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We're wrapping up this week by wrapping up Nehemiah four. So up

up to this point, we've seen a lot of drama and opposition from the overwhelming

sadness while in King Artaxerxes presence to the violent opposition in Jerusalem. This has not

been a smooth process for Nehemiah by any stretch of the imagination, right? However, with God's assistance and guidance, the work has resumed and continued.

So let's go back to the text.

Let's go to Nehemiah 4 starting in verse 15.

When our enemies heard that it was known to us that God had frustrated their plan, we all

returned to the wall, each to his work.

From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction,

and half held spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole

house of Judah, who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way

that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his

sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. And I said to the

nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, the work is great and widely spread,

and we are separated on the wall far from one another. In the place where you hear the sound of

the trumpet rally to us there,

our God will fight for us. So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the

break of dawn until the stars came out. I also said to the people at the time, let every man and his

servant pass the night within Jerusalem that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.

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