rebuilding everything

7. Nehemiah 2:11-10
11
I wentto Jerusalem, and afterstaying therethree days
12
I set out during thenightwitha fewothers. I had not told
anyone whatmy God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem.
There were no mountswith me except theone I was riding
on.
13
By nightI wentout throughthe Valley Gate toward the Jackal
Welland theDung Gate, examining thewalls of Jerusalem,
which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been
destroyed by fire.

8. 14
Then I moved on toward the FountainGate and the King’s
Pool, but therewas not enoughroom for my mountto get
through;
15
so I wentup the valley by night, examiningthe wall. Finally,I
turned back and reentered through theValley Gate.
16
The officials did notknow where I had goneor what I was
doing, because as yet I had said nothingto theJews or the
priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be
doing the work.

9. 17
ThenI said to them,“You see thetrouble we are in: Jerusalem
lies in ruins, and its gateshave been burned with fire. Come,
let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we willno longer be
in disgrace.”
18
I also toldthem about the gracious hand of my God on me
and whatthe kinghad said to me.
They replied, “Letus start rebuilding.” So they beganthis
good work.
19
But whenSanballat theHoronite, Tobiah the Ammonite
officialand Geshem theArab heard about it,they mocked
and ridiculed us. “What is thisyou are doing?” they asked.
“Are you rebelling againstthe king?”

10. 20
I answered them by saying, “The Godofheaven will
give us success. We his servants willstartrebuilding,
but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any
claimor historicright to it.”

13. Berlin Wall

15. Great Wall

17. Tortoise Formation

20. The Jews under Persian Rule
CYRUS Cambyses Darius I XERXES I ARTAXERXES I
559-530 530-522 522-486 486-465 464-423
The return
from exile
Not mentioned The temple
rebuilt
The king who
made Esther
his queen and
Mordecai his
grand vizier
The king who
sponsored the
return of Ezra
and of
Nehemiah.
Jerusalem
rebuilding the
wall.
PersianKings
Reference:Alexander,David andPat,The Lion
Handbooktothe Bible,Oxford:England, 1999

21. The word of Nehemiah,son of Hacaliah:
In themonthofKislev in thetwentiethyear,whileI was in the
citadel Susa,Hanani,one of my brothers, came to Judah with
some other men, and I questioned themabout the Jewish
remnantthatsurvived theexile, and also about Jerusalem.
Nehemiah1:1-2
KISLEV- December

22. In the monthof Nisan in thetwentiethyear of KingArtexerxes,
whenwine was broughtto him, and gave it to the king.I had
not been sad inhis presence before; so the kingasked me,
“Why does your face look so sad whenyou are not ill? This
can be nothingbut sadness of heart.”
I was very muchafraid,
Nehemiah2:1-2
NISAN- April

23. I. The Investigation
a) SECRECY
11
I wentto Jerusalem, and afterstaying therethree days
12
I set out during thenightwitha fewothers. I had not told
anyone whatmy God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem.
There were no mountswith me except theone I was riding
on.
Nehemiah2:11-12

24. b) SURVEYINGTHE DAMAGE
13
By nightI wentout throughthe Valley Gate toward the Jackal
Welland theDungGate, examiningthewalls of Jerusalem,
which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been
destroyed by fire.
14
Then I moved on toward the FountainGate and theKing’s
Pool, but therewas not enoughroom for my mountto get
through;
15
so I wentup the valley by night, examiningthe wall. Finally,I
turned back and reentered throughtheValley Gate.
Nehemiah2:13-15

26. 16
The officialsdid notknow where I had gone or whatI
was doing, because asyet I had saidnothing to the
Jews or the priests or nobles or officialsorany others
who would be doing the work.
Nehemiah 2:16

27. II. The Instruction
a) PRECISE
Then Isaid to them,“You see the trouble we
arein: Jerusalemlies in ruins, andits gates
havebeen burned with fire.
Nehemiah2:17a

28. b) PASSIONATE
Come,letus rebuildthe wall of Jerusalem,and
we willno longerbe in disgrace.”
Nehemiah2:17b

29. c) PROMISING
I alsotold them about the gracious handof my
Godon me andwhat the kinghad said to
me.
Nehemiah2:18a

30. d) PERSUASIVE
They replied,“Let us start rebuilding.”Sothey
began this good work.
Nehemiah2:18b

31. III. The Determination
a) THE MOCKERS
But when SanballattheHoronite,Tobiahthe
Ammonite official andGeshemthe Arab
heardabout it,they mocked and ridiculedus.
Nehemiah2:19a

32. Sanballatthe Horonite
Pagan Worshipper/ GodHoron
TobiahtheAmmonite
 Descendant ofLot, Nephew of Abraham
Geshemthe Arab
 Descendant of Ishmael, son ofAbraham from
Hagar

33. b) THE DISCOURAGEMENT
“What is this you aredoing?” they asked.“Are
you rebellingagainstthe king?”
Nehemiah2:19b

34. c) THEIRSOURCE
Iansweredthem by saying, “The Godof
heavenwill give ussuccess.
Nehemiah2:20a

35. d) CALL TO COMMITMENT
Wehis servantswill start rebuilding,but as for
you, you haveno share in Jerusalemor any
claimor historic right to it.”
Nehemiah2:20b

37. Then I said to them, “You see the
trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies
in ruins, and its gates have been
burned with fire.
Nehemiah 2:17a

50. For evenas the body isoneand yet hasmany
members,andall the membersof the body,
though they aremany, are one body, so also
is Christ.
1 Corinthians12:12 NASB

51. But in fact Godhas arrangedthe parts in the
body,everyone of them,just as He wanted
to be.If they wereall onepart,wherewould
the body be?As itis,there aremany parts but
one body.
1 Corinthians 12:18-20

52. If one part suffers, every parts suffer
with it; if one part is honored, every
part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians12:26

53. My purposeis that they may be encouragedin
heart and united inlove, so that they may have
the full riches of completeunderstanding,in
order that they may know the mystery of God
namely, Christ, inwhom are hiddenall the
treasures of wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 2:2-3

54. Challenges
Be SELFLESS
Carry eachother’s burdensand in this way you
will fulfillthe law ofChrist.
Galatians6:2

55. Be ONE in CHRIST
In Him the wholebuildingis joinedtogether
andrises tobecomea holy templein the
Lord. And in Him you too arebeingbuilt
together to becomea dwelling in which God
livesby His spirit.
Ephesians 2:21-22