Sanballat, Tobiah and all of the other enemies of the people of God heard that the wall was completed and that there were no longer any holes in it. They realized now that the city of Jerusalem was once again safe, behind the big strong wall, from their attacks.
Since the enemies of the Jews could no longer attack the city and destroy it (because it was protected by the wall), Sanballat tried another way to hurt Nehemiah and the Jews in Jerusalem. He invited Nehemiah to meet with him and his friends in one of the little villages (a “village” is a very small town) outside the safety of the city of Jerusalem.
Sanballat told Nehemiah a lie, hoping that this would make him meet in one of the villages. Sanballat said that everyone knew that the only reason Nehemiah had built the wall was so that he could be a king in Jerusalem! He even said that Nehemiah had hired men (called “prophets”) to tell all the Jews that he was their new king.
Others - Jews who were friends of Sanballat - tried to scare Nehemiah so that he would flee (run away) to protect his own life. None of these things fooled Nehemiah and, because he trusted in God, Nehemiah was preserved from being hurt and the work on the wall was finished.
Now we will stop on our journey while you try to find the following verses:
1. Even though the Apostle Paul was writing the same things to the Philippian believers that he had already told them, he said it was ____________ for them to receive them again. Philippians 3:___
Finally,
2. A Christian should never tell a ____________ to another person.
Colossians 3:___
Lie
3. Christians are to submit to the rule of those who are over them, whether they are a governor or even a ____________. They submit to authority for the Lord’s sake. 1 Peter 2:___
Submit
4. Christians are to ____________ (“run away from”) wicked sins such as idolatry. Idolatry is having something in our hearts that is more important to us than the Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 10:___
Wherefore,
5. Those dear believers who were women in the Old Testament and ____________ in God proved this by the way they treated their husbands.
1 Peter 3:___
For