“And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.”
The coordinated defense proves effective: "When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work." The opponents' conspiracy, revealed through intelligence gathering, loses its strategic advantage; the surprise attack that was supposed to be devastating instead encounters a prepared defense. The phrase "God had frustrated their plan" attributes the defense's success to divine intervention while acknowledging Nehemiah's practical preparation; God's purposes are accomplished through the community's vigilant response rather than through miraculous bypass of human responsibility. The ability to return to the wall work indicates that the immediate military threat has been neutralized, at least temporarily.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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