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← Nehemiah


  • A. 5:14 Governor's restraint: not eaten the bread of the governor
  • B. 5:15 Former governors' excess: taken of them bread and wine...servants bare rule
  • C. 5:15b Central principle: but so did not I, because of the fear of God
  • B'. 5:16-18 Nehemiah's provision: servants...prepared...wine
  • A'. 5:19 Continued restraint: required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy