Homiletic Commentary Nehemiah 6:13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report… — I. ITS EXISTENCE AND VARIETIES. 1. In statecraft. 2. In trade. 3. In morals and religion. II. ITS EFFECTS. 1. Personal degradation. 2. General disorganisation. 3. Hindrance of all good. III. ITS CURE. 1. Self-denial. 2. Resolute unmercifulness to the briber. 3. Trust in God and faith in right. (Homiletic Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. |
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