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Nehemiah 6: Nehemiah Finishes the Walls


“Nehemiah 6: Nehemiah Finishes the Walls,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide (2002), 125

“Nehemiah 6,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide, 125

Nehemiah 6

Nehemiah Finishes the Walls

Sometimes it can be hard to tell who really wants what is best for us. Men with evil intentions may try to trick us so they can personally gain from our misfortune. If we are obedient to God and trust the guidance of the Spirit, however, we may avoid deception. Nehemiah 6 tells us what Nehemiah did in a situation where others sought to harm him and disrupt his work.

Studying the Scriptures

Do activity A as you study Nehemiah 6.

  1. Avoid Deception

    1. Name the people in Nehemiah 6 who tried to do harm to Nehemiah, and explain how.

    2. What things did Nehemiah do to avoid falling into their “traps”?

    3. Write what the following scriptures say about what we can do to avoid being deceived: Helaman 3:29–30; Doctrine and Covenants 43:2–6; 46:7–8; Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:37.