Nehemiah 4 NIV
4 [a] When Sanballat heard that we were
rebuilding the wall; he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the
Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What
are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer
sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life
from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah the
Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox
climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”
4 Hear us, our God,
for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over
as plunder in a land of captivity. 5 Do not cover up their guilt
or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the
face of[b] the builders.
6 So we rebuilt
the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all
their heart.
7 But when
Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod
heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s
walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.
8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up
trouble against it. 9 But we prayed to our God and posted a
guard day and night to meet this threat.
10 Meanwhile, the
people in Judah
said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble
that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11 Also our
enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them
and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
12 Then the Jews
who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they
will attack us.”
13 Therefore I
stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the
exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. 14 After
I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the
rest of the people “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great
and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your
wives and your homes.”
15 When our
enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it,
we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.
16 From that day
on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with
spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the
people of Judah
17 who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did
their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, 18 and
each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who
sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
19 Then I said to
the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive
and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever
you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”
21 So we
continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of
dawn till the stars came out. 22 At that time I also said to
the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as
guards by night and as workers by day.” 23 Neither I nor my
brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his
weapon, even when he went for water.[c]
Scriptural Reference: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+4&version=NIV
Prophetic Insight:
A wellspring of revelation came
forth this morning as it relates to kingdom building. It was revealed that the
time has come for the Sanballats and Tobiahs of this past season to repent and purify
their hands. They have worked tirelessly in order to block or stop the work of
those (brothers and sisters in the Lord) who have been working and focused on
kingdom building. Blinded by deception those who thought they were fighting
against people have in fact been coming against the established work of the
Father. Just as unruly children who throw rocks and then hide their hands, these
agents of sabotage didn’t realize that the Sovereign Father not only saw them
but He also knew the true purposes of their heart.
The scepter of grace and mercy has now
been extended to all who have purposely or unknowingly spoken against, restricted,
hindered, blocked, delayed or even stopped those who were actively fulfilling
their kingdom assignments in the earth. This space of grace is set for those who are to
accept personal responsibility for their actions, repent to God, seek
forgiveness, and then receive healing and restoration. The time has come, will
you allow the love of the Father to make you whole?
Prophetic Healing Prayer:
Sovereign Father, you are holy. You
are worthy of all of the praise and adoration that is due unto your name. I
give you thanks for another day to come before your presence. Thank you that
when you look at me, you see the righteousness of your Son. Today, I repent for
any time I have personally spoken against, restricted, hindered, blocked,
delayed or even stopped any of your precious ones from fulfilling their kingdom
assignments in the earth.
I ask you now
for your forgiveness. I ask also that those whom I’ve hurt, whether in word or
deed forgive and release me from all of the harm I caused them. I ask that they
forgive me for trying to sabotage their divine assignment because of my jealousy, envy, anger or fear. Father, I
ask that you now wash me. Wash me, cleanse and restore me from the inside out
that I may once again represent in purity your Son Jesus as an Ambassador here
in the earth. I ask all of this in Jesus name, Amen.
Prayer of Salvation:
I repent of all of my sins and right now I do
confess that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for the remission of my
sins. I believe that Jesus died and was buried and rose again, and is now
seated at the right hand of God in Heaven. I receive Him now as Lord of my life
and I now commit to serve him for the rest of my days. It’s in Jesus’ name I do
pray, Amen.
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