Nehemiah 4:7 – But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. Seeing the resolve and success of God’s people, the opponents (led by Sanballat … Read more
Nehemiah 4:7 – But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. Nehemiah 4 is a case study in leading people through slander, attack, and … Read more
Nehemiah 4:11 – And our enemies said, “They will not know or see til we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” Nehemiah has a God-given vision, military covering, and financial backing from the king, moved from the city of Susa to Jerusalem, and has the support of a small but growing … Read more
Nehemiah 4:1 – Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. Some years ago, I was driving with a well-known Christian pastor whose life has been one of incredible highs and lows. He has seen God show up and do the … Read more
Nehemiah 2:19 – But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” Several years ago, I was spending time with a pastor friend of … Read more
Nehemiah 2:10 – But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. When God acts, Satan reacts. For the first time in the story, a unified opposition rises up against Nehemiah as his critics are … Read more
Nehemiah 1:3 – And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.” There are two basic theories that guide both practical life and academic study. One, traditional theory … Read more
Nehemiah 1:8-9 – Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, “If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring … Read more
Genesis 9:13 – I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. In Genesis 9, God puts the rainbow in the sky to signify His covenant with His people. In that time, the main weapon of war was the bow and, when … Read more
Genesis 6:4 – The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. Get out your tinfoil hats for today’s devo as … Read more
Genesis 6:1-2 – When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were bore to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Genesis 6 raises four of the most difficult questions in all of Genesis. Over … Read more
Genesis 3:1 – Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” Ephesians 6 speaks of the full Armor of God, including the “sword of the Spirit”, which is … Read more