THE COMPLETION OF THE WALL
Nehemiah 6:1-7:3
Key Verse 6:15 “So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.”
1. How had the rebuilding of the wall progressed? (1) How did the enemies of the rebuilding plot to harm Nehemiah? (2,4a) How did he avoid their trap? (3,4)
2. How did Sanballat and Tobiah try for the fifth time to intimidate Nehemiah? (5-7) How did Nehemiah respond? (9)
3. Why did Sanballat and Tobiah hire Shemaiah? (10-13) How did Nehemiah overcome this trap? (11,14; cf. 2 Corinthians 2:11)
4. How long did it take to complete the wall? (15) How did the enemies react when they learned that the wall was completed? (16)
5. After completing the wall, what did Nehemiah do? (7:1-3) Why did Nehemiah put Hanani and Hananiah in charge of Jerusalem? What kind of guidelines did Nehemiah give them?