Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

I would say that Nehemiah 4:13-23 indicates that the people were able to work wholeheartedly, without worry or fear, through a combination of faith in God (especially as shown in verses 14 and 20), adequate armaments (as well as men to wield them, even while working), and a plan of mutual defense, where as many people as necessary would come to the assistance of any part of the project that might come under attack.

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Leslie Coutinho Supporter

Nehemiah 4:6: So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 

God the Father’s creation today needs to discern in the humbleness of their forefathers' generation that worked with all their heart and went out to the lands. Abraham’s land of nativity, Ur of the Chaldees, who was then the father of many nations. We have his Egyptian maid Hagar, and her son Ishmael, and his children. We then had his wife, Sarah, who bore a son, Issac, and his children. After Sarah's death, he married Keturah, and her children were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah, who were sent eastward to the Arabian Peninsula. (Gen 16:11,17:5,21:3,25:1-2/Gal 4:25) The Lord had spoken to Abraham that He would give him the land of Canaan, the descendants of “Noah’s son Canaan,” which was then called Israel. God the Father then tested Abraham and told him to take his son, Isaac, and offer him as a sacrifice in the land of Moriah, which is in Jerusalem. (Gen 11:28,31/17:8/21:3/22:2) This was the land where they were taken, and then, went to Egypt, and Moses was chosen to take them through the Arabian Peninsula back to the promised land.

Abraham worked with all his heart, with the wisdom of God given unto him, for then his descendants, Jesse’s and his son, David, who first built the walls of the city, and his son Solomon, built the first temple. (1 Sam 17:12) The walls and the temple were then destroyed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, leading them to Babylonian exile. (2 Kings 25:10) Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the king of Persia, when his brethren came to see him, he asked concerning of Jerusalem. When he was told, he wept and mourned and prayed to the God of heaven, knowing they were scattered among nations for not keeping the commandments, statutes, nor judgments which Moses was commanded. He prayed to grant him mercy in the sight of the Persian king. The king, seeing Nehemiah the cupbearer, sad countenance, granted him to go and rebuild the walls, which he did. God the Father then guarded them, for then the surrounding nations who laughed them to scorn perceived the work done was through Him. (Neh 1:4,11,2:3-6,19,6:16)

Nehemiah’s sad countenance was through weeping, mourning, fasting, and praying before the God of Heaven, heaving the humbleness of repentance. (Neh 1:3) The king, seeing his countenance, asked him, and He then revealed to the King the place of my father's sepulchers lieth waste, and the gates consumed with fire. Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the King, reveals unto us he was as a light of the world, having his city that is set on a hill which cannot be hid, Jerusalem. He let his light shine to the King, who then set his good work to rebuild the walls to glorify our God the Father in Heaven. He worked with his heart, and his righteousness exceeded, leading him to love his enemies, who were then granted mercy in the sight of the king. For the Father in Heaven maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For we need to discern, therefore, to be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect. (Neh 1:11,2:19-20/Mat 5:14-16,20,44,45,48) 

Matthew 11:29: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Romans 10:4,11:5 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

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