ネヘミヤ記 6:9-13 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-9

The Christian workman. Nehemiah was an instance, and will ever be the type, of a faithful workman in the cause of God; from his conduct and career we may learn— I. HOW VALUABLE ONE WORKMAN MAY PROVE (verses 1, 2). Sin sometimes pays an unconscious tribute to integrity and worth. It acts on the assumption that righteousness is more than equal to its energy, and that, to gain its evil end, it must have recourse to "poisoned weapons." Thus, e.g; Philip of Spain, striving... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-14

God with us. The true safety of God's people in the midst of the world's opposition. Nehemiah represents the spirit of consecration, zeal, single-mindedness, dependence upon God, personal responsibility, and confidence in final issues, which should be the spirit of all God's people, and especially of those who hold prominent places in the Church. I. THE FACT OF OPPOSITION . 1. It is a constant fact. The form may change, but the substance is the same. Sleepless vigilance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-16

The temptations of earnest moral life and service. I. THE WAY IN WHICH THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF EARNEST MORAL LIFE AND SERVICE ARE MADE KNOWN TO WICKED MEN . "Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein" ( Nehemiah 6:1 ). Christian life and service will make themselves known— 1. Naturally. The finished walls must be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:9

They all made us afraid . Rather, " sought to affright us." Their attempts did not succeed. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands . "O God" is not in the original; whence some critics do not see in the words used a prayer, but only a statement—"But I now strengthened my hands". This meaning, however, cannot be obtained from the present text. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:9

Prayer for strength. "Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands." Another instance of Nehemiah's prayerfulness. In every difficulty he calls upon God, and not in vain. Thus he obtains strength, and teaches us where to seek it, with assurance of finding it. The manner in which the prayer is recorded is noticeable. He does not say, Then I offered this prayer, etc; but abruptly writes down the .prayer itself. It seems as if, while recording the events of those times, he lived them m... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10

A Shemaiah appears in the list of priests who afterwards signed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:8 ); but the names in that list do not appear to be personal. There is a Shemaiah also among the priests who took part in the dedication of the wall ( Nehemiah 12:42 ); he is not said, however, to be "the son of Delaiah." Shut up . Prevented, i.e; by some legal impurity from taking part in the temple service, or even entering the temple. In the house of God, within the temple . Rather,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10-19

Enemies within. I. FALSE PROPHETS . Who prostituted their office by hiring themselves to the enemies without. For they "loved the wages of unrighteousness." 1. One tempted him to break the law by fleeing into the holy place, and shutting himself up there, where no one but a priest or Levite might enter. This he did on the pretence that Nehemiah's life was in danger (verse 10); and he hoped that the governor, consenting to the proposal, would bring himself into disgrace with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10-19

Trial and victory. Defeated again, the enemy has recourse to other schemes. It would be interesting to know what were the expectations with which Nehemiah set out from Susa to enter upon the work before him. If we could tell what was then in his mind, we should probably find there anticipations very unlike indeed to his actual experiences. Probably, if he could have foreseen his difficulties, he might have shrunk from the task. Happily we do not foresee the perplexities of Christian toil;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:11

Should such a man as I flee? i.e. Should a man in my position, the head of the state, bound to set an example to others, fly from danger and hide myself? Surely not. And who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? Rather, "could go into the temple and live?" Dean Stanley compares Becket's noble words,—"I will not turn the cathedral into a castle,"—but the parallel is not close. Nehemiah feels, not that he would profane the temple by making it into a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:11

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