What stratagem did Sanballat and his party devise to bring Nehemiah into a snare, and how was it baffled? v. 1—3.
How many times did they repeat the attempt, and to what did they then resort?
Did Sanballat send this notice of a pretended current report under a shew of friendship?
What was Nehemiah's answer to this? v. 8, 9.
What was their next cunning, but unavailing plot, as related by Nehemiah? v. 10—14.
What was Shemaiah's design in shutting himself up? N.B. Either to pretend that he was seeking retirement for prayer and meditation under the apprehensions of danger, or in this way to give Nehemiah a sign of what he also ought to do if he would consult his safety.
Are the people of God in special danger from temptations when they come under color of religion and devotion?
What was the main consideration that led him to decline seeking safety in that manner?v 11.
Does it become us, when solicited to sin, to remember what characters we sustain, and what professions we have made?
Ought we to be willing to lose our lives rather than desert the known path of duty, or do a dishonorable thing?
How long before the wall was finished, and what was the effect of it upon their adversaries?
What treacherous correspondence was carried on by some of the nobles of Judah, to the great mortification of Nehemiah? v.17—19.
Are there apt to be some in the church, in all ages, who are secretly in league with the enemy?
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