Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
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Interpretation
We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that our warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and never to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, as Christians.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 4:19-23.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.