Relationships Are Everything! (Outline)

Arise And Build!

All Things Are Possible

With God’s Help

Relationships Are Everything!

Nehemiah 5:1-13

I.     The Outcry Of The Jews (vv. 1-5).

Nehemiah 9:36 (NLT), “So now today we are slaves here in the land of plenty that you gave to our ancestors!  We are slaves among all this abundance!”

II.    The Outrage Of Nehemiah (vs. 6).

Proverbs 22:7 (NASB-U), “The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”

III.   The Opposition (vv. 7-13).

A.    The Consultation (vs. 7).

B.    The Confrontation (vv. 7-9).

Leviticus 25:35-37, 42 (NASB-U), “Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. [36] Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. [37] You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain.  For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale.”

C.    The Counsel (vv. 10-11).

Proverbs 22:7 (NASB-U), “The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”

D.    The Commitment (vv. 12-13).

IV.   The Faithfulness (vs. 13).