In our third message in the iLEAD series, we will see that Nehemiah assembles a most unusual workforce to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem: priests, Levites, goldsmiths, perfumers, merchants, etc. They have no professional ability, but they have availabilty, and God equips them. We have the same challenge before us... to allow God to equip us to do the work that he has called us to, with humility and grace.

1. A Study in Nehemiah
iLEAD
Nehemiah 3: Building Well

2. First Point
Building Well With
Humble Servants

3. Nehemiah 3
1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose
up with his brothers the priests, and
they built the Sheep Gate. They
consecrated it and set its doors.
They consecrated it as far as the
Tower of the Hundred, as far as
the Tower of Hananel.

4. 2 And next to him the men of Jericho
built. And next to them Zaccur the
son of Imri built. 3 The sons of
Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They
laid its beams and set its doors, its
bolts, and its bars.

5. 4 And next to them Meremoth the
son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz
repaired. And next to
them Meshullam the son of
Berechiah, son of Meshezabel
repaired. And next to them Zadok
the son of Baana repaired.

6. 1 Then Eliashib
the high priest
rose up with
his brothers
the priests,
and they
built the
Sheep Gate.

7. 5 And next to them the
Tekoites repaired, but their
nobles would not stoop to
serve their Lord.

8. They Wouldn’t
Bend their Necks
(They wouldn’t
submit)
‫יאּו‬ ִ֣‫ב‬ ֵ‫ֹא־ה‬‫ל‬
‫ם‬ ָָּ֔‫ָּר‬‫ּו‬ַ‫צ‬
Lō Hāvēū
Tsawwaram

9. Nehemiah 3
27 After him the Tekoites repaired
another section opposite the great
projecting tower as far as the wall of
Ophel.

10. Second Point
Building Well With
“No Professionals”

11. Nehemiah 3
8 Next to them Uzziel the son of
Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired.
Next to him Hananiah, one of the
perfumers, repaired, and they
restored Jerusalem as far as the
Broad Wall.

12. Nehemiah 3
32 And between the upper chamber
of the corner and the Sheep Gate
the goldsmiths and the merchants
repaired.

13. Nehemiah 3
12 Next to him Shallum the son of
Hallohesh, ruler of half the district
of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his
daughters.

14. 17 After him the Levites repaired:
Rehum the son of Bani…
22 After him the priests, the men
of the surrounding area, repaired.
26 and the temple servants living
on Ophel repaired to a point
opposite the Water Gate on the east
and the projecting tower.

15. “The best
ability is
availability.”
Brian Dawkins

16. Third Point
Building Well with
Forgiveness and Grace

17. Nehemiah 3
11 Malchijah the son of Harim and
Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab
repaired another section and the
Tower of the Ovens.

18. Ezra 10
18 Now there were found some of
the sons of the priests who had
married foreign women…
23 Of the Levites…25 And of Israel…

19. 31 Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer,
Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah,
Shimeon,
Ezra 10

20. 1 Corinthians 5
1 It is actually reported that there
is sexual immorality among you, and
of a kind that is not tolerated even
among pagans, for a man has his
father's wife.

21. 2 And you are arrogant! Ought
you not rather to mourn? Let him
who has done this be removed
from among you.
1 Cor. 5

22. 2 Corinthians 2
5 Now if anyone has caused pain, he
has caused it not to me, but in some
measure—not to put it too
severely—to all of you. 6 For such a
one, this punishment by the
majority is enough,

23. 7 so you should rather turn to
forgive and comfort him, or he may
be overwhelmed by excessive
sorrow. 8 So I beg you to reaffirm
your love for him.

24. 9 For this is why I wrote, that I
might test you and know whether
you are obedient in everything.

25. 10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also
forgive. Indeed, what I have
forgiven, if I have forgiven anything,
has been for your sake in the
presence of Christ,

26. 11 so that we would not be
outwitted by Satan; for we are
not ignorant of his designs.
2 Corinthians 2

27. Fourth Point
Building Well in front
of your own home

28. “Five times in the
Nehemiah 3, it
speaks of those
who worked on
the section right
in front of their
house.”
David Guzik

29. Jedaiah (Neh. 3:10)
“He who calls unto God”
Our homes must be
places of prayer, where
the family calls unto
God.

30. Benjamin (Neh. 3:23)
“Son of my right
hand/protector”
Our homes must be
places of protection and
peace.

31. Zadok (Neh. 3:29)
“Justice”
Our homes must be
places of justice and
integrity.

32. Meshullam (Neh. 3:30)
“Devoted”
Our homes must be
places of devotion and
separation to God.

33. A Study in Nehemiah
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Nehemiah 3: Building Well