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

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

4. Nehemiah Ch. 2
The Call To Service

5. 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

6. The Call to Service
vs 12 “Arose in the night” and took a few men with him
-Would you be one of the few?

7. 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

8. The Call to Service They Held their hands together for this good work.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Strengthened- Chazaq other times translated “Hold” ..
They Held their hands together for this good work.
God and the King are behind who can be against us?

9. The Call to Service
20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

10. The Call to Service
WE WILL ARISE AND BUILD

12. Gate/Gates shows up in your Bible 419 times
The Gates
Gate/Gates shows up in your Bible 419 times

13. The Gates Gate/Gates shows up in your Bible 419 times
City Business was conducted at Gate

14. The Gates Gate/Gates shows up in Bible 419 times
City Business was conducted at Gate
Town leaders would meet at Gates

15. The Gates Gate/Gates shows up in Bible 419 times
City Business was conducted at Gate
Town leaders would meet at Gates
Everyone going in or coming out of Jerusalem went through a Gate

16. The Gates Gate/Gates shows up in Bible 419 times
City Business was conducted at Gate
Town leaders would meet at Gates
Everyone going in or coming out of Jerusalem went through a Gate
In New Jerusalem there will be 12 Gates that were Pearl with 12 Angels and the names of 12 tribes on the gates. On the east 3 gates and the north 3 gates and the south 3 gates and the west 12 gates. Rev 22-12,21

17. Nehemiah rebuilds the walls and the GATES.

18. The Gates Nehemiah rebuilds how many walls?
Nehemiah rebuilds the walls and the GATES.
Nehemiah rebuilds how many walls?

19. The Gates Nehemiah rebuilds how many walls? 10
Nehemiah rebuilds the walls and the GATES.
Nehemiah rebuilds how many walls? 10

20. The Gates Sheep Gate Fish Gate Old Gate Valley Gate Dung Gate
Fountain Gate
Water Gate
Horse Gate
East Gate
Miphkad Gate

21. 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.

22. The Gates
What Gate are you going through?

24. 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.

26. The Gates

27. The Gates
Valley of Hinnom---11 times in your Bible..

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

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

30. The Gates
2Ki 23:10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
Topheth-place of fire

31. The Gates
2Ch 28:3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

32. The Gates
2Ch 33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

33. The Gates
2Ch 33:9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

34. The Gates
Jer 7:31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Jer 7:32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

35. The Gates

36. The Gates
All the city waste went out the dung gate

37. The Gates All the city waste went out the dung gate
All the animal sacrifice parts not consumed.
Some estimate on certain holy days as many as 15,000 sheep!!
City would have also had 100,00 visitors on those days

38. The Gates All the city waste went out the dung gate
All the animal sacrifice parts not consumed
The “unwanted of society” were buried there.
Estimated died a day, how many of those poor/unwanted/lepers/diseases.

39. The Gates All the city waste went out the dung gate
All the animal sacrifice parts not consumed
The “unwanted of society” were buried there
All the city “dung”

40. The Gates
Mthw 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell(gehenna).
Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell(gehenna), into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mar 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

42. 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.

44. 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

45. The Gates What was purpose of the Sheep Gate?
What was significance of Sheep Gate?

46. The Gates
Jhn 10:7 ¶Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jhn 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Jhn 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

47. The Gates
Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

48. The Gates
Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

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

50. The Gates
Matthew?
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

51. The Gates
Mark?
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
Luke?
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

52. The Gates
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

53. The Gates
John?
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

54. The Gates
What was he led through?

55. The Gates
What Gate are you going through?

56. 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.

57. The Gates

58. The Gates
John 5:2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.