Nehemiah 5 (Part 1) Bible Study (Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)

Friday Bible Study (7/31/26) // *Nehemiah 5:1-6* (ESV) // *Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor* // 1 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” 4 And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5 Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.”6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.#Nehemiah #BookOfNehemiah #BibleStudy #BibleExplained #Bible #BiblicalStudies #BibleTeacher #WordOfGod #BiblicalLessons #BibleJournal #BibleReading #BibleStudyNotes #biblestudycommunity #ChicagoChurch #BibleVerseWebsite: https://mbchicago.org *FOLLOW US* Facebook: https://facebook.com/mbc.chicago Instagram: https://instagram.com/mbc.chicago TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mbc.chicago Podcasts: Listen on Apple, Spotify & others *TO SUPPORT US* Zelle to: [email protected] Web: https://mbchicago.org/give Venmo: https://venmo.com/mbchurch DAF Donations: https://every.org/mbc.chicago PayPal/Credit: https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AA74AC7V5WYMJ*Chapters and main sections of the message:*00:00:00 - Introduction: The Greatest Fear of a Preacher00:01:28 - Opening Prayer00:03:10 - Context: The Oppositions Faced by Nehemiah00:04:18 - Parallel with the Book of Acts: External vs. Internal Opposition00:09:28 - Scripture Reading: Nehemiah 5:1-700:10:59 - The "Great Outcry": Comparing Nehemiah 5 to Exodus 300:13:26 - When Christians Treat Each Other Like Enemies (Galatians 5: 15)00:17:09 - Breakdown of the Three Specific Complaints:00:17:24 - 1. Large Families in Distress (Verse 2)00:18:43 - 2. Mortgaged Land and Famine (Verse 3)00:19:39 - 3. Borrowing for Taxes and Debt Slavery (Verses 4-5)00:22:24 - The Burden on the Wives and the Families00:24:25 - Understanding the Law: Loans and Interest (Leviticus 25)00:26:07 - Understanding the Law: Hebrew Slavery Regulations (Exodus 21 & Deuteronomy 15)00:30:19 - The Violation of the Covenant (Nehemiah 10 comparison)00:34:23 - Nehemiah’s Anger: Is Righteous Indignation Biblical?00:38:02 - Turning Anger into Holy Action (Verse 7)00:39:37 - Practical Lesson 1: Bringing Problems to Leadership00:44:02 - Practical Lesson 2: Guarding Against Selfishness and Greed00:46:22 - New Testament Warning on Greed: James 5:1-600:55:27 - Closing Prayer