Nehemiah 4:1-23 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.… I. The weak of the Church. 1. Derided. "And mocked the Jews" (ver. 1). 2. Under-estimated. "These feeble Jews" (ver. 2). 3. Misrepresented. "If a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall" (ver. 3). 4. Prayerful. "Hear, O our God" (ver. 4). 5. Hearty. "For the people had a mind to work" (ver. 6). 6. Advancing. "Heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped" (ver. 7). II. The WARFARE of the Church. 1. Defensive. "And conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it" (ver. 8). 2. Watchful. "Set a watch against them day and night" (ver. 9). 3. Judicious. "I even set the people with their families" (ver. 13). 4. Courageous. "Be not ye afraid" (ver. 14). 5. Religious. "Remember the Lord" (ver. 14). 6. Self-denying (ver. 23). - E. Parallel Verses KJV: But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. |
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