1. Tony Brown “Let us rise up and build”
The Gates of Jerusalem
Tony Brown
“Let us rise up and build”

2. Exiled

3. God’s dealings with Israel
Two exiles
721 BC – 10 tribes taken by Assyria
586 BC – 2 tribes taken by Babylon
Three deportations
606 BC The court (Daniel) – The rulers
597 BC The craftsmen (Ezekiel) – The wealth
586 BC The rest
Three returns
537 BC Zerubbabel (50,000) – Social
457 BC Ezra (1,800) – Religious
444 BC Nehemiah (a few) - Physical

4. Why 70 years?
2Ch 36:20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
2Ch 36:21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
2Ch 36:22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
2Ch 36:23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

5. Three returns to Jerusalem
Zerubbabel
Restored the Temple
Ezra
Restored the Law
Nehemiah
Restored the walls and gates

6. Things to learn from Nehemiah
It was a team effort
Everyone had something to offer
Rebuilding began close to home
The work is voluntary
God is a recorder of names

7. Gates were pictures of:
Power
Purity
Protection or Prosecution
Purchase
Prophecy
Proclamation
Praise

10. 41 Gates listed in the Bible:
Beautiful Gate (Acts 3:10)
Benjamin's Gate (Jer 38:7; Zech 14:10)
Corner Gate (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chron 25:23; 26:9; Jer 31:38; Zech 14:10
East Gate (1 Chron 26:14; 2 Chron 31:14)
Ephraim, Gate of (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chron 25:23; Neh 8:16; 12:39)
First Gate (Zech 14:10)
Fish Gate (2 Chron 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39; Zeph 1:10)
Foundation, Gate of the (2 Chron 23:5)
Fountain Gate (Neh 3:15; 12:37)
Horse Gate (2 Chron 23:15; Neh 3:28; Jer 31:40)
Joshua, Gate of (2 Kings 23:8)
King's Gate (1 Chron 9:18)
Middle Gate (Jer 39:3)
Miphkad Gate (Neh 3:31)
New Gate (Jer 36:10)
North Gate (1 Chron 26:14)
Old Gate (Neh 3:6; 12:39)
Potsherd Gate (Jer 19:2)
Prison, Gate of the (Neh 12:39)
Refuse Gate (Neh 2:13; 3:13-14; 12:31)
Shallecheth Gate (1 Chron 26:16)
Sheep Gate (Neh 3:1,32; 12:39; John 5:2)
South Gate (1 Chron 26:15)
Upper Gate (2 Kings 15:35; 2 Chron 23:20; 27:3)
Valley Gate (2 Chron 26:9; Neh 2:13,15; 3:13)
Water Gate (Neh 3:26; 8:1,3,16; 12:37)
West Gate (1 Chron 26:16)
Dung Gate (Neh 2:13; 3:13-14; 12:31; RSV, NIV, NEB, KJV; Refuse Gate, NKJV)
Dung Port (Neh 2:13, KJV; Refuse Gate, NKJV)
Former Gate (Zech 14:10, RSV, NEB; First Gate, NKJV)
Guard, Gate of the (Neh 12:39, RSV, NIV, NASB, Gate of the Prison, NKJV)
Guardhouse, Gate of the (Neh 12:39, NEB; Gate of the Prison, NKJV)
High Gate (2 Chron 23:20; 27:3; KJV; Upper Gate, NKJV)
Higher Gate (2 Kings 15:35, KJV; Upper Gate, NKJV)
Inspection Gate (Neh 3:31, NIV, NASB; Miphkad Gate, NKJV)
Jeshanah Gate (Neh 3:6; 12:39; NIV, NEB; Old Gate, NKJV)
Muster Gate (Neh 3:31, RSV; Miphkad Gate, NKJV)
Mustering Gate (Neh 3:31, NEB, Miphkad Gate, NKJV)
Shalleketh Gate (1 Chron 26:16, NIV; Shallecheth Gate, NKJV)
Sheep Market (John 5:2, KJV; Sheep Gate, NKJV)
Sheep-Pool (John 5:2, NEB; Sheep Gate, NKJV)
Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary

12. 10 Gates in Nehemiah 3 Priority gates 2 Purifying gates 3 Power gates
Sheep, Fish, Old
2 Purifying gates
Valley, Dung
3 Power gates
Fountain, Water and Horse
2 Prophetic
East, Miphkad (Muster)

13. Sheep
Gate

14. The Sheep Gate
Modern Day Lion’s or St Stephen’s gate

16. The Sheep Gate First to be restored
Rebuilt by the High Priest (Eliashib)
Eliashib means “God restores”
It represents the experience of Salvation
Jesus always went into Jerusalem via the Sheep Gate except his last entrance.
Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world

17. Fish
Gate

18. The Fish Gate
Modern Day Damascus gate

19. The Fish Gate This was one of the main entrances
It represents our witness to others
Jesus calls us to be “fishers of men”
We must also “repair the walls” – i.e. to:
Strengthen
Encourage
Make strong
(Disciple)
Don’t be like the Tekoite leaders

20. Old
Gate

21. The Old Gate (Corner gate)
Modern Day location of the Church of Holy Sepulchre

22. The Old gate “Jeshanah” means old or storage
Represents us coming into the truth of the Word of God
It was a pivotal corner stone (Corner Gate)
It is where we make Jesus Lord of our lives and submit to His word.
Built by:
Goldsmiths
Perfumers

23. Valley
Gate

24. The Valley Gate
Still the Valley gate

25. The valley gate Leads to two valleys:
Hinnom (rubbish tip)
Kidron (gloomy)
First gate that Nehemiah went through
Represents trials and problems
Long distance between Old gate and Valley gate
To get to the valley gate you go past:
The Broad wall
The Tower of the ovens

26. The valley of Hinnon

27. The Sultan’s pool (19C photo)

28. Dung
Gate

29. The Dung Gate

30. The dung gate Used for the disposal of rubbish and dung
Quite a distance from Valley gate
At this point is the tightest corner
Represents becoming holy (after repentance)
Remove the rubbish:
Sin
Self life
Rulers did the work

31. Fountain
Gate

32. The Fountain Gate
Modern Day near Pool of Siloam

33. The fountain gate It was the gate in most ruin
It represents the experience of receiving the living water and its resulting fruitfulness
Baptism of the Spirit
Subsequent re-fillings
It’s the first Power gate
It comes after holiness

34. Water
Gate

35. The Water Gate

36. How the water gate would have looked

37. Underground water feed

38. The water gate
The gate did not need repairing, only the wall next to it.
It was where Ezra read the law (Neh 8)
It represents the time when we start to live by the Word of God
We gain constant cleansing by the Word
The baptism of the Spirit opens up the Word to us in a new and living way.
Here we receive our orders for the next gate

39. Horse
Gate

40. The Horse Gate

41. The horse gate
The horse gate reminds us that we are in a spiritual warfare.
It is a requirement for every Christian
The horse represents:
Strength
Power
The horse gate leads to the King’s house
We get the whole armour of God to use

42. East
Gate

43. The East Gate
Modern Day Golden gate

44. The north side of the gate (on the left) is called the repentance entrance
The southern side is called the mercy entrance

46. The gates were sealed up in 1517 AD by Suleiman the Magnificent
Ezekiel 44 v 1-3
1 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut. 2 The LORD said to me, "This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it. It is to remain shut because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. 3 The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way."
The gates were sealed up in 1517 AD by Suleiman the Magnificent

47. The East Gate Leads to the Temple
Now called the Golden gate (in Acts it is called the beautiful gate)
Looks to Mount of Olives where Jesus will return
It represents the return of the Messiah
Before the Messiah’s return:
The Jews will return to their land
The temple will be rebuilt
The gospel will be made known to every ethnic group

48. Muster
Gate

49. The Muster Gate
Miphkad/ Inspection gate

50. The muster gate The final gate The inspection (muster/Miphkad) gate
“Appointed place”
It represents the Bema seat of Jesus at the final stage of the world.
We will get our rewards
Judgement of the nations
The culmination of all the gates.

52. The gates Sheep gate (Salvation) Fish gate (Evangelism)
Old gate (Knowledge of the Word)
Valley gate (trials and problems)
Dung gate (repentance and cleansing)
Fountain gate (Baptism of Spirit)
Water gate (Living by God’s word)
Horse gate (spiritual warfare)
East Gate (return of the Messiah)
Muster gate (Judgement and reward)

53. Which gate are you working on?