Why was Sanballat angry?

❓ Why was Sanballat angry?  😡

🌀 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews.

Nehemiah 4:1🌀

On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, around 930 BCE, the Israelite Kingdom split into two kingdoms:

▪the Kingdom of Israel ( containing Samaria) in the north

▪the Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.

Nehemiah came to build the wall in Jerusalem that lay in ruins. The wall was re built to protect the city and its citizens against the attack of the enemy.

Sanballat was the governor of Samaria. He was one of the rivals of Jerusalem. So he was angry see the city of Jerusalem being made safe and secure.

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Walls catch the attention of the enemy 👿

When the city lay in ruins, Sanballat was happy doing his work in his own place, Samaria. He can attack the city whenever he wants. But as soon as he heard that the wall is being rebuilt, he became angry.

Let us consider Job.

What did Satan say to God about Job?

🏠“ Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has?"

Job 1:10 🏠

The hedge that God has put around Job caught the enemy's eyes. Satan cannot do anything when a wall of protection is around us. This makes the enemy angry.

❓Are you building your wall today?

❓Are you repairing your wall today?

👿Yes, it will make the enemy angry!

😢But, don't be discouraged!

😊Keep building like Nehemiah!