Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.
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… God gives provision. This is Nehemiah chapter 2 verses 6 through 9. Verse 6 of chapter 2. Then the king said to me, the queen also sitting beside him, how long will your journey be and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me. And I set him a time. Furthermore, I said to the king, this is Nehemiah talking to the king, if it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the river that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah. And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy. Y'all missed a great spot right there. He's getting some wood to build the temple. He's getting some wood to build the gates. He's getting the wood for the temple. …
… for the good hand of my God was upon me. Then I came to the governors of the province beyond the river, also known for us as the Alamance campus, okay? So Alamance, we love you guys out there, but I gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite heard this, it displeased them greatly that somebody had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. Sanballat and Tobiah. You're going to want to remember those names. These rascals are going to feature quite a lot in the coming story. They basically function as Nehemiah's nemeses throughout the rest of this book. So I went to Jerusalem and I was there for three days. Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me, and I told no one what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. That is a very important verse. …
… Now I want you to look at verse 9. Then I came to the governors of the province beyond the river and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. Okay, Nehemiah, he travels with an armed escort. So obviously, the moral of the story is, you should always take every precaution that is available to you. Famously, in Nehemiah chapter 4, 9, one of my favorite verses, and we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. They had opposition. You know what we're going to do? We're going to pray. Well, Nehemiah, you're praying. Don't you trust the Lord? I am, and we're putting a guard. Because one of the ways he can answer our prayer is by posting a guard. So, Nehemiah came, and we read in Nehemiah 2.9, he had the king's army, horsemen. He had an armed escort to make the journey with him. So, which is it, Nehemiah? …