Nehemiah 2:12-20 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem… I. THE APPEAL TO THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM. The distress under which the city was then groaning was the result — 1. Of the opposition of enemies. 2. The indifference of friends. II. THE INVITATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPEAL. It was an invitation — 1. To laborious and self-denying exertion. 2. To immediate exertion. 3. To individual, to combined, to persevering exertion. III. THE CONSIDERATIONS BY WHICH THE INVITATION IS ENFORCED. 1. He appeals to their sense of shame. 2. He notices the encouragement which was afforded them by God. 3. He appeals to the encouraging circumstances of the times. IV. THE EFFECT WHICH ALL THIS HAD UPON THE MINDS OF THE PEOPLE. 1. It raised their enthusiasm. 2. It led them to exertion. 3. It led to mutual excitement and cooperation. 4. It led to final success. (W. Orme.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. |
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