Bible Survey: Part TwoSample

In chapter 3, Nehemiah organized the people into families and assigned them specific sections of the walls and gates to rebuild. Today we read of the opposition. The surrounding nations do not want Jerusalem to be fortified. They begin by mocking the work and saying the wall is weak and will never be finished. Then the opposition came in the form of threats. As a result, the people needed to arm themselves while they worked.

Again Nehemiah is an example we can follow. He continues the work, challenges the people to depend on God, but also prepares to fight. All three had to be done. Had the work stopped, the wall would not have been finished. Had they stopped depending on God, they would have been fearful. Had they not prepared for combat, they would probably have been attacked. Like Nehemiah, we need to continue to move forward, depend on God and be prepared to face opposition.