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11月15日星期六

不要怕他们。要记住耶和华是伟大可畏的。——尼4：14

在尼希米的日子，敌视正确崇拜的人听见“耶路撒冷城墙的修复工程继续进行”，就拿起刀剑来要“攻打耶路撒冷”。犹太人的处境看来不妙。耶路撒冷四面受敌，北面是撒马利亚人，南面是阿拉伯人，东面是亚扪人，西面是亚实突人。建造城墙的人似乎陷入绝境，无路可逃！他们该怎么办呢？尼希米记述：“我们却向我们的上帝祷告”。敌人威胁要“杀掉他们，终止工程”，尼希米就派守卫站岗，手拿刀剑枪弓，日夜防备。从人的角度来看，敌军兵强马壮，犹太人力量单薄，根本无法招架。但尼希米勉励同胞信赖耶和华。（尼4：7-9，11，13）《守》07/7/1刊2篇9段
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尼希米的日子犹太人可谓处境艰难，从巴比伦返回故乡后，老耶路撒冷已经早逝荒土一堆，70年的光景，重建城墙和圣殿一点都不容易。这时候周围的邦国还虎视眈眈，经常往波斯帝国首都打小报告，报告犹太人的“叛逆”行为，有时还 造谣毁谤，很多人因此也就心灰意冷，早就泄气了。对于什么都没有的犹太人，这确实是很艰难的。然而之前和之后，犹太人都忘记了他们的上帝施行过怎么的伟绩帮助他们。世界上没有比上帝耶和华还大的，也更没有什么力量可以阻挡上帝的旨意。只要他们信赖他，他就会为他的子民打理一切，事实也是如此。

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Saturday, November 15

Do not be afraid . . . Jehovah the great and the fear-inspiring One keep in your mind.—Neh. 4:14.

When opposers of true worship in Nehemiah’s time heard that “the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem had gone forward,” they took up their swords to “fight against Jerusalem.” For the Jews the situation looked gloomy. There were Samaritans in the north, Ammonites in the east, Arabs in the south, and Ashdodites in the west. Jerusalem was surrounded; the builders appeared to be trapped! What were they to do? “We prayed to our God,” says Nehemiah. The enemies threatened: “We shall certainly kill them and put a stop to the work.” Nehemiah responded by assigning the builders the task of defending the city “with their swords, their lances and their bows.” True, humanly speaking, the small band of Jews did not stand a chance against the overwhelming enemy forces, but Nehemiah urged them to trust in Jehovah.—Neh. 4:7-9, 11, 13. w07 7/1 2:9