Homiletic Commentary Nehemiah 2:9-20 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters… Great reformations often have an insignificant commencement and are slow in developing their true proportions. Reformation work — I. REQUIRES A VIGOROUS LEADER. II. SHOULD NOT BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT A DELIBERATE ESTIMATE OF ITS MAGNITUDE AND DIFFICULTY. III. IN ITS INITIAL STAGES IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO PROVOKE OPPOSITION. IV. CANNOT BE CARRIED ON WITHOUT MUTUAL CO-OPERATION. V. CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT THE DIVINE BLESSING. (Homiletic Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. |
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