Purposing to

accomplish right
goals at the right
time, regardless of
the opposition.
Nehemiah the Cupbearer
 When he heard
these things, he sat
down and wept.
For some days he
mourned and
fasted and prayed
before the God of
heaven.
The Ruin of Jerusalem Wall
The first thing he
does is arise at
night when no one
else knows, ride
around the walls of
the city, and survey
the ruins. He takes
note of exactly
what needs to be
done.
Nehemiah made a plan to build the wall
When Sanballat heard that we
were rebuilding the wall, he
became furious. He mocked the
Jews before his colleagues and
the powerful men of Samaria, and
said, “What are these pathetic
Jews doing? Can they restore it by
themselves? Will they offer
sacrifices? Will they ever finish it?
Can they bring these burnt stones
back to life from the mounds of
rubble?”
Then Tobiah the Ammonite,
who was beside him, said,
“Indeed, even if a fox climbed
up what they are building, he
would break down their
stone wall!”
Nehemiah kneels before God
They rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined
together up to half its height, for the people had the
will to keep working.
But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and
 

the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s

walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed,
they were very angry.

They all plotted together to come and fight against

Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.
Nehemiah 4 : 17

Those who were

rebuilding the wall
and those who
carried burdens
took their load
with one hand
doing the work
and the other
holding a weapon.
Nehemiah 6 : 15
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of
the month Elul, in fifty-two days.
 By God’s Grace, I will :
1. Set goals Built the wall

2. Make sure my goals are right

He kneels before God

3. Ignore distractions He kept doing his plan

4. Not be discourage by others

He focused to reach his goal
5. Face problems head-on
He faced and solved the problems