Nehemiah 6:13

“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”

"Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me." - Nehemiah 6:13
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What does Nehemiah 6:13 mean?

In Nehemiah 6:13, the passage states: "Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me." This verse comes from the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament of the Bible. Nehemiah…

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Facing Fear with Faith: Lessons from Nehemiah 6:13

The book of Nehemiah is a beautiful picture of leadership, faith, and the relentless pursuit of God’s will in the face of adversity. In Nehemiah 6:13, we find Nehemiah confronting the sinister motives of those who sought to intimidate him, thereby invoking an important lesson…

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A Prayer for Courage and Integrity in the Face of Fear

O Sovereign Lord, I come before You in humble reverence, seeking Your guidance and strength as I reflect upon Your Word, specifically in light of Nehemiah 6:13 where it is written, "Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have…

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"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
Nehemiah 5:6 - "¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words."
Nehemiah 6:15 – "So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15 – "So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."