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Nehemiah 4 — Sermon Preparation
Sanballat and Tobiah mock and threaten the builders; Nehemiah arms the workers and posts guards so construction can continue despite the opposition. Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 250 / 125
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Nehemiah 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְלָאכָה | mᵉlâʼkâh | H4399 | 7 | deputyship, ministry |
| חוֹמָה | chôwmâh | H2346 | 6 | wall |
| רֹמַח | rômach | H7420 | 3 | lance, thrown |
| מִשְׁמָר | mishmâr | H4929 | 3 | guard, deposit |
| בָּנָה | bânâh | H1129 | 4 | build |
| חֵצִי | chêtsîy | H2677 | 3 | half, middle |
| לָחַם | lâcham | H3898 | 3 | feed on, consume |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that our warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and never to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, as Christians. Every true Christian is both a labourer and a soldier, working with one hand, and fighting with the other. Good work is likely to go on with success, when those who labour in it, make a business of it. And Satan fears to assault the watchful Christian; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nehemiah 4:16–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Samaria 1— Neh 4:2
- Jerusalem— Neh 4:22
- Ashdod— Neh 4:7
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