Nehemiah

 TEAMWORK: The foundation of success

Nehemiah 1-6
Chapter 1
Nehemiah has a burden and is in great distress...
       vs. 4 seeks the Lord for answers. 
       vs. 7 repents for himself and the people...
       vs 8-11 reminds God of his promise.


Chapter 2 Comes before the King and is very sad and fearful.
               He requests to rebuild and is granted it.
       vs. 6 Time is set to go and rebuild the wall.
       vs. 7...resources required and set to attain.


NOTE THE PLAN OF THE ENEMY- Tobiah...Sanballet and others.
        Chapter 1: vs. 10  The enemy hears the plan and it is interesting to me they are deeply disturbed. (Enemy is always there when the plan of God is given to us)
       Chapter 2:19 Enemy HEARS AND LAUGHS


Chap. 4:1 Enemy was furious and very indignant and mocked the Jews.
        vs. 2 He taunts them
        vs. 3 makes fun and says whatever they built it will break down.
        vs.5 Enemy provoked God
        vs. 7-8  Enemy very angry and conspires to create confusion.
        vs. 11 Enemy thinks God's people are blind and will come into midst and kill and cause work to cease.


Chap 6 Enemy wants to infiltrate them with a purpose to do harm. They were determined and persistence
        vs. 6 sends a letter.....5th time after asking them to meet    
        vs. 9 Trying to raise fear and weaken their hands.
        vs. 10 Send what I call the big gun's...a persuader wanted to meet in the house of the Lord secretly
                  trying to put fear and trepidation in them.
        vs. 13 they were hired by Tobiah and Sanballet.


NOTE; GODS PEOPLE:
Cahpter 2:18 'Let us rise up and build.' Then they set their hands to this good work.
Chapter 2:20 Confident in their God - they knew enemy had no right.
Chapter 3      List of workers and specific jobs
Chapter 4:4 Nehemiah seeks God
         vs. 9  set a watch against the enemy
         vs. 13 they positioned men .....according to their families (it took 
                   everyone to complete the rebuilding)
         vs. 16 Some built...some had weapons
Chapter 6;  The wall was FINISHED in 52 days!


The point of this story is that God will give a burden to do something and give the resources and the enemy is always there trying everything he can to stop us. But we need to be persistent and continue the burden of the Lord and finish His work.


Many more truths in these passages.