When the enemies of the people of God (Sanballat, Tobiah and their friends) saw that the work on the wall was going on and that Nehemiah trusted in the Lord to help him complete it - they began to mock the Jews.
They made fun of the efforts of the Jews; they pointed out the feeble and broken condition of the city and they reminded everyone that the wall was so weak that even a little “fox” could break down the wall that was being built.
How encouraging to see that Nehemiah did not defend himself, and he answered nothing - he simply prayed to God and left all in His care. The wonderful result was that there was tremendous progress made in the building of the wall in spite of all the hindrances that the enemy used against Nehemiah.
Now it’s time to take a rest in our journey through the Bible while you look up the following verses:
1. Paul labored in the gospel because he ____________ in the living God.
1 Timothy 4:___
For
2. The Lord Jesus said that people would ____________ a person who started to build a house but could not finish it. Luke 14:___
Lest
3. Paul taught that it is the ____________ things of this world which are not understood by the mighty (strong). 1 Corinthians 1:___
But
4. When the Lord Jesus was falsely accused before Pilate, He ____________ nothing. Matthew 27:___
And
5. When Paul and Silas had been falsely accused and beaten and thrown into prison, they ____________ and the Lord delivered them. Acts 16:___
And