Nehemiah 6

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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:2

In some one of the villages . The Hebrew has "in the villages," which seems too vague. Bertheau therefore suggests, "in Hakkiphirim," taking the word as the name of a particular village, which is probably right. Ono was near Lydda, in the plain country bordering on Philistia . They thought to do me mischief. A euphemism for "they thought to murder me." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:3

Hindrances repelled. "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down." This reply of Nehemiah to his subtle enemies is worthy of adoption by us in relation to all that would hinder us in Christ's service. In giving them this turn, we may employ the words "come down," used here of locality, in the sense of descending to a lower mental or moral level. I. WHO MAY WELL ADOPT THESE WORDS . 1. All Christians. 2. Those who occupy positions of peculiar responsibility.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:5

An open letter . Letters in the East are usually placed in silken bags, which are then tied up and carefully sealed. An "open letter" invited perusal; and the object of sending this one "open' must have been to create alarm among the Jews, and to excite them against Nehemiah. Compare the conduct of Sennacherib's ambassadors ( 2 Kings 18:27-33 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:6

Gashmu saith it . "Gashmu" is probably the native Arabic form of the name which in a Hebrew mouth commonly became "Geshem ." Thou and the Jews think to rebel . Compare Nehemiah 2:19 , and Ezra 4:13 , with the Comment. According to these words . i.e. "Agreeably to what is reported." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 6:7

Thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah . Expressions of the religious teachers of the time, parallel to that of Zechariah,—"Behold, thy king cometh" ( Zechariah 9:9 ),—may have been reported to Sanballat, and misunderstood or purposely misinterpreted. read more

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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

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