Texts · 12 · Nehemiah

A battle speech for builders

Nehemiah rallies his workers like a general: don't fear them; remember the Lord; fight for your kin, children, wives, and homes.

Peacetime work, wartime rhetoric.

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When the wall is finished, the surrounding nations lose heart. New residents of the city are called 'valiant warriors.'

Bible reference: Nehemiah 4:14; 6:16

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 196

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