Nehemiah 2:20 Meaning and Explanation
“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
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Read Full Chapter →Nehemiah answers the mockers with confidence in God and tells them they have no share in the work or the city.
What Does Nehemiah 2:20 Mean?
Nehemiah meets the scorn not with argument but with faith: The God of heaven, he will prosper us. He grounds the whole enterprise in God's help, then declares the people's identity, we his servants will arise and build. To the adversaries he says plainly that they have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.
Here is the answer of settled confidence. Nehemiah does not defend himself against the charge of rebellion; he simply affirms whom he serves and what God will do. Those who labor by God's call can rest their case in Him rather than in clever rebuttal. The enemies are excluded not by hatred but by their own opposition to the work of God, while His servants rise and build in quiet assurance.
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What does Nehemiah 2:20 mean?
Nehemiah answers the mockers with confidence in God and tells them they have no share in the work or the city.