Homiletic Commentary Nehemiah 2:9-20 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters… There is jealousy — I. TYRANNICAL IN ITS SPIRIT. II. ANTI-RELIGIOUS IN ITS ATTITUDE. III. COVETOUSLY SELFISH IN ITS MOTIVES. IV. SELF-TORTURING IN ITS EFFECTS. (Homiletic Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. |