- with an open letter:
- This was a gross insult to a person of Nehemiah's quality; as the letters sent to chiefs and governors in the East are always carefully folded up, put in silk bags, and then sealed. "Then saidª° Eliakimª the sonª of Hilkiah,ª and Shebna,ª and Joah,ª unto¹ Rabshakeh,ª Speak,ª° I pray thee,¹ to¹ thy servantsª in the Syrian language;ª for¹ we¹ understandª° [it]: and talkª° not¹ with¹ us in the Jews' languageª in the earsª of the peopleª that¹ [are] on¹ the wall.ª ... Then Rabshakehª stoodª° and criedª° with a loudª voiceª in the Jews' language,ª and spake,ª° saying,ª° Hearª° the wordª of the greatª king,ª the kingª of Assyria:ª" {2Kg 18:26-28} + "Lestª Satanª² should get an advantage¹ of us:²° forª we are not² ignorantª°¹ of hisª devices.ª" {2Co 2:11} + "Forª suchª [are] false apostles,ª deceitfulª workers,ª transforming themselvesª° intoª the apostlesª of Christ.ª ... Thereforeª [it is] noª great thingª ifª° hisª ministersª also² be transformedª° asª the ministersª of righteousness;ª whoseª endª shall beª° accordingª to theirª works.ª" {2Co 11:13-15} + "Put onª° the¹ whole armourª of God,ª that² yeª may be ableª° to standª° againstª the¹ wilesª of the¹ devil.ª" {Eph 6:11} + "Andª withª allª deceivablenessª of unrighteousnessª inª them that perish;ª° becauseªª they receivedª° notª the¹ loveª of the¹ truth,ª that² theyª might be saved.ª°" {2Th 2:10}
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