), Nehemiah mobilized the Jews to rebuild the wall in only 52 … Nehemiah Helps the Poor 1Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.. 2Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”. Give them back their foreclosed fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes right now. Nehemiah 6:4 Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply. 1: The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage. 5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. The book of Nehemiah records the success and failure of visionary leadership among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem. I mean if your boss were to ask you --- do you think you could handle a raise, I imagine your response would be. Cancel. The "Great Protest" 1-2A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. 3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”. He commanded them to even give them a tenth of their money back. 6: Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to … Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach(J) of our Gentile enemies? Even so, I didn’t use the food allowance provided for the governor—the people had it hard enough as it was. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people. Then I emptied my pockets, turning them inside out, and said, “So may God empty the pockets and house of everyone who doesn’t keep this promise—turned inside out and emptied.”. 16 Instead,(S) I devoted myself to the work on this wall. 9 “What you’re doing is wrong. Nehemiah got hot with anger because the nobles and leaders were disobeying the Law. Nehemiah 3:5 (The Message Bible) Genesis 4:21 (Read all of Genesis 4) His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. And forgive your claims on their money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.”, 12-13 They said, “We’ll give it all back. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss. Some said, "We have big families, and we need food just to survive." 15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG), Everyone gave a wholehearted “Yes, we’ll do it!” and praised, The Message Raspberry Blossom, Personal Size + Topical Concordance, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, amethyst gem, The Message // REMIX 2.0, Soft Imitation Leather, Storm Black, The Message Large-Print Devotional Bible, hardcover, The Message Large-Print Devotional Bible, softcover. “How to Handle a Raise/Promotion” Nehemiah 5:14-19 The title of my message today is how to handle a raise. Everyone gave a wholehearted “Yes, we’ll do it!” and praised God. Nehemiah acknowledged his reaction to what was happening to the common people. against their brethren--Such a crisis in the condition of the Jews in Jerusalem--fatigued with hard labor and harassed by the machinations of restless enemies, the majority of them poor, and the bright visions which hope had painted of … And now you’re selling these same brothers back into debt slavery! Nehemiah 5: 1 – 19 Usury 5 And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. I had work to do; I worked on this wall. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Jewish tradition states that Ezra is the author of Ezra-Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles, but modern scholars generally accept that a … All my men were on the job to do the work. 1-5. there was a great cry of the people . Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just to survive.”, 3 Others said, “We’re having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving.”, 4-5 And others said, “We’re having to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards. Nehemiah 5 The Message Bible << Nehemiah 4 | Nehemiah 5 | Nehemiah 6 >> The Payment of Interest Abolished. "Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words" (Nehemiah 5:6). But out of reverence for God(R) I did not act like that. Some said, "We have big families, and we need food just to survive." So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!”. Does that mean that we have to buy them back again?”. Read verse in The Message Bible Nehemiah 5 Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor. Though entitled to live off the provincial taxes (the "food allowance of the governor" vv. Nehemiah 5-6 The Message (MSG) The “Great Protest” 5 1-2 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Genesis 1:2 (Read all of Genesis 1) Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. I said, “Each one of you is gouging his brother.”, 7-8 Then I called a big meeting to deal with them. 3 Others said, “We’re having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving.”. It may surprise some to read (5:6) that Nehemiah got very angry when he heard these complaints. Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we … We’ll do everything you say.”, Then I called the priests together and made them promise to keep their word. Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just to survive.”. The violence is everywhere; I'm making a clean sweep. 19 Remember in my favor, O my God,Everything I’ve done for these people. Ezra 1:11 - Also, the Scriptures tell us that King Cyrus, the man who allowed Ezra to return, had opened the treasury and contributed "the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchazzar had carrie… A. 14, 18), Nehemiah led … Is there no fear of God left in you? It's the end of the human race. I said, “Each one of you is gouging his brother.”, 7-8 Then I called a big meeting to deal with them. They were even to give them food back that they had taken. (E) Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others.”(F), 6 When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. “And we will not demand anything more from them. 4 And others said, "We're having to borrow … And the people did what they promised. Nehemiah 1-5: The memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. CHAPTER 5. Though the city wall in Jerusalem had been in ruins for almost 150 years (since Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 b.c. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. Is there no fear of God left in you? Version. Everyone gave a wholehearted “Yes, we’ll do it!” and praised, Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath, That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams, Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac. Now that may seem at first glance to be a strange topic. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Nehemiah 6:6 that read: "It is reported among the nations--and Geshem agrees--that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. 3Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.” 4Still others were saying, “We have … We didn’t have time to line our own pockets. After thinking it over, I called the nobles and officials on the carpet. We didn’t have time to line our own pockets. Nehemiah 4 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. And the people did as they had promised. There is a time for anger. Nehemiah 5:9 MSG “What you’re doing is wrong. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say. 14-16 From the time King Artaxerxes appointed me as their governor in the land of Judah—from the twentieth to the thirty-second year of his reign, twelve years—neither I nor my brothers used the governor’s food allowance. Nehemiah 5:1-5.THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THEIR DEBT, MORTGAGE, AND BONDAGE. 5 1-2 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. So these enemies are still threatening to enter the city. All rights reserved worldwide. And at this point the wall is still not fully re-built. Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our NEW "Know the Bible" series. Important background 1. And the opposition was fierce. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”, 3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields,(A) our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”(B), 4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax(C) on our fields and vineyards. The title of my message today is how to handle a raise. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just to survive.”, 3 Others said, “We’re having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving.”, 4-5 And others said, “We’re having to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards. 19 Remember(U) me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people. 9 “What you’re doing is wrong. Nehemiah 5:1. MSG: The Message . Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just to survive.” - cf. Even so, I didn’t use the food allowance provided for the governor—the people had it hard enough as it was. Ex 22:25-27; S Lev 25:35-37; Dt 23:19-20; 24:10-13. And the people did what they promised. But let us stop charging interest! Nehemiah 5:12 "Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. God leads different people different ways. 3 Others said, “We’re having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving.”. We won’t make any more demands on them. 18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry(T) were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah. 17-18 I fed 150 Jews and officials at my table in addition to those who showed up from the surrounding nations. 5 1 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Yet here we are having to sell our children off as slaves—some of our daughters have already been sold—and we can’t do anything about it because our fields and vineyards are owned by somebody else.”, 6-7 I got really angry when I heard their protest and complaints. Look: We’re the same flesh and blood as our brothers here; our children are just as good as theirs. 19 Remember in my favor, O my God,Everything I’ve done for these people. We’ll do everything you say.”, Then I called the priests together and made them promise to keep their word. 5-6 The fifth time—same messenger, same message—Sanballat sent an unsealed letter with this message: 6-7 “The word is out among the nations—and Geshem says it’s true—that you and the Jews are planning to rebel. The text closes with a sketch of Nehemiah's own generosity and financial sacrifice drawn from Nehemiah's second term as governor (5:14-19). 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, had just arrived from Judah with some fellow Jews. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. We won’t make any more demands on them. I asked them about the conditions among the Jews there who had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Nehemiah 5 Summary – Enemy Opposition. Is there no fear of God left in you? Look at me, listen to me. I told them, “We did everything we could to buy back our Jewish brothers who had to sell themselves as slaves to foreigners. This is righteous anger of a righteous man. After thinking it over, I called the nobles and officials on the carpet. . Some said, “We have big families, and we need food just to survive.”. Do they think they can get everything back to ... Read verse in The Message Bible Nehemiah's Prayer for Jerusalem. 2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore, let us get grain, that we may eat and live.” 3 There were also some who said, “We have ...read more Let us be interested in Zion, concerned in the decay of Jerusalem, grieved because religion does not make the progress it ought to do. We will do as you say.”, Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath(M) to do what they had promised. Does that mean that we have to buy them back again?”. 3 Others said, "We're having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving." Give them back their foreclosed fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes right now. 10-11 “I and my brothers and the people working for me have also loaned them money. Don’t you care what the nations around here, our enemies, think of you? And forgive your claims on their money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.”, 12-13 They said, “We’ll give it all back. He did five things that leaders should do: (1) He got righteously angry. But this gouging them with interest has to stop. And now you’re selling these same brothers back into debt slavery! Home >> Bible Studies >> Nehemiah >> Nehemiah 5 These small group studies of Nehemiah contain outlines, cross-references, Bible study discussion questions, and applications. He led Ezra … 14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(P) when I was appointed to be their governor(Q) in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. The Global Message of Nehemiah The Big Picture of Nehemiah. 17 Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations. But out of fear of God I did none of that. At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,”(O) and praised the Lord. 14-16 From the time King Artaxerxes appointed me as their governor in the land of Judah—from the twentieth to the thirty-second year of his reign, twelve years—neither I nor my brothers used the governor’s food allowance. But out of fear of God I did none of that. 10-11 “I and my brothers and the people working for me have also loaned them money. Nehemiah 5 English Standard Version (ESV) Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor 5 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. Don’t you care what the nations around here, our enemies, think of you? One ox, six choice sheep, and some chickens were prepared for me daily, and every ten days a large supply of wine was delivered. Bible Language English. Look: We’re the same flesh and blood as our brothers here; our children are just as good as theirs. Many of the Israelites who returned under Ezra were wealthy. 5 1-2 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. 1 1 The memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. Some said, "We have big families, and we need food just to survive." 2 Some said, "We have big families, and we need food just to survive." I told them, “We did everything we could to buy back our Jewish brothers who had to sell themselves as slaves to foreigners. Nehemiah 5:19 If we use this motto of Nehemiah, we must live in the spirit of Nehemiah. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military he let loose: "What are these miserable Jews doing? This is the anger of a righteous man. Pay attention to this prayer of your servant that I'm praying day and … 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”. Nehemiah 9:5 (The Message Bible) Genesis 6:13 (Read all of Genesis 6) God said to Noah, "It's all over. . 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. The “Great Protest”. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} 1 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. The Message; Nehemiah 5 Nehemiah 5. Read and study Nehemiah 5 in the The Message. (K) 11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest(L) you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”, 12 “We will give it back,” they said. All my men were on the job to do the work. (I), 9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. We must think on God and God's glory. There was a great cry of the people, &c. — Of the poor against their rich brethren, who had oppressed them; for though the people in general were cured of their idolatry by their captivity, yet they were not cured of their other sins, but loved strange women, as we read before in the book of Ezra; and were so covetous that they oppressed the poor and needy; and this at a … Nehemiah told them to restore all of the land and houses they had confiscated. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. 7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. Sure. So he interrupted his attention on the wall to listen and help resolve this matter. Nehemiah 5:3 (The Message Bible) Genesis 1:1 (Read all of Genesis 1) First this: God created the Heavens and Earth - all you see, all you don't see. 5 1-2 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Nehemiah 5 A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Nehemiah 5:14 - MSG - From the time King Artaxerxes appointed me as... Study verse in the The Message 5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.