Every type of obstacle and every form of opposition that nehemiah faced in rebuilding the wall of jerusalem is an illustration from gods word of the obstacles and opposition that we can expect to face as christians. Nehemiah 4 opposition to the rebuilding when bible gateway. The book of nehemiah can therefore have been composed up to around 400 bc. This morning were going to move into chapter 5 of the book of nehemiah. Last time i wrote about nehemiah, we found him setting up armed men to protect against the threat from his enemies, sanballat and tobiah. Like many of us today, nehemiah was thrown into a task that was larger than what he could possibly accomplish on his own, and yet, his heart burned with a desire to see the job completed. Nehemiah 10 commentary john gills exposition on the.
Near 520 bc after the takeover by nebuchadnezzar, ultimately king cyrus of persia arose to power, and he decided to aid the jews to return to jerusalem. The book of esther described part of the jewish diaspora that stayed behind in persia and did not return to jerusalem during the restoration. Nehemiah 34 obedience in the face of opposition youtube. The shift is from the physical and material rebuilding to building for spiritual security.
Nehemiahs prayer the words of nehemiah son of hakaliah. Nehemiah s prayer for remnant at jerusalem, chapter 1. Nehemiah 10 background information with maps and images. Nehemiah 6 new international version niv further opposition to the rebuilding. Nehemiah chapter 1 nehemiahs prayer nehemiah chapter 2 nehemiah arrives in jerusalem nehemiah chapter 3 jerusalems walls are repaired nehemiah chapter 4 threatening opposition nehemiah chapter 5 an advocate for the people in a time of crisis nehemiah chapter 6 nehemiah escapes death nehemiah chapter 7 defending jerusalem. Chapter 5 is about opposition also, but whats different is that in chapter 5, the opposition is from within. As you recall, weve spent the last several weeks looking at the matter of opposition from chapter 4.
Nehemiah is a book about leadership, vision and prayer. The chapter lists the sections of the wall and who built them. The book was divided into two books in the third century a. Nehemiah 4 opposition to the rebuilding when bible. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. The book of nehemiah is a great story of the rebuilding of jerusalem.
It is a book about restoring a community that had been torn apart by war, injustice, poverty, spiritual lethargy and corrupt leadership. So nehemiahs first stay lasted from 445 to 433 bc and the second stay probably followed soon after. Nehemiahs response to the situation in jerusalem ch. Jewish tradition states that ezra is the author of ezra nehemiah as well as the book of chronicles, but modern scholars generally accept that a compiler from 5th century bce is the final author of these books. Third, discernment can be given as a gift from the holy spirit 1 corinthians 12. The books of ezra and nehemiah originally made up one book in the hebrew scriptural canon. David guzik commentary on nehemiah 6, which concerns the attacks that came. Nehemiah led the jews in rebuilding the walls surrounding jerusalem. The returnees from babylon nehemiah chapter 8 ezra. Nehemiah 4 niv opposition to the rebuilding when bible. Under the old testament law, god said that no one could buy or sell anything on the sabbath day. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of nehemiah taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon.
The people who sealed the covenantnow those who placed their seal on the document were. Nehemiah completed the task in 52 days despite all the opposition from the foreigners who it settled in the land of judah during the captivity. Nehemiah 10 is the tenth chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the 20th chapter of the book of ezra nehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. Now those that sealed were, nehemiah, the tirshatha, the son of hachaliah, and zidkijah, 2 seraiah, azariah, jeremiah, 3 pashur, amariah, malchijah, 4. Nehemiah 4 new international version niv opposition to the rebuilding 4 a when sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. The book of nehemiah records an important time period in jewish history, which included the rebuilding. Standing firm in the face of opposition the be series commentary kindle edition by wiersbe, warren w download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He ridiculed the jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of samaria, he said, what are those feeble jews doi. Nehemiah 34 obedience in the face of opposition calvary chapel.
Nehemiah 10 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Nehemiah 810 for the sake of peace, let us compromise. Lessons from nehemiah opposition within and without this is the fourth part of a series of posts studying the book of nehemiah. Last week we saw that opposition often takes the same form that it did in the early part of chapter 4, that of opposition by ridicule. In october 20, tom hanks starred in the true story of the cargo ship, alabama. Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the. This summary of the book of nehemiah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme. We have in this chapter a particular account of the covenant which in the close of the foregoing chapter was resolved upon. Nehemiah 10, new king james version nkjv the bible app. In the hebrew bible the book of nehemiah comfort of jah forms a unity with the preceding book of ezra compare with the notes on ezra. Nehemiah, who was a contemporary or served around the same time as ezra, was a cupbearer to the king in the persian empire. Nehemiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. If the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain to sell on the sabbath day.
Nehemiahs prayer for remnant at jerusalem, chapter 1. Obstacles and opposition growing christians ministries. The other seven chapters of the book are occupied with some details of nehemiahs government of the people after the completion of the walls. This book, as was true in the book of ezra, has copies of letters, decrees, registers and other documents. Nehemiah worked as the cupbearer to the persian king artexerxes. Nehemiah travels to jerusalem and directs the jews in rebuilding the walls of the city despite opposition.
But we prayed to our god and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. Nehemiah 4 teaches us that when the enemy opposes us as he surely will, we should respond with prayer, work, vigilance, and focus on the lord. When met with opposition, remain faithful and seek wisdom. It is strange that, among all these, we hear nothing of ezra, nor of the high priest. The chapter contains the list of signatories for the p. Book of ezra and nehemiah covers the events of the jews returning from the babylonian captivity. The book of nehemiah has been, since the 16th century, a separate book of the hebrew bible. If we only had chapter 3, we would get the impression that the work on the wall went without a snag. Nehemiah 4 new international version niv opposition to the rebuilding. The book of nehemiah is the continuation of the account that begins in the book of ezra.
Nehemiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Nehemiah is one of the old testaments heroes in terms of working out his faith in fear and trembling in the midst of a complex, difficult work situation. Nehemiah 10 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Nehemiah 6 is the sixth chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the 16th chapter of the book of ezranehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. Nehemiah stopped the rich from taking advantage of the poor leaders canceled debts. There he rebuilds the walls, despite the opposition of israels enemies, and reforms the community in conformity with the law of moses. The film, captain phillips, chronicled the ordeal of the captain and crewmembers of the ship after it was overtaken by somali pirates in 2009. After nehemiahs great grief could no longer be hidden, the king inquired as to what. Although the books bear different names they follow each other without paragraph and the numeration of the masorah is listed at the end of nehemiah for both books. The book is an account of gods faithfulness to his promises and thus foreshadows the gospel reality of a merciful and gracious god who provides for his people even in the midst of their infidelity.
Will i live for myself, treating my life as something i own, to be. He said, let us meet in the house of god, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill youby night they are coming to kill you. Summarize nehemiah 10 by explaining that after the israelites understood the. Nehemiah 6, new international version niv the bible app. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading be determined nehemiah. Some 1,000 years after the time of moses and some 400 years before the birth of jesus, the nation of israel and the jewish people were in a desperate state. It also serves as an example to us that we need to be constantly reminded of gods word. Tobiah was the man who had opposed the rebuilding work with sanballat. This chapter records the continuing opposition to nehemiah from external.
Nehemiah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. In the month of kislev in the twentieth year, while i was in the citadel of susa, hanani, one of my brothers, came from judah with some o. He ridiculed the jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of samaria, he said, what are those feeble jews doing. Nehemiah 6 niv further opposition to the rebuilding bible. Mar 31, 2016 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of nehemiah taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Nehemiah 10 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. The resentment from local people verses 1012 recalls ezra 16. Nehemiah was planning a rebellion designed to set himself up as king of the jews. Nehemiah 6 is the sixth chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian. Point out that in the book of nehemiah we learn about the opposition nehemiah faced.
This chapter recounts several forms of opposition and how nehemiah. Apr 20, 2016 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of nehemiah taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Standing firm in the face of opposition the be series commentary. These small group studies of nehemiah contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. Jewish tradition states that ezra is the author of ezranehemiah as well as the book of chronicles, but modern scholars generally accept that a. If ezra was the writer, he was copying from the journal of nehemiah. After this nehemiah undertook a second journey to jerusalem nehemiah. Nehemiah chapter 1 nehemiah s prayer nehemiah chapter 2 nehemiah arrives in jerusalem nehemiah chapter 3 jerusalems walls are repaired nehemiah chapter 4 threatening opposition nehemiah chapter 5 an advocate for the people in a time of crisis nehemiah chapter 6 nehemiah escapes death nehemiah chapter 7 defending jerusalem. Nehemiah 10 in the picture study bible, with maps and background information on nehemiah 10 bible history online. Nehemiah 2 is the second chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the 12th chapter of the book of ezranehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. Chapter 6 relates that he sent a letter alleging that the frenzied activity of building the wall was merely a guise for what was really happening.
The book of ezra was originally combined with the book of nehemiah and served as a continuation of first and second chronicles. At the end of his leave of absence from the king he came back to babylon, and after certain days he came again to jerusalem nehemiah 2. The book of nehemiah shows how god fulfilled his words. In this chapter we have the names of the persons that signed and sealed the covenant mentioned in the last chapter, nehemiah 10. Nehemiah from moodys book men of the bible henry morris. The nehemiah memorial is interrupted by chapters 810, which concern ezra. The rebuilding restarts, despite some local opposition. Each of these feasts had specific offerings mentioned in the book of numbers. We need to be ready for such opposition and know how to respond to it. Nehemiah 7 to protect the jews living in jerusalem, nehemiah orders that the gates of the city be opened only during the heat of the day and shut and barred at all other times.
When we become involved in serving the lord and building the walls of personal or corporate christian testimony we will. The book of nehemiah jerusalem walls summary overview. Nehemiah led the third 3rd exodus back to jerusalem, 94 years after zerubbabel 1st exodus of approx. Inspecting city, rebuilding wall of jerusalem, opposition, establishing temple service. Thats what nehemiah 10 is all about now were not saying that nt believers do it precisely like these folks did it in this text but we also have to saythis chapter is in the bible for a reason.
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