Nehemiah – More than a Wall                       

   …a Project of Prayer – 3 – Cooperation at its Finest

March 2, 2008

 

 

 

“Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem

that we may no longer be a reproach.” – 2:17

“Se we built the wall…for the people had a mind to work.” – 4:6

 

 

Sheep Gate – 1 –

 

 

 (account moves counter-clockwise)

 

Fish Gate – 3 –

 

Old Gate – 6 –

 

Valley Gate – 13 –

 

Dung Gate – 14 –

 

Fountain Gate – 15 –

 

Water Gate – 26 –

 

“The Ophel” – 26-27 –

 

Horse Gate – 28 –

 

East Gate – 29 –

 

Inspection Gate – 31 –

 

Sheep Gate – 32 –

 

 

 

Built (6X) = “rebuilt” …

 

Repair (35X) = “to make strong and firm”

 

 

The Workers…

 

  - specific places to work… “next to him” … “next to him” … (28X)

 

 

 

  - who were they?

       …38 specific names, 42 groups, plus unnamed others

       1- professions…

            …high priest / priests / Levites

            …goldsmiths/perfumers/officials/temple servants/merchant

       2- children…sons / daughters

       3- outsiders – Jericho (2), Tekoa (5, 27), Gibeon (7), Mizpah (7)

               …worked on places where people within the walls didn’t live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  - to work or    some refused to help

 

      not to        some asked for additional work

 

      work          some worked at/near home

 

some worked “earnestly/zealously”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ “What part of the wall am I building?”