Today, I am reading and commenting on Nehemiah 4-6.

Today’s passage describes multiple obstacles which arose to the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls.  Most of them were attempts by those who benefited from Jerusalem’s lack of walls.  They threatened and otherwise tried to discourage those who were building the walls.  Nehemiah encouraged the builders to pray and trust God, while also working with them on a plan to address the threats.  The next obstacle recorded here resulted from the greed of the powerful and wealthy which divided the people when they needed to be united.  Nehemiah once again provided an answer by being an example, recognizing the way that his own actions contributed to the problem and reversing them.  Finally, the external enemies tried to distract Nehemiah.  Nehemiah refused to allow them to distract him, and refused to give into fear when they threatened him.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.