Bible Verse Synopsis 4-22-25
Nehemiah 4:
Nehemiah 4: Sanballat mocked the Jews after they completed the wall. His mockery becomes a fact and a good metaphor for the modern Christian. The Jews rebuilt will broken and burned stones. There are millions of burned stones in our lives. These stones (people) believe that God has nothing for them (nonbelievers). How do we transform that thought pattern to encourage rebuilding with the burnt stones. Haven’t we all been a burnt stone at some point in our lives?
Nehemiah prays for the judgement of God to com unto those who mocked them. “Let not their sin be blotted out” - Verse 5. This prayer seems very unchristian like, and it may be. However the restraint shown by Nehemiah in the face of all of this nastiness is tremendous. How do we restrain ourselves in the face of trouble? Is He our outlet for our anger and our pride?
Nehemiah had a deep level of inspiration given to Him to finish the wall. This must have been given by the Holy Spirit. What has the Spirit instructed you to do?
In spite of the opposition that was supposed to come and march against the partially rebuilt city, Nehemiah refused to let that stop him and his workers. If anything they were encouraged by the threat and worked harder than before! Nehemiah had to divide the forces to protect the wall and their progress from the impending threat. It has not come as the end of this chapter. Do we man the wall of our own lives? How do we handle building the wall and protecting it? The wall symbolizes our faith. Grow it and protect it and make it big enough for the world to see!