Have you ever had to build a wall from a pile of rubble?
I certainly haven’t.
Do you feel you have the strength to do that type of work?
I would need to secure help from others to do this type of work.
How would you go about the process if you oversaw that the work was done?
Do you find hope in the picture above or discouragement?
I see both.
The piles of stones reveal to me that someone labored to stack them, but that something has turned the structure into rubble.
I also see that to rebuild will take hard and exhausting labor, which can lead to discouragement.
But the eagle overseeing the site and the rays of sunshine signal evidence of strength and encouragement, i.e. hope for me.
What does this have to do with the study of Nehemiah 4:6-15?
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