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Lesson 6 · August 8, 1908

The Controversy Intensified

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Questions

  1. 1.When Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem found they could not frighten Nehemiah, what new plan did they devise? .
  2. 2.What reply was made to their proposal? . Note 1.
  3. 3.How many times did they seek to have this conference? .
  4. 4.Give the substance of Sanballat's letter. .
  5. 5.How did Nehemiah meet these accusations? .
  6. 6.How did Sanballat's procedure affect the nobles? .
  7. 7.What did Shemaiah urge Nehemiah to do? .
  8. 8.What reply did Nehemiah make? .
  9. 9.What did Nehemiah discover in regard to Shemaiah's course? .
  10. 10.How did Nehemiah regard the act of being turned from his purpose? .
  11. 11.How did he pray concerning Tobiah and Sanballat? .
  12. 12.When was the wall finished? How long had they been building it? .
  13. 13.What did even their enemies perceive when they saw the finished wall? .
  14. 14.What relation existed between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah? . Note 2.

Notes

1. It was a time of greater peril to the work when the adversaries tried to make friendly overtures than when they were openly fighting against it.

2. The nobles of Judah had mingled with the company of Tobiah until they could not discern spiritual things. History repeats itself, and "Those who have step by step yielded to worldly demands, and conformed to worldly customs, will not find it a hard matter to yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death. The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. In this time, the gold will be separated from the dross in the church. True godliness will be clearly distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for its brilliancy, will then go out in darkness."—.

Bible texts in this lesson

Nehemiah 6:1 · Nehemiah 6:2 · Nehemiah 6:3 · Nehemiah 6:4 · Nehemiah 6:5 · Nehemiah 6:6 · Nehemiah 6:7 · Nehemiah 6:8 · Nehemiah 6:9 · Nehemiah 6:10 · Nehemiah 6:11 · Nehemiah 6:12 · Nehemiah 6:13 · Nehemiah 6:14 · Nehemiah 6:15 · Nehemiah 6:16 · Nehemiah 6:17-19

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