arise and build!
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Arise and Build!Lessons from the
Life of Nehemiah
Let us Arise!Nehemiah 2:11-3:32
The Spiritual Battle in Nehemiah:• Language of the Text: xr (“evil”)• The Spiritual Condition of the Jews: Oppression• Nehemiah as a “type” of Christ: A Redeemer
Sanballat Tob
iah
Geshem
City of David
1,000 B.C.
King Solomon950 B.C.
King Hezekiah700 B.C.
Nehemiah’s Re-Construction445 B.C.
The Ten Gates of Second Temple Jerusalem
Dung
Fountain
Water
Horse
East
Valley
Old
Fish
Sheep
Inspection
King HerodA.D. 30
Today …
Suleiman IA.D. 1538
Muslim
Quarter
Jewish
Quarter
Christian QuarterArmenian
QuarterZion
Damascus
Herod’s
Dung
Jaffa
New
Lion
Dung Gate
Zion Gate
Jaffa Gate
New Gate
Damascus Gate
Herod’s Gate
Lion’s Gate
East (Golden) Gate
Nehemiah’s Language before the Jews:• The “evil” situation• The “desolation” of Jerusalem• The “reproach” of the people
Nehemiah’s Motivational Strategy:• Appeals to their national identity• Identifies with his audience - “we” and “us”• Points to God as the Master Conductor
Nehemiah’s Construction Plan:• Delegate and organize into manageable sections• Motivate every sector of the population• Give God the glory!
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ …
- Ephesians 4:11-12 An “Every Member
Ministry”Soloists / Orchestra =
Leaders / Congregation
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