Nehemiah Part 10: The Priority of Godly Fear in Godly People

The Priority of Godly fear in godly people - Nehemiah 6:1-14

by Thom Bacon

• -  Nehemiah knew his ENEMIES. Nehemiah 6:1

  • Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Jeremiah 29:7; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:1-3; Proverbs 1:22; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 3:34; I Peter 5:5c; Matthew 11:29; Nehemiah 4:4; Nehemiah 4:14; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 4:9; Nehemiah 4:21-23

• -  The enemy’s PLOT unfolds. Nehemiah 6:2-13

  • Plan A - Treat Nehemiah as an EQUAL AND LURE him outside the city. Nehemiah 6:2-4

  • Plan B - Treat Nehemiah with DISRESPECT and spread RUMORS and LIES to cause fear. Nehemiah 6:5-9

  • Plan C - Tempt Nehemiah to break GOD’S COMMANDS in fear for his life. Nehemiah 6:10-13

• -  Nehemiah’s FEAR OF THE LORD kept him from FAILING. Nehemiah 1:11; 5:9; 5:15; 7:2

• -  Why is the fear of the Lord so CRITICAL in the CHRISTIANS life today? Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 8:12-13; Romans 8:1,15; Proverbs 19:23; Matthew 11:28-30; Proverbs 14:26