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1 SAY, OH NO TO ONO How to Survive Personal Attacks Nehemiah 6:1-19

2 Nehemiah 6:1-2 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono... (ESV)

3 PLAN A A PEACE CONFERENCE Come and let us meet together in the plain of Ono. (2) (6:2)

4 (יחדו) Together Together, wholly, joined, in community.

5 Questions At what point does your enemy become your friend? Why have they changed their minds now? Why Ono?

6 Nehemiah 6:2-3 But they intended to do me harm. And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you? (ESV)

7 Nehemiah s Convictions He knew they were wanting to harm him or maybe even kill him. but they intended to do me harm (5:2) (6:2)

8 Nehemiah s Convictions He knew they were wanting to harm him He was committed to finishing the wall I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. (5:3)

9 Nehemiah s Convictions He knew they were wanting to harm him He was committed to finishing the wall He was unwilling to compromise God s standards And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. (5:4) (6:4)

10 Application Decisions based on opinions can be reconsidered, but decisions based on principle should be unwavering.

11 PLAN B PRESSURE TACTICS In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. (6:5) (6:5)

12 Nehemiah 6:6-7 It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king. And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, There is a king in Judah. (NIV) (ESV)

13 The Traits of a Rumor The sources are seldom, if ever, given It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it and according to these reports. (6:6) (NIV, 6:6)

14 The Traits of a Rumor The sources are seldom, if ever, given The message is exaggerated/inaccurate You intend to rebel you wish to become their king. And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, There is a king in Judah. (6:6-7)

15 The Traits of a Rumor The sources are seldom, if ever, given The message is exaggerated and inaccurate The message often leads to personal hurt and misunderstanding And now the king will hear of these reports. (6:7)

16 Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. (ESV)

17 Is information true? Avoiding Rumors Even if it is true, do I have the right to pass it on? Will it bring blessing or harm?

18 Nehemiah s Response He denied the rumor sharply No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind. (6:8, ESV) (6:8)

19 Nehemiah s Response He denied the rumor sharply He prayed O God, strengthen my hands. (6:9, ESV)

20 PLAN C HIRE A TRAITOR "Now when I went into the house of Shemaiah... who was confined to his home, he said, 'Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple. (6:10)

21 Two Serious Mistakes They asked him to run and hide (quit) Should such a man as I run away? (6:11, ESV)

22 Two Serious Mistakes They asked him to run and hide (quit) They asked him to violate God s will And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I understood that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name (6:11-13, ESV)

23 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (ESV)

24 How to survive personal attacks? Commit yourself to doing God s will. Place yourself completely under God s care. Lift up your concerns to God. Continue to press on with God s will no matter what.

25 SAY, OH NO TO ONO If You Need Help Go to the Top Man

26 Nehemiah 6:16 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. (ESV) (NIV)

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