Nehemiah 4

Wiser than your ancestors? The world deals with the professors of religion, as Sanballat did with the Jews when they were building (Nehemiah 4:1). He mocked the Jews, and said, "What do those feeble Jews, will they fortify themselves?

The opening of the particular reasons will clear this; The first is, I have put off my coat, and the conclusion is, how can I put it on? Putting off the clothes is an evidence of betaking themselves to rest, as keeping them on, is a sign of watching, as in (Nehemiah 4:23). None…

We must not only work, but fight. Like those Jews, who built the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4:17), every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. A Christian is commanded upon hot service; he must charge through the whole army of his…

It is love which is the great poise and weight upon the soul that sets all the wheels going. When love is strong, the heart is carried out with fervour and earnestness (Nehemiah 4:6). We built the wall, why? for the people had a mind to the work; then it went on speedily.

Therefore is this affection, that we may encounter difficulties and oppositions. As in Nehemiah 4:6, when there were difficulties and straits, it is said they built the wall, for the people had a mind to work — that is, their hearts were set upon it. So if we had a mind to any e…

So now, at this time of the rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, every one ought to promote the work of God within his own sphere, and by doing what belongs to him, in the place in which God has set him: men in a private capacity, may repair over against their houses; and even tho…