He promptly returned the answer. "There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart." Nehemiah was not ignorant of Satan's devices. He knew that these attempts were made in order to weaken the hands of the builders and thus frustrate their efforts. 655 | |
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Nehemias svarede omgående: "Slige ting, som du omtaler, er slet ikke sket; det er dit eget påfund!" Nehemias var ikke uvidende om Satans planer. Han vidste, at man gjorde disse forsøg for at få håndværkernes hænder til at synke og standse arbejdet. |