Nehemiah and the Jews Are in Trouble - Sam Balt's Letter to Nahemaa

Nermai declared that he was undertaking a great work and couldn't afford to abandon it before it was completed. They persisted, sending him the same request four times, with nahemaa always responding in the same manner. The fifth time sam balat made a more public accusation, which he presumably intended to spread as a dangerous rumour. Such a false claim had already successfully halted the rebuilding of jerusalem's walls back in ezra chapter four. Should artixerxes be persuaded by such a case again, nehemiah and the jews would be in trouble. Neemia is assured that he has the king's confidence and that artexerxes won't credit such