accepted the gratitude of the people and the credit for a job well done. But Nehemiah’s perspective wasn’t just different in the hard times. His focus on God survived the good times too. Read Nehemiah 6:15, 16. Who received the credit for the successful completion of the wall? It is obvious to everyone, even the enemies of Nehemiah and Israel, that God deserves the credit. At the celebrations that followed the completion of the wall, Nehemiah’s strong focus on God encouraged the people of Israel