Nehemiah 2:12-20 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem… The sin of mocking — I. WEAKENS EVERY VIRTOUS RESTRAINT. II. STRENGTHENS VICIOUS PROPENSITIES. III. GIVES GREAT ADVANTAGE TO YOUR WORST ENEMIES. IV. EXPOSES TO PECULIAR MARKS OF GOD'S DISPLEASURE (2 Kings 2:23). V. TERMINATES IN REMEDILESS WOE (Isaiah 66:3, 4; Proverbs 1:25, 26). (J. Kidd.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. |
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