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THE TEMPLE SOLOMON’S TEMPLE SOLOMON FINISHED THE TEMPLE (959 BC)? DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR (586 BC)? ZERUBBABEL’S TEMPLE RECONSTRUCTION UNDER CYRUS (536 BC)? BUILDING CEASES UNDER ARTAXERXES (17 YEARS)? BUILDING CONTINUES UNDER DARIUS (519 BC)? TEMPLE COMPLETED UNDER DARIUS (516 BC)? (516-458 BC)? HEROD’S TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN (20 BC)? COMPLETED 46 YEARS (JOHN 2:20) (64 AD)?

ADVERSARIES OF NEHEMIAH PEOPLE TO REMEMBER NEBUCHADNEZZAR DESTROYED JERUSALEM (586 BC)? ARTAXERXES - KING OF PERSIA 465-425 BC? LONGIMANUS - SON OF XERXES NEHEMIAH - COMFORTED OF YAHWEH SON OF HACHALIAH - BROTHER OF HANANI 445-433 BC? ADVERSARIES OF NEHEMIAH SANBALLAT THE HORONITE - GOVERNOR OF SAMARIA TOBIAH THE AMMONITE - JOINT GOVERNOR WITH SANBALLAT GESHEM THE ARAB - CHIEF OF THE ARABS IN SAMARIA ELIASHIB THE HIGH PRIEST

OUTLINE NEHEMIAH CHAPTER THREE NAMES OF THOSE WHO REBUILT THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM AND THE PART ASSIGNED TO EACH PERSON V. 1-32

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:1-4 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. 3 Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 4 And next to them Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, made repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:1-4 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. WHAT DID ELIASHIB AND THE PRIESTS BUILD? WHERE WAS ‘THE SHEEP GATE’? WHY DID THEY CONSECRATE IT?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:1-4 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. WHAT PART OF THE WALL DID THEY BUILD? WHERE WAS THE ‘TOWER OF THE HUNDRED’? WHERE WAS THE ‘TOWER OF HANANEL’? WHO WAS BUILDING NEXT TO THEM?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:1-4 3 Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 4 And next to them Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, made repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. WHO BUILT ‘THE FISH GATE’? WHERE WAS ‘THE FISH GATE’? WHO WAS NEXT TO THEM MAKING REPAIRS?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:5-8 5 Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. 6 Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River. 8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:5-8 5 Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. WHO WAS NEXT TO THEM MAKING REPAIRS? WHO DID NOT HELP IN THE WORK? 6 Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. WHAT DID JEHOIADA AND MESHULLAM DO? WHERE WAS THE ‘OLD GATE’?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:5-8 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River. WHO REPAIRED THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE? 8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. WHAT WAS UZZIEL’S TRADE? WHAT WAS HANANIAH’S TRADE? WHAT PART OF THE WALL DID THEY FORTIFY? WHERE WAS THE ‘BROAD WALL’?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:9-12 9 And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens. 12 And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:9-12 9 And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. WHO WAS REPHAIAH? WHAT DID JEDAIAH REPAIR? WHO WAS NEXT TO HIM MAKING REPAIRS?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:9-12 11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens. 12 And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs. WHAT DID MALCHIIAH AND HASHUB REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘TOWER OF OVENS’? WHO WAS SHALLUM? WHO HELPED HIM MAKE REPAIRS?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:13-15 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. 14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 15 Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King's Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:13-15 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. 14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. WHO REPAIRED THE ‘VALLEY GATE’? WHAT PART OF THE WALL DID THEY REPAIR? WHO WAS MALCHIIAH? WHAT DID HE REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘REFUSE GATE’?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:13-15 15 Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King's Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. WHO WAS SHALLUM? WHAT DID HE REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘FOUNTAIN GATE’? WHAT PART OF THE WALL DID HE REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘POOL OF SHELAH’? WHERE WERE THE STAIRS FROM THE CITY OF DAVID?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:16-18 16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty. 17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brethren, under Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:16-18 16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty. WHO WAS THIS NEHEMIAH? WHAT PART OF THE WALL DID HE REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘TOMBS OF DAVID’? ‘THE MAN-MADE POOL’? AND ‘THE HOUSE OF THE MIGHTY’?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:16-18 17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brethren, under Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. WHO WAS REHUM? WHO WAS HE IN CHARGE OF? WHAT REPAIRS DID THE MAKE? WHO WAS BAVAI? WHERE DID THESE BRETHREN MAKE REPAIRS?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:19-22 19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:19-22 19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress. WHO WAS EZER? WHAT SECTION DID HE REPAIR? WHERE WAS ‘THE ASCENT TO THE ARMORY’?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:19-22 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs. WHAT SECTION DID BARUCH REPAIR? WHAT SECTION DID MEREMOTH REPAIR? WHO ELSE SUPPORTED THE REPAIRS OF THE WALL?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:23-25 23 After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. 24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king's upper house that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:23-25 23 After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. WHAT DID BENJAMIN AND HASSHUB REPAIR? WHAT DID AZARIAH REPAIR?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:23-25 24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king's upper house that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. WHAT SECTION DID BINNUI REPAIR? WHAT SECTION DID PALAL REPAIR? WHERE WAS ‘THE COURT OF THE PRISON’? WHO HELPED IN THESE REPAIRS?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:26-29 26 Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel. 28 Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs.

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:26-29 26 Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel. WHAT PART DID THE NETHINIM REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘WATER GATE’? WHAT PART DID THE TEKOITES REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘WALL OF OPHEL’?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:26-29 28 Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. WHERE DID THE PRIEST MAKE REPAIRS? WHERE IS THE ‘HORSE GATE’? WHERE DID ZADOK MAKE REPAIRS? WHO WAS SHEMAIAH? WHERE DID HE MAKE REPAIRS? WHERE WAS THE ‘EAST GATE’?

READ: NEHEMIAH 3:30-32 30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32 And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. (NKJ)

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:30-32 30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. WHAT DID HANANIAH AND HANUN REPAIR? WHERE DID MESHULLAM MAKE REPAIRS?

QUESTIONS: NEHEMIAH 3:30-32 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32 And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. (NKJ) WHERE DID MALCHIIAH MAKE REPAIRS? WHERE WAS ‘THE HOUSE OF THE NETHINIM’? WHERE WAS ‘THE MIPHKAD GATE’? WHAT DID THE GOLDSMITHS & MERCHANTS REPAIR? WHERE WAS THE ‘SHEEP GATE’?