BRAGADAYJAH 1187

BRAGADAYJAH 1187
Letter of Accusation.

It is so typical. If the enemy cannot find a way to kill or hurt you physically, they resort to the artifice of spreading lies about you. So after four attempts to lure Nehemiah and his associated to their deaths, the fifth messenger arrives with a letter, full of accusations. “It is reported among the heathen that thou and the rest of the Jews are planning to rebel. That is why you are building the wall that you may set yourself up as king. And you have appointed prophets to preach concerning you at Jerusalem saying there is a king in Judah. And so we are going to report to the king, and tell him what is going on. So you are advised to come and let us meet and talk together.” So Nehemiah replied to Sanballat and stated flatly that what he alleged was not true, but something he made up out of his own heart. So Nehemiah brought the situation in prayer before God and said that the adversary was trying to make the men doing the work afraid, thus weakening their hands and delaying the work. Therefore, Nehemiah prayed to God, and asked Him to strengthen their hands.  After that Nehemiah went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself in his house. And he told Nehemiah that they should go and shut themselves in the house of God, for his life was in danger. But Nehemiah declined saying he did not think that a man such as himself should go into hiding, by taking refuge inside the temple in order to save his life. 

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