Amid external and internal opposition to the Jerusalem wall reconstruction, Nehemiah exhorted his fellow Jews to not fear the situation, remember the God on their side, and fight if necessary.
While some Jews miserably blew their opportunity to help rebuild Jerusalem’s wall, many stepped up despite having no prior experience in getting their hands dirty. On the same token: how have you, Christian, gotten your ‘hands dirty’ in the biblical building up of other believers?
Peter was not casual or dismissive about false teachers, but instead spoke of their effect on the church like we would describe a terrorist attack today!
Jerusalem’s still-present inhabitants had become accustomed to the destruction around them, but Nehemiah determined to rebuild the city’s wall, as God had brought him back to do.