The State of our People In Great Affliction In Reproach The Walls are Broken Down The Gates are Burned with Fire

The State of our People Nehemiah’s Heart was Broken Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration Nehemiah Acted his words out

The Call to Service -Nehemiah’s Prayer vs 1-5 -Nehemiah’s Plan vs 6-8 -Nehemiah’s Protection vs 7-9 -Nehemiah’s Purpose vs 11-16 -Nehemiah’s Pep Rally vs 17-20

The Call to Service WE WILL ARISE AND BUILD

Nehemiah rebuilds the walls and the GATES.

The Gates The DUNG GATE Neh 3:14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

The Gates Valley of Hinnom---11 times in your Bible.. Greek word “Gehenna” mentioned 12 times in your Bible and translated ? HELL

The Gates The Sheep Gate Neh 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

The Gates THE FIRST GATE GOD STARTED WITH The HIGH PRIEST BUILT IT Only gate that was sanctified THE FIRST GATE GOD STARTED WITH The HIGH PRIEST BUILT IT

The Gates 17 times Scripture record Jesus was “led” 14 times just about his crucifixion

The Gates What Gate are you going through?

The Gates Jesus Said.. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

CHAPTER 4 Opposition

Opposition Vs 1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

Opposition Vs 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

Opposition PRAYED

Opposition VS 4-5 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

Opposition VS 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Opposition PRAYED PARTNERED

Opposition 6- So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Opposition PRAYED PARTNERED PURPOSED

Opposition 14- And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

Opposition PRAYED PARTNERED PURPOSED PLANNED

Opposition Vs 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

Opposition 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Opposition 19-And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

Opposition PRAYED PARTNERED PURPOSED PLANNED PROTECTED

Opposition 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

Opposition jail, prison, guard-house GUARD- mish·mär‘ - place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance jail, prison, guard-house guard, guard post, act of guarding observances