Nehemiah 2:17
King James Version
17 Then said I unto them,
Ye see the distress that we are in,
how Jerusalem lieth waste,
and the gates thereof are burned with fire:
come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem,
that we be no more a reproach.
Nehemiah relied greatly on prayer.
Upon knowing that Jerusalem had become a wasteland, he prayed to GOD for mercy, for all the sins the people had committed against the LORD.
As cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, he prayed to GOD to find favor in the king's eyes, that the latter may allow him to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, and gates.
Of course, GOD allowed all his requests to materialize.
More so, when Nehemiah told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, and those who did the work that GOD's hand was upon him, they responded enthusiastically:
Nehemiah 2:18
King James Version
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.
"Let us rise up and build," indeed!
Can you imagine the flurry of work that went on?
I can, through Scripture.
The SHEEP gate.
Nehemiah 3:1-2
King James Version
3 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.
2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho.
And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
The FISH gate.
Nehemiah 3:3-5
King James Version
3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build,
who also laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.
4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth
the son of Urijah, the son of Koz.
And next unto them repaired Meshullam
the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel.
And next unto them repaired Zadok
the son of Baana.
5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired;
but their nobles put not their necks
to the work of their Lord.
The OLD gate.
Nehemiah 3:6-8
King James Version
6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada
the son of Paseah,
and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah;
they laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof,
and the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.
7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah
the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite,
the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah,
unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel
the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths.
Next unto him also repaired Hananiah
the son of one of the apothecaries,
and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
Nehemiah 3:9-10
King James Version
9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah
the son of Hur,
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah
the son of Harumaph, even over against his house.
And next unto him repaired Hattush
the son of Hashabniah.
Nehemiah 3:11-12
King James Version
11 Malchijah the son of Harim,
and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,
repaired the other piece,
and the tower of the furnaces.
12 And next unto him repaired Shallum
the son of Halohesh,
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem,
he and his daughters.
The VALLEY gate.
Nehemiah 3:13
King James Version
13 The valley gate repaired Hanun,
and the inhabitants of Zanoah;
they built it,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof,
and a thousand cubits on the wall
unto the dung gate.
The DUNG gate.
Nehemiah 3:14
King James Version
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 FOUNTAIN gate.
Nehemiah 3:15
King James Version
15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun
the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah;
he built it, and covered it,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of Siloah
by the king's garden,
and unto the stairs that go down
from the city of David.
Nehemiah 3:16-18
King James Version
16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk,
the ruler of the half part of Bethzur,
unto the place over against the sepulchres of David,
and to the pool that was made,
and unto the house of the mighty.
17 After him repaired the Levites,
Rehum the son of Bani.
Next unto him repaired Hashabiah,
the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
18 After him repaired their brethren,
Bavai the son of Henadad,
the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Nehemiah 3:19-21
King James Version
19 And next to him repaired Ezer
the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,
another piece over against the going up to the armoury
at the turning of the wall.
20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai
earnestly repaired the other piece,
from the turning of the wall unto the door
of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him repaired Meremoth
the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece,
from the door of the house of Eliashib
even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
Nehemiah 3:22
King James Version
22 And after him repaired the priests,
the men of the plain.
Nehemiah 3:23-24
King James Version
23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub
over against their house.
After him repaired Azariah
the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui
the son of Henadad another piece,
from the house of Azariah
unto the turning of the wall,
even unto the corner.
Nehemiah 3:25
King James Version
25 Palal the son of Uzai,
over against the turning of the wall,
and the tower which lieth out
from the king's high house,
that was by the court of the prison.
After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
The WATER gate.
Nehemiah 3:26-27
King James Version
26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel,
unto the place over against the water gate
toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece,
over against the great tower that lieth out,
even unto the wall of Ophel.
The HORSE gate.
Nehemiah 3:28
King James Version
28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests,
every one over against his house.
The EAST gate.
Nehemiah 3:29-30
King James Version
29 After them repaired Zadok
the son of Immer over against his house.
After him repaired also Shemaiah
the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
30 After him repaired Hananiah
the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun
the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece.
After him repaired Meshullam
the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
The MIPHKAD gate.
Nehemiah 3:31
King James Version
31 After him repaired Malchiah
the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims,
and of the merchants,
over against the gate Miphkad,
and to the going up of the corner.
Nehemiah 3:32
King James Version
32 And between the going up of the corner
unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths
and the merchants.
EVERYONE worked, EXCEPT for the Tekoite nobles:
Nehemiah 3:5
King James Version
5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired;
but their nobles put not their necks
to the work of their Lord.
Such is the result of prayer.
GOD makes things happen.
He makes people band together, to rebuild His city.
After all, JERUSALEM is GOD's holy city.
How was such a city laid it to waste?
How could it have been destroyed?
Only through abominations against GOD.
But GOD is a merciful GOD.
He knows the hearts of men.
He continues to love His people.
No matter what.
As Jerusalem's walls and gates were being rebuilt, problems arose.
Their enemies got stirred up, full of jealousy, and mockery.
How did GOD's people respond?
The next post tells us more.
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