Nehemiah feared God, he did not use his authority to take advantage of the people, as some other leaders before him had done. Reverence for God makes us aware of our accountability to Him and motivates us to turn away from even subtle practices, such as manipulating or …
In Nehemiah, chapter five, verse six, the anger of Nehemiah at injustice and evil was godly anger. The absence of such anger indicates an indifference to the suffering of the innocent and needy. Nehemiah arrived recently and had not known this state of things. The fact he was rebuilding the wall in chapters three and …
In Nehemiah, chapter five, verse one, concerns unjust economic inequities among the people of God. In verse seven, the rich, nobles, and rulers, in verse seven, oppressed the poor by making them mortgage their property and borrow money to buy food. In some instances, poor people were under pressure to give their children as slaves …
In Nehemiah, chapter four, verse twenty, when our work for God is genuinely undertaken in faith and humility to bring God glory and to advance His kingdom, using the weapons of the Spirit, we can rest assured that no matter how great the difficulties, God will fight for us. We must watch always against spiritual …
In Nehemiah, chapter four, verse four, Nehemiah’s prayer against the enemy was motivated by his faith in God and his love for God’s people, as in Jeremiah eighteen, verse twenty-three, and Revelation six, verse ten. When Nehemiah heard of these contemptuous words, he committed the matter to God, pleading Him to hear how they (the …
In Nehemiah, chapter two, verse twenty, all matters to His Kingdom starts with God for it to be successful. Nehemiah begins rebuilding the wall for the city because he knew it was God’s will. Therefore, Nehemiah was fully confident that God would give him success in doing so. In all God’s work, our Lord desires …
In Nehemiah, chapter two, verse nineteen, A third prominent adversary of Nehemiah is part of the trio. His name occurs again in Nehemiah six, verses one through two. Geshem is the chief of some Arabian tribe. The other two are Sanballat, the Horonite, and Tobiah, the servant, the Ammonite. These three seem to have been …
In Nehemiah, chapter two, verse twelve, although Nehemiah arrived as governor with the full authority of the Persian Empire behind him, he did nothing for three days and told no one his God-given plans. We can be sure he was waiting on God, not rushing ahead by trusting in his strength, as in Isaiah forty, …
In Nehemiah, chapter two, verse eight, the hand of the Lord upon Nehemiah meant at least five things to him. He was sharing God’s purposes, as in chapter one. God was actively guiding him in verse twelve. God was granting him His favor and help, as in verse eighteen and Hebrews four, verse sixteen. God …
