1. Studies in the Book of Nehemiah
A Time to Build
Studies in the Book of Nehemiah

2. Opposition Within and Without
Nehemiah 4
Nehemiah 5
Nehemiah 6
Opposition Without
Opposition Within
1. Mockery and Criticism (4:1-3)
1. Usury and Oppression (5:1-5)
1. Compromise (6:1-4)
2. Conspiracy and Open Warfare (4:7-11)
2. False Rumors (6:5-9)
3. False Advice (6:10-14)
4. False Friendships (6:17-19)

3. Fruits of Opposition
Loss of strength, vision, confidence, and security (4:10-11)
Depression (5:1)
Stop working (6:3; 4:11)
Sin and Reproach (6:13)
Fear (6:9,13,19)

4. Fruits of Opposition Close association with the enemy…
Tobiah associated with Meshullam (6:18)
Tobiah allied with Eliashib (13:4)
Sanballat associated with Eliashib (13:28)

5. Facing Opposition Resolve and prayer (4:4-7,9,14-15)
Reform and prayer (5:6-13)
Responsibility and prayer (5:14-19)
Refusal and prayer (6:3,8,11,14)

6. Opposition from Within
Division (1 Cor. 1:10ff)
Immorality (1 Cor. 5:1ff)
Opinions (1 Cor. 8-10; Rom. 14)
Strife (Gal. 5:13-15,20)
Murmuring (Phil. 2:14)

7. Opposition from Within
Fellowship with sin (2 Cor. 6:14ff; Eph. 5:11)
Itching ears (1 Tim. 4:2-4)
Apostasy (Heb. 2:12-13)
Uncommitted (Rev. 2:4; 3:1; 3:16)
False teaching (Rev. 2:12ff)

8. Opposition from Without
Ridicule (Mt. 5:11-12; 1 Pet. 4:4,16)
Persecution (Acts 4-5,6-8,12-14, etc.)
Warfare (Eph. 6:10ff; Phil. 1:16,27)
Worldliness (Rom. 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:10; Jas. 4:4)

9. Opposition from Without
Uncertainty (1 Jn. 2:21,26; 5:13)
Competing religions
Pluralism (Mt. 7:21)
Man-made doctrines (Acts 15,17; Col. 2:16-23)

10. Lessons Learned When faced with opposition…
Press forward (1 Cor. 15:58; Gal. 6:9)
Plan your work (Acts 18:21; Rom. 15:22-29)
Prioritize your efforts (Mt. 6:33)
Position yourself away from enemies (Eph. 5:11)
Pray to God always (1 Thess. 5:18)