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F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Nehemiah 4:1-99

Nehemiah 4 WHEN THE WORK of building was really started, the anger and opposition of the adversaries was much increased, as chapter 4 records. All this was expressed in a threefold way. First there was mockery. The Jews were indeed feeble and their work of reviving 'the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned', did seem a fantastic enterprise, and the adversaries made the most of it by way of ridicule. But further there was misrepresentation, regarding the objects before them... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Nehemiah 4:7-23

Nehemiah's Precautions v. 7. But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, such tribes as took the side of the Samaritans, and the Ammonites, those incited by Tobiah, and the Ashdodites, the inhabitants of this Philistine city with their ancient hatred of the Jews, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, literally, "going up," and that the breaches began to be stopped, where the walls had been entirely demolished, then they were very wroth, v. 8. and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Nehemiah 4:1-231But [and] it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2And he spake before his bretnren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day [by day, i.e., openly]? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the 3rubbish which are burned? Now [and] Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Nehemiah 4:9-21

Nehemiah DISCOURAGEMENTS AND COURAGE Neh_4:9 - Neh_4:21 . Common hatred has a wonderful power of uniting former foes. Samaritans, wild Arabs of the desert, Ammonites, and inhabitants of Ashdod in the Philistine plain would have been brought together for no noble work, but mischief and malice fused them for a time into one. God’s work is attacked from all sides. Herod and Pilate can shake hands over their joint antagonism. This passage paints vividly the discouragements which are apt to dog... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Nehemiah 4:1-12

Braving Ridicule and Treachery Nehemiah 2:12-20 ; Nehemiah 4:1-12 Suspicion , Nehemiah 2:12-20 . Sanballat was probably a Moabite, a native of Horonaim; Tobiah had been a slave. There are many descendants of these two men in all our Christian communities today, hindering God’s work. This heroic soul met their scorn and the depression of the people by unwavering faith and calm confidence in the good hand of God, Nehemiah 2:18 . How small do our difficulties seem when brought into the sight... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

As the work proceeded, the opposition of outsiders turned from derision to anger, but rose no higher at the moment than contempt. However, Nehemiah was conscious of the menace of this attitude, and lifted his heart in prayer to God. An illuminative sentence, "The people had a mind to work," shows how completely Nehemiah had captured and inspired them, and we are therefore not surprised when we read that the wall was half finished. At this point, however, opposition became very wroth, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Continual Opposition To The Building Of The Wall And Problems Related To It (Nehemiah 4:1 to Nehemiah 6:14 ). Meanwhile the work did not go on unopposed. Powerful men were involved in seeking to ensure that the walls were not rebuilt, and that Jerusalem was not re-established. We have already had three of these described to us in Nehemiah 2:19. They were formidable opponents. We now learn about their activity in more detail. o Initially they operated by using ridicule and threats (Nehemiah... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:7-23

Sanballat And His Allies Determine Violence Against the Builders Of The Walls With The Aim Of Preventing Their Completion Only To Be Thwarted By Nehemiah’s Precautions (Nehemiah 4:7-23 ). Their derision having failed in its purpose, and their anger still being aroused, Sanballat and his allies now determined to bring the work to a stop by using violence. To the already formidable opponents were added the Ammonites to the east of Judah (although Tobias was an Ammonite) and the Ashdodites to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:10-12

Three Attitudes Which Nehemiah Had To Contend With (Nehemiah 4:10-12 ). Nehemiah’s firm response is now set against the background of three attitudes which were in danger of halting the work. The first was the growth of discouragement among the builders as they considered the task in hand (and Judah said’ -verse 10); the second was the intention of their adversaries to make a number of surprise murderous attacks on the builders, which no doubt became known to them (‘and our adversaries said’... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Nehemiah 4:1-Isaiah : . Samaritan Attempt to Frustrate the Building of the Walls.— In Nehemiah 4:2 f. the text is very corrupt, though the general sense of the passage is fairly clear, viz. the Samaritans mock the efforts made by the Jews in building the walls; Sanballat’ s wrath in conjunction with his contempt is a little incongruous. The mention of the Samaritan army is difficult to account for; if an army had really been there some attempt would assuredly have been made there and then to... read more

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Nehemiah 4:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Nehemiah 4:7-23

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Nehemiah 4:9-21

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Nehemiah 4:1-12

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:7-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:10-12

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 4:1-23

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