Question
NOW STRENGTHEN MY HANDS
Nehemiah 6:1-14
Key verse 9
They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.”
1. Read verses 1-4. What did the enemies do to Nehemiah when the work was almost
completed? How did he respond to them?
2. Read verses 5-9. How did Sanballat try to harm Nehemiah for the fifth time? (5-7)
What did Nehemiah do? (8, 9) What can we learn from Nehemiah about fighting the
good fight against God’s enemy? (2 Tim 1:6)
3. Read verses 10-14. Why was Shemaiah hired? How did Nehemiah overcome this
trap?