AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? (7 OF 21)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19
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Am I My Brother's Keeper? (7 of 21)
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 5
One of the oldest military tactics in the book is to ''divide and conquer.'' It's used today by US military and counterintelligence.
It was used by Humarrabi, the leader of the Mesopotamian Empire. He would regularly cause strife between two neighboring countries. While they fought with one another, he would swoop in and defeat them both.
You may recall a ''viral'' video from a couple of years ago. It showed two male antelope locking horns in a fierce battle. As they fought each other, a female tiger ran in and pounced.
This strategy is actually as old as humanity itself. Because the first fight, indeed, the first MURDER happened as brother fought against brother. And it's in the context of Cain killing Abel that God asked Cain, ''Where is your brother?''
The murder replied, ''I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?'' His statement was a lie, and so was his rhetorical question. Yes...you and I are to be our brother's keeper.
We are absolutely responsible for the way we treat one another.
This is the difficulty Nehemiah faced in the midst of the rebuilding effort. He had overcome the challenges from without...now there are challenges from within.
The burden in the land (1-5)
I just want to remind you what was going on. It is very important to establish the depth of the burden to see the whole context of Nehemiah's comments and actions. The desperate situation for the people was for several reasons.
Some needed food (1-2)
Friday morning at the Memphis Chick-Fil-A, we took nearly 15 minutes in the drive thru. First of all, that was a strange experience, I think whoever designed the CFA, multi-lane drive thru should be put in charge of stamping out COVID-19. But not so, in Memphis.
I was tired, hungry, and sitting in a rented car that was only a little bigger than a roller skate. Andrea said I should've rented 2 of them. One fo ...
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 5
One of the oldest military tactics in the book is to ''divide and conquer.'' It's used today by US military and counterintelligence.
It was used by Humarrabi, the leader of the Mesopotamian Empire. He would regularly cause strife between two neighboring countries. While they fought with one another, he would swoop in and defeat them both.
You may recall a ''viral'' video from a couple of years ago. It showed two male antelope locking horns in a fierce battle. As they fought each other, a female tiger ran in and pounced.
This strategy is actually as old as humanity itself. Because the first fight, indeed, the first MURDER happened as brother fought against brother. And it's in the context of Cain killing Abel that God asked Cain, ''Where is your brother?''
The murder replied, ''I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?'' His statement was a lie, and so was his rhetorical question. Yes...you and I are to be our brother's keeper.
We are absolutely responsible for the way we treat one another.
This is the difficulty Nehemiah faced in the midst of the rebuilding effort. He had overcome the challenges from without...now there are challenges from within.
The burden in the land (1-5)
I just want to remind you what was going on. It is very important to establish the depth of the burden to see the whole context of Nehemiah's comments and actions. The desperate situation for the people was for several reasons.
Some needed food (1-2)
Friday morning at the Memphis Chick-Fil-A, we took nearly 15 minutes in the drive thru. First of all, that was a strange experience, I think whoever designed the CFA, multi-lane drive thru should be put in charge of stamping out COVID-19. But not so, in Memphis.
I was tired, hungry, and sitting in a rented car that was only a little bigger than a roller skate. Andrea said I should've rented 2 of them. One fo ...
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