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When the distraction—calling Nehemiah to the plain of Ono—didn’t work, his enemies didn’t leave. They relentlessly planned another attack. This time it was an open letter. Official letters were normally sealed, but this one was deliberately kept open. Because the attack was on Nehemiah’s character, they wanted the contents to spread before the letter even…
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Sanballat is a typical villain character. When Nehemiah decided to rebuild the wall and arrived in Jerusalem with the king’s letters and cavalry, “When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.” (Neh. 2:10)His displeasure turned into anger,…
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Jemimah Rodrigues became a household name for Indian cricket fans. Her unbeaten 125 helped the Indian women’s team reach the Women’s ODI World Cup final. It was a mammoth chase of 339, and Rodrigues guided the team to victory. The Hindu newspaper reported, “Jemimah conquers the demons of self-doubt and insecurity” (Nov. 1, 2025). Rightly…
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“A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.” — Proverbs 15:1 (The Message) We looked at how the reply given by the elders of Israel who returned from Babylon softened the heart of the king and resumed the halted work of construction of the temple. Now we see another controversial passage…
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A Soft Answer and the King’s Eyes “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger,” says Solomon (Proverbs 15:1). In our Indian context, the tone of an answer often depends on the rank of the questioner. If the person is a low-rank official, our tone is high; if a high-rank…
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(2 Kings 4:38–41) 2 Kings 4 is an interesting chapter filled with four miracles of Elisha. One of them — the “Death in the Pot” — carries a powerful lesson for our times. When Elisha was busy in his ministry at Gilgal, there was also a famine in the land. All the sons of the prophets gathered around him — perhaps to learn from him,…
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