Nehemiah 4:12

"Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”"

Key Reflection

Nehemiah's adversaries threaten to disrupt the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls by ambushing the workers, demonstrating a willingness to use violence to halt the construction. This act symbolizes efforts to thwart God's plans through deceit and force, highlighting the contrast between human schemes and divine providence that ultimately prevails.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Ten times -i. e. repeatedly. From all places ... -Better as in the margin. The Jews who dwelt on the Samaritan border, came to Jerusalem and tried to withdraw their contingents of workmen from the work, representing to them the impending danger, and saying, “You must return to your homes, and so escape it.”

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