Rebuilding the walls 2. The body is one many members Jon to do most of session on Nehemiah 3 Stats about number of names in Nehemiah (over 10% of people named in Bible mentioned in Nehemiah) Apologetics - did it happen? Zechariah – small things Use of Ritmeyer’s book and images Andrew to finish session with building theme in NT (e.g. Eph 4) Exhort | all body is required Nehemiah let us rise and build The Kettering Weekend March 2016

Structure OVERVIEW A | The issue: the walls broken down [Jon] B | The response: rebuilding [Jon] C | Principles: building [Andrew] OVERVIEW SESSION 2

QUESTIONS Why are we told about them rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem in so much detail? Why do we have all of the names of people and gates in Nehemiah 3? What is this profitable for (cf. 2 Tim 3:15-17)? QUESTIONS SESSION 2

Structure OVERVIEW A | The issue: the walls broken down [Jon] B | The response: rebuilding [Jon] C | Principles: building [Andrew] OVERVIEW SESSION 2

TIMELINE JERUSALEM Artaxerxes stops building work [464-458 BC] PERSIAN RULERS CYRUS CAMBYSES SMERDIS DARIUS I XERXES ARTAXERXES I 464-424 485-465 521-486 530-522 559-530 Artaxerxes stops building work [464-458 BC] Edict of Cyrus [538 BC] 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 550 Zerubbabel + first exiles return and begin to build temple [536 BC] Temple finished [515 BC] Second wave of exiles return with Ezra [458 BC] Nehemiah returns + begins rebuilding of walls [444 BC] Timeline based on The Bible Knowledge Commentary TIMELINE JERUSALEM

POPULATION OF 1,000 JERUSALEM 1,357 56,226 771 Population stats taken from the Census 2011 Image from Google Maps POPULATION OF 1,000 JERUSALEM

Image taken from 3D Bible Scenes SMALL SCALE JERUSALEM

Structure OVERVIEW A | The issue: the walls broken down [Jon] B | The response: rebuilding [Jon] C | Principles: building [Andrew] OVERVIEW SESSION 2

NEHEMIAH 3 Photo Map JERUSALEM Temple Mount Siloam Pool Kings Garden Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map Temple Mount GATE Siloam Pool Kings Garden BUILDER NEHEMIAH 3 JERUSALEM

Illustrated Reading Nehemiah 3 START Temple Mount

Sheep Gate broken down (3:1)

The Sheep Gate rebuilt (3:1)

TOWER OF MEAH/THE HUNDRED Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map MEN OF JERICHO ZACCHUR SHEEP GATE TOWER OF MEAH/THE HUNDRED TOWER OF HANANEEL NEHEMIAH 3 3:1-2

The Fish Gate broken down (3:3)

The Fish Gate repaired (3:3)

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map FISH GATE MEREMOTH TEKOITES MESHULLAM ZADOK FISH GATE 3:3-5

The Old Gate broken down (3:6)

The Old Gate repaired (3:6)

Gate of Yasheneh/Jashanah Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map Old Gate = Gate of Yasheneh/Jashanah OLD GATE BROAD WALL FISH GATE MELATIAH UZZIEL HANANIAH OLD GATE 3:6-8

Gate of Yasheneh/Jashanah Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map Old Gate = Gate of Yasheneh/Jashanah TOWER OF THE FURNACES OLD GATE FISH GATE MALCHIJAH BROAD WALL REPHAIAH HATTUSH JEDAIAH OLD GATE 3:9-12

The Valley Gate (3:13)

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map DUNG GATE 1,000 cubits VALLEY GATE SILOAM POOL VALLEY GATE 3:13

The Dung Gate broken down (3:14)

The Dung Gate rebuilt (3:14)

DUNG GATE Photo Map 3:13-14 Dung Gate = Refuse Gate Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map Dung Gate = Refuse Gate DUNG GATE SILOAM POOL DUNG GATE 3:13-14

The Fountain Gate (3:15)

FOUNTAIN GATE Photo Map 3:15 Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map FOUNTAIN GATE DUNG GATE FOUNTAIN GATE 3:15

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map THE ANGLE/ BUTTRESS/ TURNING OF THE WALL EZER NEHEMIAH BAVVAI REHUM HASHABIAH WALLS 3:16-19

The Eastern Wall

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map ELIASHIB’S HOUSE BARUCH BINNUI MEREMOTH PRIESTS AZARIAH BENJAMIN WALLS 3:20-24

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map PALAL WALLS 3:25

PEDAIAH AND TEMPLE SERVANTS Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map WATER GATE OPHEL PEDAIAH AND TEMPLE SERVANTS TEKOITES WATER GATE 3:26-7

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map HORSE GATE OPHEL WATER GATE THE PRIESTS ZADOK MESHULLAM SHEMAIAH HANANIAH & HANUN HORSE GATE 3:28-30

The Inspection Gate broken down (3:31)

Muster Gate = Hammiphkad Gate = Inspection Gate Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map TEMPLE ROOM ABOVE THE CORNER MUSTER GATE Muster Gate = Hammiphkad Gate = Inspection Gate MUSTER GATE 3:31

Source: Ritmeyer & Ritmeyer (2005) Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Photo Map TEMPLE ROOM ABOVE THE CORNER UPPER CHAMBER OF THE CORNER GOLDSMITHS & MERCHANTS SHEEP GATE MUSTER GATE SHEEP GATE 3:31

The city walls broken down

The city walls repaired

Different work Joined together VARIETY OF WORK Build (3:2,3,13,14,15, Repair (3:4,5,6,7,8,9,10 etc) Joined together Next to (3:2,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,17,18,19) After (3:16,17,18,20,21,22,23 etc) VARIETY OF WORK NEH 3

Structure OVERVIEW A | The issue: the walls broken down [Jon] B | The response: rebuilding [Jon] C | Principles: building [Andrew] OVERVIEW SESSION 2

City CITY = TEMPLE = BODY BUILDING GOD’S CITY Heb 11:10-16 Abraham & Sarah left city (Ur/Haran) Seeking a better city built by God Heb 12:22 Heavenly Jerusalem BUILDING GOD’S CITY SESSION 2

Temple CITY = TEMPLE = BODY BUILDING GOD’S CITY Rev 3:12 Temple – Name – City BUILDING GOD’S CITY SESSION 2

Temple CITY = TEMPLE = BODY BUILDING GOD’S CITY Rev 21:2 New Jerusalem – no temple Q: Why no temple? City is temple: God+Lamb+saints BUILDING GOD’S CITY SESSION 2

Body knit together CITY = TEMPLE = BODY BUILDING GOD’S CITY Eph 2:16-22 One body Citizens Temple “joined together” Builded together Eph 2 v16 one body – body of Christ V19 fellow citizens with other saints (household) v21 building has to be joined together to be holy temple v22 builded together – fit for God to dwell among/in BUILDING GOD’S CITY SESSION 2

Body knit together CITY = TEMPLE = BODY BUILDING GOD’S CITY 1 Cor 3:10ff Our building work Work binds us together Eph 4:13 Unity of the faith BUILDING GOD’S CITY SESSION 2