Be the church, Impact the city. Adversity is part of life. Sometimes opposition comes from external attacks and sometimes from internal attacks. Adversity is a necessary teacher for life and godliness. In this section of Nehemiah we see that the people are wounded by their own. They are oppressed becasue of the famine, high taxes, interest and slavery. Nehemiah confesses his own sin and calls the nobles and rulers to repentance and God changes their hearts.