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Nehemiah Chapter 5

Horizontales
Nehemiah reported that each day 150 Jewish brethren and other dignitaries were found where? (v17) (Clue: 3 words in consecutive order)
Difficult times forced some families to even sell their children into slavery and to mortgage houses and lands. This left no resources to do this for their children. (v5) (Clue: 2 words in consecutive order)
When Nehemiah and Jewish brethren accused corrupt nobles, the men had no defense. 3 words in verse 8 summarizes their response.
When corrupt nobles declared they would cease usury, Nehemiah did not rely on their word. He made them take an oath according to what? (v12) (Clue: 2 words in consecutive order)
Nobles who extorted poor brethren initially refused Nehemiah's plea to stop. He then rallied all citizens into this group to accuse them. (v7) (Clue: 2 words in consecutive order)
Even as governor Nehemiah paid his own expenses because this was already heavy upon the people. (v18) (Clue: 2 words in consecutive order)
Verticales
Nehemiah did not accept food and silver as allotted to former governors. He considered any increase to peoples' burden as disobedience to God. The last 3 words in verse 15 state this position.
Nehemiah's disposition upon hearing some nobles were extorting poor brethren. (v6) (Clue: 4 words in consecutive order)
For his labors Nehemiah waned np praise or tribute from men. He asked only for God to do this. (v19) (Clue: 3 words in consecutive order)
The famine was so great and the economy so depressed that some families were forced to mortgage land and houses in order to do this. (v3) ((Clue: 2 words in consecutive order)
Instead of seeking profit, Nehemiah and his men were dedicated to this effort. (v16) (Clue: 4 words in consecutive order)
Nehemiah publicly used this as an illustration in expressing condemnation to any noble not keeping the promise to cease usury. (v13) (Clue: 3 words in consecutive order)