Nehemiah: An Expositional Commentary

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“An open letter would have been a read letter. It would have been read scores of times during its progress from Samaria to Jerusalem, and the message would already have been repeated widely by the time Nehemiah received the accusation.” (Page 71)

“‘The self-sufficient do not pray; they merely talk to themselves. The self-satisfied will not pray; they have no knowledge of their need. The self-righteous cannot pray; they have no basis on which to approach God.’⁴ A true leader is one who is not self-sufficient, self-satisfied, or self-righteous.” (Page 18)

“3. Nehemiah’s self-awareness and knowledge of his own worth.” (Page 74)

“1. Some people are threatened by another person’s success” (Page 50)

“Opposition is almost always caused by success and not failure. The first thing we should know, if we are trying to do something worthwhile and are being opposed, is that it is because we are achieving something.” (Page 50)