Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 4:20
In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
20. In what place therefore] R.V. in what place soever.
resort ye thither ] literally ‘thither shall ye collect or assemble yourselves together’.
our God shall fight for us ] The Jews shall fight, and even against foes superior in numbers and strength shall prevail. Their God shall fight for them. See also Exo 15:3-6, ‘The Lord is a man of war Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy;’ Exo 14:14, ‘The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace ’ Cf. Deu 1:30; Deu 3:22; Deu 20:4; Deu 28:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Neh 4:20
So we laboured in the work.
Perseverance
The builders not only began well, but they persevered to the end of their work. Perseverance is s great element of success. It was George Stephensons motto, Persevere; and the celebrated mathematician, Arago, tells us that his master in mathematics gave a word of advice which he found in the binding of one of his text-books. Puzzled and discouraged by the difficulties he met with in his early studies, he was almost ready to give up the pursuit. Some words which he found on the waste leaf used to stiffen the cover of his paper-bound text-book caught his eye, and interested him. It proved to be a short letter from DAlembert to a young person disheartened, like himself, by the difficulties of mathematical study, and who had written to him for counsel. Go on, go on, sir, was the counsel which DAlembert gave him. The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. This maxim followed out made him one of the greatest astronomers of his day. And Christians must persevere in the work of God. (J. M. Randall.)
Perseverance
A Christian negro was once asked the meaning of perseverance, and he said, Masse, me think it mean hang on, hold fast, and no let go. And when some one questioned John Wesley on the remarkable success of his followers, Sir, he said, they are all at it, and always at it. (J. M. Randall.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 20. Ye hear the sound of the trumpet] As the walls were very extensive, and the workmen consequently much scattered, their enemies might easily attack and destroy them successively, he therefore ordered them all to work as near to each other as they could; and himself, who was everywhere surveying the work, kept a trumpeter always with him, who was to sound when the enemy approached; and all were instantly to run to the place where they heard the sound.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet,…. Be it what part of the wall soever they were at work, even the most distant:
resort ye thither to us; to Nehemiah, and the half of his servants armed, where the trumpet was blown; that was to be the place of rendezvous:
our God shall fight for us; and give us victory over our enemies; none have any reason to be intimidated, when they shall hear the sound of the trumpet.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Neh 4:20 In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Ver. 20. In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet ] Which, therefore, for the purpose he kept at his own elbow, Neh 4:18 , as a matter of trust and importance. Moses committed the blowing of the trumpets unto the sons of Aaron only, Num 10:8 . “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” 1Co 14:8 .
Resort you thither unto us
Hic patria est, murique urbis stant pectore in uno (Sil. Ital.).
Our God shall fight for us
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
our God: Exo 14:14, Exo 14:25, Deu 1:30, Deu 3:22, Deu 20:4, Jos 23:10, Zec 14:3
Reciprocal: 2Sa 10:11 – General 1Ch 5:22 – the war was of God 1Ch 19:12 – If the Syrians Psa 35:1 – fight Eze 33:3 – he blow
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:20 In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, {k} resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
(k) Meaning, to resist their enemies, if need be.