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Nehemiah 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

Nehemiah 6 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
טוֹבִיָּה Ṭôwbîyâh H2900 6 Tobijah
סַנְבַלַּט Çanballaṭ H5571 5 Sanballat
שָׁלַח shâlach H7971 7 send
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 7 word, matter
אִגֶּרֶת ʼiggereth H107 3 epistle
מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh H4399 4 deputyship, ministry
גֶּשֶׁם Geshem H1654 3 Geshem, Gashmu

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“The wall was begun and finished in fifty-two days, though they rested on the sabbaths. A great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we set about it in earnest, and keep close to it. See the mischief of marrying with strangers. When men once became akin to Tobiah, they soon became sworn to him. A sinful love leads to a sinful league. The enemy of souls employs many instruments, and forms many projects, to bring reproach on the active servants of God, or to take them from their work. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nehemiah 6:15–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Hakkephirim — Neh 6:2
  • Ono — Neh 6:2
  • Jerusalem — Neh 6:7

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