THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 5 (5 OF 13)
Scripture: NEHEMIAH 5:1-19
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The Book of Nehemiah Chapter 5 (5 of 13)
Harley Howard
1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their
wives against their brethren the Jews.
Now we have the problem of inward division in the
camp.
The greatest problem of all church work and in revival
is to get people to stay in harmony. Oftentimes
pettiness and self-interest causes a groundswell of
resentment and division which can devastate any work.
2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our
daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for
them], that we may eat, and live.
3 [Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged
our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy
corn, because of the dearth.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money
for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and
vineyards.
5 Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren,
our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into
bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and
[some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage
[already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem
them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Here are the problems.
1) First of all, there was a food shortage and the
people needed to eat.
2) Second, because the work on the wall was the
priority many who planted crops lost them and had to
mortgage everything to buy food to eat.
3) Third, many borrowed money from their brethren to
pay for property tax to the king and they did it, no
doubt, at inflated prices.
4) Forth, to pay their creditors, (their brethren, if
you please) they had to sell their children into
slavery!! These people were powerless to redeem their
children or their property back from these Jews, who
took advantage of their poor brethren.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and
these words.
Nehemiah's action was swift and correct. First of all,
he was angry, very angry. Injusti ...
Harley Howard
1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their
wives against their brethren the Jews.
Now we have the problem of inward division in the
camp.
The greatest problem of all church work and in revival
is to get people to stay in harmony. Oftentimes
pettiness and self-interest causes a groundswell of
resentment and division which can devastate any work.
2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our
daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for
them], that we may eat, and live.
3 [Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged
our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy
corn, because of the dearth.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money
for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and
vineyards.
5 Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren,
our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into
bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and
[some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage
[already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem
them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Here are the problems.
1) First of all, there was a food shortage and the
people needed to eat.
2) Second, because the work on the wall was the
priority many who planted crops lost them and had to
mortgage everything to buy food to eat.
3) Third, many borrowed money from their brethren to
pay for property tax to the king and they did it, no
doubt, at inflated prices.
4) Forth, to pay their creditors, (their brethren, if
you please) they had to sell their children into
slavery!! These people were powerless to redeem their
children or their property back from these Jews, who
took advantage of their poor brethren.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and
these words.
Nehemiah's action was swift and correct. First of all,
he was angry, very angry. Injusti ...
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