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Nehemiah 5:1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
After Nehemiah laid down a stable foundation for the spiritual work, by injecting an active and zealous spirit among the people, and the wall was almost completed, he faced big problems from within, especially because the city had been laid waste socially and spiritually.
This reminds us that whenever we start any service with great zeal, we discover many problems and wrong doing in the life of those we serve. These problems are present but are hidden. Thus, repentance should be gradual, both the servant and those whom he serves should realise the problem and work together to solve it.
The spiritual work should start by laying the foundation, then building the wall, then repairing the wrong doing bit by bit inside the house.
The problem here is that the Jews of Jerusalem were complaining about each other. It is the problem of the social classes, which is present in every generation. The poor Jews were enslaved to the rich Jews. Some of the poor had to pawn their vines and their houses to buy wheat. Others borrowed silver to pay taxes to the kings as the country was occupied. They sold their children and their siblings as slaves to the rich to buy goods.
This irritating phenomenon is a social and spiritual disease; it goes back many years before the time of Nehemiah. This disease can cause a bigger problem than that of the wall, which was destroyed. We should not ignore such problem.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 1-5
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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Nehemiah 5:2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.
After Nehemiah laid down a stable foundation for the spiritual work, by injecting an active and zealous spirit among the people, and the wall was almost completed, he faced big problems from within, especially because the city had been laid waste socially and spiritually.
This reminds us that whenever we start any service with great zeal, we discover many problems and wrong doing in the life of those we serve. These problems are present but are hidden. Thus, repentance should be gradual, both the servant and those whom he serves should realise the problem and work together to solve it.
The spiritual work should start by laying the foundation, then building the wall, then repairing the wrong doing bit by bit inside the house.
The problem here is that the Jews of Jerusalem were complaining about each other. It is the problem of the social classes, which is present in every generation. The poor Jews were enslaved to the rich Jews. Some of the poor had to pawn their vines and their houses to buy wheat. Others borrowed silver to pay taxes to the kings as the country was occupied. They sold their children and their siblings as slaves to the rich to buy goods.
This irritating phenomenon is a social and spiritual disease; it goes back many years before the time of Nehemiah. This disease can cause a bigger problem than that of the wall, which was destroyed. We should not ignore such problem.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 1-5
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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Nehemiah 5:3 [Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
After Nehemiah laid down a stable foundation for the spiritual work, by injecting an active and zealous spirit among the people, and the wall was almost completed, he faced big problems from within, especially because the city had been laid waste socially and spiritually.
This reminds us that whenever we start any service with great zeal, we discover many problems and wrong doing in the life of those we serve. These problems are present but are hidden. Thus, repentance should be gradual, both the servant and those whom he serves should realise the problem and work together to solve it.
The spiritual work should start by laying the foundation, then building the wall, then repairing the wrong doing bit by bit inside the house.
The problem here is that the Jews of Jerusalem were complaining about each other. It is the problem of the social classes, which is present in every generation. The poor Jews were enslaved to the rich Jews. Some of the poor had to pawn their vines and their houses to buy wheat. Others borrowed silver to pay taxes to the kings as the country was occupied. They sold their children and their siblings as slaves to the rich to buy goods.
This irritating phenomenon is a social and spiritual disease; it goes back many years before the time of Nehemiah. This disease can cause a bigger problem than that of the wall, which was destroyed. We should not ignore such problem.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 1-5
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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Nehemiah 5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.
After Nehemiah laid down a stable foundation for the spiritual work, by injecting an active and zealous spirit among the people, and the wall was almost completed, he faced big problems from within, especially because the city had been laid waste socially and spiritually.
This reminds us that whenever we start any service with great zeal, we discover many problems and wrong doing in the life of those we serve. These problems are present but are hidden. Thus, repentance should be gradual, both the servant and those whom he serves should realise the problem and work together to solve it.
The spiritual work should start by laying the foundation, then building the wall, then repairing the wrong doing bit by bit inside the house.
The problem here is that the Jews of Jerusalem were complaining about each other. It is the problem of the social classes, which is present in every generation. The poor Jews were enslaved to the rich Jews. Some of the poor had to pawn their vines and their houses to buy wheat. Others borrowed silver to pay taxes to the kings as the country was occupied. They sold their children and their siblings as slaves to the rich to buy goods.
This irritating phenomenon is a social and spiritual disease; it goes back many years before the time of Nehemiah. This disease can cause a bigger problem than that of the wall, which was destroyed. We should not ignore such problem.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 1-5
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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Nehemiah 5:5 Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
After Nehemiah laid down a stable foundation for the spiritual work, by injecting an active and zealous spirit among the people, and the wall was almost completed, he faced big problems from within, especially because the city had been laid waste socially and spiritually.
This reminds us that whenever we start any service with great zeal, we discover many problems and wrong doing in the life of those we serve. These problems are present but are hidden. Thus, repentance should be gradual, both the servant and those whom he serves should realise the problem and work together to solve it.
The spiritual work should start by laying the foundation, then building the wall, then repairing the wrong doing bit by bit inside the house.
The problem here is that the Jews of Jerusalem were complaining about each other. It is the problem of the social classes, which is present in every generation. The poor Jews were enslaved to the rich Jews. Some of the poor had to pawn their vines and their houses to buy wheat. Others borrowed silver to pay taxes to the kings as the country was occupied. They sold their children and their siblings as slaves to the rich to buy goods.
This irritating phenomenon is a social and spiritual disease; it goes back many years before the time of Nehemiah. This disease can cause a bigger problem than that of the wall, which was destroyed. We should not ignore such problem.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 1-5
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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Nehemiah 5:6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, was angry when he heard the screams of the poor Jews who were enslaved by the rich Jews.
His anger was holy; it was not a sin for he was spiritually jealous of his people. This is similar to your anger against yourself when you sin “Be angry and do not sin” [Ps 4:4] or your sadness and jealousy when you hear of people who left the faith because of
poverty or ignorance.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, said that “he consulted his own heart”, as though his heart was his friend. His heart was the house of the Holy Spirit. He entered his own heart and sat with the Spirit of God, asking Him: “What shall I do Lord regarding this big problem?” The rich and poor were one nation but the rich enslaved and humiliated the poor.
The spiritual wisdom develops from isolating yourself and sitting quietly with God and with your father in confession, so you might be guided by the voice of God, which comes from within. Have faith in your heart and consult with it. The heart, which is filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, could be consulted, you could ask: What shall I do Lord in such and such?
Nehemiah started to blame the nobles for lending their fellow poor brethren with interest. The rich nobles expected him to take their side but he embarrassed them by saying” we, the Jews in captivity, sympathise with one another, and the rich ones buy our poor brethren and enslaves them. How could you enslave your brethren the Jews and do not want to set them free? How much money do you want for your own flesh and blood to set them free? They were ashamed of themselves and could not answer Nehemiah who had come from the land of captivity, leaving behind his glory, to build Jerusalem and free the people. For Nehemiah, this was not a social matter but a spiritual one. The people did not fear God, which angered God and gave the enemy the chance to reproach them because they enslaved and humiliated one another.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 6-9
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].9Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, was angry when he heard the screams of the poor Jews who were enslaved by the rich Jews.
His anger was holy; it was not a sin for he was spiritually jealous of his people. This is similar to your anger against yourself when you sin “Be angry and do not sin” [Ps 4:4] or your sadness and jealousy when you hear of people who left the faith because of
poverty or ignorance.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, said that “he consulted his own heart”, as though his heart was his friend. His heart was the house of the Holy Spirit. He entered his own heart and sat with the Spirit of God, asking Him: “What shall I do Lord regarding this big problem?” The rich and poor were one nation but the rich enslaved and humiliated the poor.
The spiritual wisdom develops from isolating yourself and sitting quietly with God and with your father in confession, so you might be guided by the voice of God, which comes from within. Have faith in your heart and consult with it. The heart, which is filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, could be consulted, you could ask: What shall I do Lord in such and such?
Nehemiah started to blame the nobles for lending their fellow poor brethren with interest. The rich nobles expected him to take their side but he embarrassed them by saying” we, the Jews in captivity, sympathise with one another, and the rich ones buy our poor brethren and enslaves them. How could you enslave your brethren the Jews and do not want to set them free? How much money do you want for your own flesh and blood to set them free? They were ashamed of themselves and could not answer Nehemiah who had come from the land of captivity, leaving behind his glory, to build Jerusalem and free the people. For Nehemiah, this was not a social matter but a spiritual one. The people did not fear God, which angered God and gave the enemy the chance to reproach them because they enslaved and humiliated one another.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 6-9
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].9Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, was angry when he heard the screams of the poor Jews who were enslaved by the rich Jews.
His anger was holy; it was not a sin for he was spiritually jealous of his people. This is similar to your anger against yourself when you sin “Be angry and do not sin” [Ps 4:4] or your sadness and jealousy when you hear of people who left the faith because of
poverty or ignorance.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, said that “he consulted his own heart”, as though his heart was his friend. His heart was the house of the Holy Spirit. He entered his own heart and sat with the Spirit of God, asking Him: “What shall I do Lord regarding this big problem?” The rich and poor were one nation but the rich enslaved and humiliated the poor.
The spiritual wisdom develops from isolating yourself and sitting quietly with God and with your father in confession, so you might be guided by the voice of God, which comes from within. Have faith in your heart and consult with it. The heart, which is filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, could be consulted, you could ask: What shall I do Lord in such and such?
Nehemiah started to blame the nobles for lending their fellow poor brethren with interest. The rich nobles expected him to take their side but he embarrassed them by saying” we, the Jews in captivity, sympathise with one another, and the rich ones buy our poor brethren and enslaves them. How could you enslave your brethren the Jews and do not want to set them free? How much money do you want for your own flesh and blood to set them free? They were ashamed of themselves and could not answer Nehemiah who had come from the land of captivity, leaving behind his glory, to build Jerusalem and free the people. For Nehemiah, this was not a social matter but a spiritual one. The people did not fear God, which angered God and gave the enemy the chance to reproach them because they enslaved and humiliated one another.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 6-9
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].9Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:9 Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, was angry when he heard the screams of the poor Jews who were enslaved by the rich Jews.
His anger was holy; it was not a sin for he was spiritually jealous of his people. This is similar to your anger against yourself when you sin “Be angry and do not sin” [Ps 4:4] or your sadness and jealousy when you hear of people who left the faith because of
poverty or ignorance.
Nehemiah, the faithful servant, said that “he consulted his own heart”, as though his heart was his friend. His heart was the house of the Holy Spirit. He entered his own heart and sat with the Spirit of God, asking Him: “What shall I do Lord regarding this big problem?” The rich and poor were one nation but the rich enslaved and humiliated the poor.
The spiritual wisdom develops from isolating yourself and sitting quietly with God and with your father in confession, so you might be guided by the voice of God, which comes from within. Have faith in your heart and consult with it. The heart, which is filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, could be consulted, you could ask: What shall I do Lord in such and such?
Nehemiah started to blame the nobles for lending their fellow poor brethren with interest. The rich nobles expected him to take their side but he embarrassed them by saying” we, the Jews in captivity, sympathise with one another, and the rich ones buy our poor brethren and enslaves them. How could you enslave your brethren the Jews and do not want to set them free? How much money do you want for your own flesh and blood to set them free? They were ashamed of themselves and could not answer Nehemiah who had come from the land of captivity, leaving behind his glory, to build Jerusalem and free the people. For Nehemiah, this was not a social matter but a spiritual one. The people did not fear God, which angered God and gave the enemy the chance to reproach them because they enslaved and humiliated one another.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 6-9
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].9Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:10 I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
Nehemiah with his purity and fear of God, wanted the people’s repentance to be complete, and this could never be done without improving their situation with one another. He said to them that God would remain angry with them as long as they continued enslaving their brethren, so they should give their brethren their rights and set them free.
They were all afraid because of his words and agreed to what he asked them to do. True repentance is never complete without acts of repentance and definite decisions to change one’s way of life. This reminds us of Zacchaeus complete repentance: “Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the LORD, ‘Look LORD, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also is a son of Abraham;’” [Luke 18:8]-[Luke 18:9]
“Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.” Even the priests made the same mistake; some of them were rich and enslaved their brethren, lending them money with interest. He made them promise to stop doing that and warned them against humiliating their brethren. When Nehemiah uttered those words (he was speaking
with God’s tongue), everybody said “Amen”. They praised God and did what he said.
Here appears another virtue of Nehemiah that he showed no pride in his achievements i.e. in his role in building the wall, challenging the enemy and correcting the mistakes of the Jews. It was not glory for
himself that moved him but it was the spirit of God.
Spiritual zeal does not stop at a certain level but goes on from glory
to glory.
Nehemiah’s strength came from God, so he was not afraid of confronting the great and noble.
The person who lives in the light and the truth will never be afraid of anyone and can reveal justice and truth. The word of truth always echoes and moves people to repentance. This happened almost five centuries later when John the Baptist stood against king Herod saying: “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife” [Mark 6:18]
Verses that belong to this explanation: 10-13
10I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.12Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
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Nehemiah 5:11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
Nehemiah with his purity and fear of God, wanted the people’s repentance to be complete, and this could never be done without improving their situation with one another. He said to them that God would remain angry with them as long as they continued enslaving their brethren, so they should give their brethren their rights and set them free.
They were all afraid because of his words and agreed to what he asked them to do. True repentance is never complete without acts of repentance and definite decisions to change one’s way of life. This reminds us of Zacchaeus complete repentance: “Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the LORD, ‘Look LORD, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also is a son of Abraham;’” [Luke 18:8]-[Luke 18:9]
“Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.” Even the priests made the same mistake; some of them were rich and enslaved their brethren, lending them money with interest. He made them promise to stop doing that and warned them against humiliating their brethren. When Nehemiah uttered those words (he was speaking
with God’s tongue), everybody said “Amen”. They praised God and did what he said.
Here appears another virtue of Nehemiah that he showed no pride in his achievements i.e. in his role in building the wall, challenging the enemy and correcting the mistakes of the Jews. It was not glory for
himself that moved him but it was the spirit of God.
Spiritual zeal does not stop at a certain level but goes on from glory
to glory.
Nehemiah’s strength came from God, so he was not afraid of confronting the great and noble.
The person who lives in the light and the truth will never be afraid of anyone and can reveal justice and truth. The word of truth always echoes and moves people to repentance. This happened almost five centuries later when John the Baptist stood against king Herod saying: “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife” [Mark 6:18]
Verses that belong to this explanation: 10-13
10I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.12Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
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Nehemiah 5:12 Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
Nehemiah with his purity and fear of God, wanted the people’s repentance to be complete, and this could never be done without improving their situation with one another. He said to them that God would remain angry with them as long as they continued enslaving their brethren, so they should give their brethren their rights and set them free.
They were all afraid because of his words and agreed to what he asked them to do. True repentance is never complete without acts of repentance and definite decisions to change one’s way of life. This reminds us of Zacchaeus complete repentance: “Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the LORD, ‘Look LORD, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also is a son of Abraham;’” [Luke 18:8]-[Luke 18:9]
“Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.” Even the priests made the same mistake; some of them were rich and enslaved their brethren, lending them money with interest. He made them promise to stop doing that and warned them against humiliating their brethren. When Nehemiah uttered those words (he was speaking
with God’s tongue), everybody said “Amen”. They praised God and did what he said.
Here appears another virtue of Nehemiah that he showed no pride in his achievements i.e. in his role in building the wall, challenging the enemy and correcting the mistakes of the Jews. It was not glory for
himself that moved him but it was the spirit of God.
Spiritual zeal does not stop at a certain level but goes on from glory
to glory.
Nehemiah’s strength came from God, so he was not afraid of confronting the great and noble.
The person who lives in the light and the truth will never be afraid of anyone and can reveal justice and truth. The word of truth always echoes and moves people to repentance. This happened almost five centuries later when John the Baptist stood against king Herod saying: “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife” [Mark 6:18]
Verses that belong to this explanation: 10-13
10I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.12Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
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Nehemiah 5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
Nehemiah with his purity and fear of God, wanted the people’s repentance to be complete, and this could never be done without improving their situation with one another. He said to them that God would remain angry with them as long as they continued enslaving their brethren, so they should give their brethren their rights and set them free.
They were all afraid because of his words and agreed to what he asked them to do. True repentance is never complete without acts of repentance and definite decisions to change one’s way of life. This reminds us of Zacchaeus complete repentance: “Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the LORD, ‘Look LORD, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also is a son of Abraham;’” [Luke 18:8]-[Luke 18:9]
“Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.” Even the priests made the same mistake; some of them were rich and enslaved their brethren, lending them money with interest. He made them promise to stop doing that and warned them against humiliating their brethren. When Nehemiah uttered those words (he was speaking
with God’s tongue), everybody said “Amen”. They praised God and did what he said.
Here appears another virtue of Nehemiah that he showed no pride in his achievements i.e. in his role in building the wall, challenging the enemy and correcting the mistakes of the Jews. It was not glory for
himself that moved him but it was the spirit of God.
Spiritual zeal does not stop at a certain level but goes on from glory
to glory.
Nehemiah’s strength came from God, so he was not afraid of confronting the great and noble.
The person who lives in the light and the truth will never be afraid of anyone and can reveal justice and truth. The word of truth always echoes and moves people to repentance. This happened almost five centuries later when John the Baptist stood against king Herod saying: “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife” [Mark 6:18]
Verses that belong to this explanation: 10-13
10I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.12Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
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Nehemiah 5:14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
God gave Nehemiah great blessings, but he never used his power for his own benefit and never treated the poor people unfairly as the previous governors did by imposing heavy taxes on them. Nehemiah feared God; He was honest and pure in the eyes of everyone because of his fear of God which is the head of wisdom and the beginning of righteousness.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 14-15
14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.15But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Nehemiah 5:15 But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
God gave Nehemiah great blessings, but he never used his power for his own benefit and never treated the poor people unfairly as the previous governors did by imposing heavy taxes on them. Nehemiah feared God; He was honest and pure in the eyes of everyone because of his fear of God which is the head of wisdom and the beginning of righteousness.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 14-15
14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.15But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Nehemiah 5:16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither unto the work.
In spite of all the problems and challenges, Nehemiah never forgot his main purpose, which was building the wall.
Quite often, the devil distracts us from our main purpose in serving God by such problems as housing, education, health etc. and we forget what is more important which is building the spiritual wall, saving souls and returning them to God.
Nehemiah never bought land or anything for himself, and the others followed his example of righteousness and honesty.
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Nehemiah 5:17 Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that [are] about us.
Nehemiah never asked for his rights and never boasted of his riches. He even spent his own money on the service, making daily feasts for his people and also for the neighbouring gentiles. His heart was full of mercy and feelings for others, especially for the poor. He never asked for his rights but always gave the others because God gave him generous gifts.
He concentrated on promoting love amongst the workers by offering feasts (Agape), which had a great effect on uniting their hearts.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 17-18
17Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that [are] about us.18Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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Nehemiah 5:18 Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
Nehemiah never asked for his rights and never boasted of his riches. He even spent his own money on the service, making daily feasts for his people and also for the neighbouring gentiles. His heart was full of mercy and feelings for others, especially for the poor. He never asked for his rights but always gave the others because God gave him generous gifts.
He concentrated on promoting love amongst the workers by offering feasts (Agape), which had a great effect on uniting their hearts.
Verses that belong to this explanation: 17-18
17Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that [are] about us.18Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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Nehemiah 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all that I have done for this people.
We very rarely find such a saying in the Holy book. It is not out of pride or asking for a reward from God, but it is the humbleness of a servant saying to God: “There is nothing good in my life, please give me a chance to do good and remember it for me, the same as “LORD, remember me when You come into Your Kingdom” [Luke 23:42]
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