Nehemiah 4:15-17

Nehemiah 4:15-17 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. Sanballat, and Tobiah once again had an evil plan to stop the work on the walls of Jerusalem. But God revealed their plan to Nehemiah. Nehemiah divided up his servants into two teams. One team worked while the other half watched with their weapons in their hands. And Nehemiah commanded everyone to work with one hand and carry their weapon in the other hand! The work continued, but they were ready for opposition! A good lesson for us!