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As the work neared completion, Sanballat and Tobiah intensified their opposition to Nehemiah, even bribing Shemaiah to deliver a false prophecy in an attempt to frighten him into abandoning the project. Nehemiah, however, relied on God’s guidance and discerned the deception. | As the work neared completion, Sanballat and Tobiah intensified their opposition to Nehemiah, even bribing Shemaiah to deliver a false prophecy in an attempt to frighten him into abandoning the project. Nehemiah, however, relied on God’s guidance and discerned the deception. | ||
Despite all these efforts to undermine the work, the | Despite all these efforts to undermine the work, the walls of Jerusalem were completed in just fifty-two days. The surrounding nations recognized that the rebuilding had been accomplished with God’s help and were filled with fear.<ref name="느6:15" /> Following the completion of the wall, Nehemiah appointed gatekeepers, singers, and Levites, and placed Hanani and Hananiah in charge of the city. Guards were stationed to ensure the security of Jerusalem. | ||
Although the city of Jerusalem was large and spacious, its population remained small, and many houses had not yet been rebuilt. Nehemiah therefore examined the genealogical records of the earlier returnees and resettled priests, the [[Levites]], and some of the people from the surrounding towns in Jerusalem. | Although the city of Jerusalem was large and spacious, its population remained small, and many houses had not yet been rebuilt. Nehemiah therefore examined the genealogical records of the earlier returnees and resettled priests, the [[Levites]], and some of the people from the surrounding towns in Jerusalem. | ||