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Conspiracy to Deceive
Neh 6.
The job is almost complete!
It a last ditched effort to stop the wall.
The kitchen sink is now being thrown
Fear up to this point failed
Lying failed
Intimidation failed
One more time
We know when the devil is prone to attack us, we can raise up our requests and calls for protection during these times.
In essence, we can F.I.G.H.T back!
5 ways the Devil Loves To Attack Christ Followers...When they are:
Famished.
Nehemiah was famished and hurting!
If you are hungry for life and not filling up on God, you are prime meat.
If you are hungry for food and are feeling a little off kilter, you are a tasty choice.
If you are head in iPhone, not soaking in the love of God, you are often - toast.
Irritable.
If you are off-footed and nearly falling, even more the devil knows his punch will knock you out.
If you are in a bad mood, he knows you will open the door to his negativity.
Gullible.
If you are open to lies, he will feed them to you.
If you are willing to listen to pride, he will lure you to it.
If you are up for misunderstanding God, he will distort him to you.
Hurt.
If you are discouraged, he will lure you to quick-fixes.
If you are beaten in relationships, he will feed you bad words about the another person.
If you aren't seeking God, the devil will seek you and make you wonder if God is really good.
Tired.
If your mind is confused, he will confuse it some more.
If your will is weary, he will wear it down to its breaking point.
If people get testy, he will test your limits.
We can't blame everything on the devil.
Nope.
That would miss this thing called flesh () that works in its own self-serving way.
But, when the devil is at play, the fertile ground described above is primed soil ready for insecticide-ridden hands.
Yet, when left protected and guarded, God grows something new - it is called perseverance and determination.
I The First Scheme: Assassination Plot (6:1–4)
neh 6
vs1 - wow almost done!
6:1–3.
When … Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem (cf.
2:19), and other enemies heard that the wall was completed and that the only thing remaining was to set the doors in the gates, those “wall opponents” again attempted to halt the work.
See if he takes the bait!
This time they were more subtle; their sole object of attack was Nehemiah himself.
By removing him from the scene or by at least destroying his credibility with the Jews, they reasoned that they might be able to defeat the work.
Each of their three attacks on him was different, but each was designed to take his life or discredit his effectiveness as a leader.
This first attack was more subtle than the others.
Sanballat and Geshem invited Nehemiah to meet with them in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.
Lets go to a town one day away --- get him in our territory
The plain of Ono was named after the town of that name (cf. ; ; ; ).
It was near Lod about 25 miles northwest of Jerusalem, about 6 miles southeast of Joppa.
Ono was near the border of Samaria, Sanballat’s home province.
On the surface it appeared that Sanballat and his cohorts wanted to have a peace conference, but their hidden motive was to harm Nehemiah.
Nehemiah suspected foul play.
Why would they want him a day’s journey away from Jerusalem?
Then he could not oversee the work, and by outnumbering him they might do him harm.
Though he could not prove his enemies’ motives at the moment, he chose a method that would eventually demonstrate whether they were sincere.
vs 3 - He simply sent messengers to tell them he was involved in a great (important) project and could not leave it unsupervised.
By responding in this way Nehemiah was not openly questioning their motives.
In fact he was giving them an opportunity to prove their motives were sincere, if they had really wanted to make peace.
vs 3 - He simply sent messengers to tell them he was involved in a great (important) project and could not leave it unsupervised.
By responding in this way Nehemiah was not openly questioning their motives.
In fact he was giving them an opportunity to prove their motives were sincere, if they had really wanted to make peace.
vs 4 - many times the same answer .....
6:4.
Sanballat and Geshem’s response tipped their hand.
Rather than countering with an offer to meet with Nehemiah in Jerusalem, four times they sent … the same message and Nehemiah responded four times with his same refusal.
Just pull you away from God’s plan ------ get you in the devils Territory .....
Illustration - working on Sunday
Traveling too much
Going to Yemen
II The Second Scheme: Slander (6:5–9)
Just make up a lie and then watch him compromise.....
Note this is the 5th time they have come to him
vs 10 - day by day ------
6:5–7.
When Nehemiah’s enemies realized he would not leave Jerusalem and meet with them, they tried another tactic.
They put pressure on him, trying to force him to meet with them in the plain of Ono.
Sanballat sent his servant to Nehemiah with an unsealed letter.
The letter reported an alleged rumor that Nehemiah was trying to set himself up as the king of the Jews, which in turn would be a threat to Artaxerxes (the king).
This letter was insidious in several ways.
First, the letter made it seem as if they had Nehemiah’s welfare at heart.
The letter implied that their reason for conferring with him was to protect him.
Second, and more basic to their motive, they were attempting to get Nehemiah to respond out of fear,
Third, the letter may have contained an element of truth.
Possibly some well-meaning religious leader in Judah had interpreted Nehemiah’s presence as a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the coming Messiah-King.
Not true lets proceed....
You made it up ......
6:8–9.
Nehemiah’s bold response demonstrated his trust in God.
He outrightly denied the accusation.
He told his fellow workers that the letter was designed to frighten them into thinking their wall-building would bring Artaxerxes’ wrath down on them.
Then, as Nehemiah regularly did, he prayed, this time asking God for strength.[1]
6:8–9.
Nehemiah’s bold response demonstrated his trust in God.
He outrightly denied the accusation.
He told his fellow workers that the letter was designed to frighten them into thinking their wall-building would bring Artaxerxes’ wrath down on them.
Then, as Nehemiah regularly did, he prayed, this time asking God for strength.[1]
How many lies have stopped God’s work?
don't believe it!
romans 16.17-18
III The Third Scheme: Treachery (6:10–14)
Hire an imposter or use someone close to him that he will trust....
It was no secret that Nehemiah was a devout man and one who feared the Word of the Lord.
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