The eastern gate sermon by monte brown, nehemiah 3. Jun 02, 2017 gates of jerusalem in nehemiahs day reveal christ. I will discuss the horse gate, the east gate, and the inspection gate in part 4. What is the significance of the eastern gate of jerusalem. This was the gate through which the shekinah glory had departed from israel ezekiel ch. The book of nehemiah is the latest of the historical books of the old testament. The book of nehemiah records the rebuilding of the city around 445 b. Upon entering in through each gate, each one will have a. In the gate of east, it is mentioned twice, one as the east. Nehemiahthe man behind the wall biblical archaeology society. These messages are vivid and clear in our day just as they were in 445 bc and prior. The story of the dedication of nehemiahs wall, in nehemiah chapter 12, describes the princes of judah walking upon the wall. East gate, and muster or inspection gate were located in the northeastern section of the wall. The old testament book of nehemiah relates the restoration of jerusalem after the babylonian exile.
The gates of jerusalem have a story to tell prophecy in. Then eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. Nehemiah was one of the most underrated heroes in the bible, cupbearer to the powerful persian king artaxerxes i longimanus. They are listed in the order of their locations, beginning with the. The book of nehemiah is designed to teach us that only with gods help can we actually change ourselves and recover from the damage and ruin of the past. In ezra we saw the remnant getting back and rebuilding the temple, the place of worship. The gates and walls of nehemiah tent stake ministries. And i asked them concerning the jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning jerusalem. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of nehemiah in easy english. Each one of these gate sends us a message that applies to us today. The people entered the temple through this gate, on their way to worship the lord and present their offerings and sacrifices to him. Therefore, we will use our last gate as the east gate. Nehemiah could have begun his record with any of the gates, but he. They spake unto ezra the scribe this ezra, without all doubt, is the same person who came from babylon in the seventh year of artaxerxes.
Nehemiah 3 international childrens bible icb builders of the wall. Only two gates persist with the same name to the present day. The old city of jerusalem is surrounded by a wall containing eight major gates. Ezra and nehemiah are one book in the hebrew bible, for they are part of the same story. At the end of the third bookmovie, which was titled the return of the king. The bible speaks of the gates of jerusalem many times in many different contexts. Finally it was opened then sealed again by suleiman the magnificent, in 1541 and has remained. The book of nehemiah could be read as a sequel to the book of ezra, and some scholars believe the two were originally one work. How many times did sanballat sent message to ask nehemiah to meet in chapter 6. Book of nehemiah overview insight for living ministries. Study and test my teaching with the bible in the prayer. The gate of sentencing the miphkad judgment gate vs. A young christian having experienced the sheep gate, then the fish gate, soon sees the need for experiencing the old gate. As we look at the gates of jerusalem in the old city of jerusalem today, god is showing us a lesson in history.
The book of nehemiah has been chosen because the recurrence of the gates and towers names, on the one hand. The original gate that nehemiah built and possibly dating to the time of. Of course, we know that his coming will not be his first. East side, just east of the royal palace and southeast of the temple mount. The horse gate message 10 the spiritual application of the gates.
It was the gate through which horses entered and exited the palace area, and the horse stables were probably. The fountain gate was on the east wall, just north of the dung gate, in a. They worked as far as the tower of the hundred, and they gave it to the lords service. The east gate reminds us that we are to look forward to christs return and live with hope. However, since we know that he is alpha and omega, aleph and tau. As the city walls are built, destroyed, and moved and the gates are bricked. The spiritual meaning of the sheep gate is that the high priest built it, and that through that gate, lambs and sheep were brought to the temple for sacrifice. It is possible that ezra compiled nehemiahs original accounts with other material to create the book of nehemiah. Now it happened in the month of chislev, in the twentieth year, as i was in susa the capital, 2 that hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from judah. It is on the eastern side, opposite the temple area and facing the rising sun.
Did you know that the gates of jerusalem in the book of nehemiah chapter 3 give a picture of spiritual. Heb were living on ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the water gate on the east and the projecting tower. Southeast of the temple, and close to the city and house of david. The book of ezra was originally combined with the book of nehemiah and served as a continuation of. Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the lords house, which looketh eastward. The king then allowed nehemiah to return to jerusalem to help rebuild the walls of the city. The following are the gates noted in nehemiah chapter three. As i have said before the word of god is ever living and ever speaking to us through each word on these pages. The east gate is located opposite of the mount of olives. Into the street that was before the watergate probably, in that space which was afterward called the court of the gentiles. Next to him, shemaiah son of shekaniah, the guard at the east gate, made repairs. The book of ezekiel contains several references to a gate that faces east.
Nehemiah 3 is the third chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the th chapter of the book of ezra nehemiah in the hebrew bible, which treats the book of ezra and book of nehemiah as one book. The book of nehemiah the words of nehemiah the son of hacaliah. Nehemiah rebuilt the walls within 52 days, from the sheep gate in the north, the hananeel tower at the north west corner, the fish gate in the west, the furnaces tower at the temple mounts south west corner, the dung gate in the south, the east gate and the gate beneath the golden gate in the east nehemiah rebuilding jerusalem. Only the gates of jerusalem in the book of nehemiah are prophetic of the zrebuilding i. Does the eastern gate being blocked in any way impact the second.
From joshua to the end of 2 kings we may see a somewhat continuous chronological narrative from the death of. They consecrated it as far as the tower of the hundred, as far as the tower of hananel. Each gate from the jerusalem wall mentioned by nehemiah is unique and has a specific message about our lord and savior jesus christ. Then we come to the ninth gate, the east gate, mentioned in verse 29. Leading to the east gate must existed, according to the slope, the stone bridge with stairs. Area d2 in the city of david contains a remnant of hezekiahs midslope wall with a persian period time of ezra and nehemiah walkway preserved on top yigal shiloh, excavations at the city of david i, qedem 19, 1984, p. The gates of ancient cities were important as a means of providing access to the city while maintaining security. The gates of jerusalem in nehemiahs day israel my glory. This page is being displayed without the javascript in web. Jerusalems gates spiritual meaning the western wall bible.
That is like so many christians who, day by day, month by month, year by year, make no. It had been years since the people of god heard the living word, and after reverently listening, they began to weep and repent. Today, we are looking at the 9 th gate the east gate. Nov 05, 2017 nehemiah rebuilt the walls within 52 days, from the sheep gate in the north, the hananeel tower at the north west corner, the fish gate in the west, the furnaces tower at the temple mounts south west corner, the dung gate in the south, the east gate and the gate beneath the golden gate in the east nehemiah rebuilding jerusalem. Current gate that is built over the eastern gate, i presume that material was used from destroyed temple, and that cemetery is on the debris on the east wall. It is thought he had been at babylon since his first coming into judah, and was now returned. There were ten gates, and each one stood for a particular event. The lord answered nehemiahs prayer recorded in nehemiah 1. The building of the wall and gates begins from the sheep gate in nehemiah 3, because everything begins from the offering of the lamb jesus christ. The open space in front of the watergate is probably the same as that mentioned in ezra 10. New living translation next zadok son of immer also rebuilt the wall across. May 23, 2017 in the photo above, ive included pictures of the modern gates around the old city of jerusalem. The old testament book of nehemiah relates the restoration of jerusalem after.
However, most scholars believe the book was written by nehemiah. Sep 28, 2014 the horse gate message 10 the spiritual application of the gates. And after him shemaiah the son of shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, carried. We have a prophecy in the book of ezekiel that the east gate would be shut up after the messiah entered. The east gate suggests the return of christ, which will take place in two stages. In chapter three of the book of nehemiah, nehemiah and his helpers have undertaken to. The book of nehemiah is the last of the historical books of the bible, originally part of the book of ezra, but split off into its own volume by the church in 1448. And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. Nehemiah highlights the special work done on and around each of the ten. In the vulgate the book of ezra appears as the first book of esdras, and the book of nehemiah as the second book of esdras. Hanun and the people living in zanoach repaired the valley gate and they rebuilt 1,500 feet of the wall, as far as the dung gate nehemiah 3. His glory comes into the house his temple, the church by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. It is the continuation of the history of the company of people which had returned under zerubbabel and ezra to the land. God has provided sufficient equipment the panoply of power, the full armor described in ephesians 6.
It was through the valley gate that nehemiah left the city to inspect the wall that had been broken down and the gates which had been burned by fire nehemiah 2. Ezra read the people the law from a square by the water gate nehemiah 8. After him meshullam the son of berechiah made repairs in front of his. Horse gate from the east gate to the miphkad gate after him shemaiah the son of shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate, made repairs. The twelve gates of nehemiah are a prophetic principle of the lords chosen and anointed ministries and people standing shoulder to shoulder in unity of the spirit and the bond of peace declaring the word of the lord and revealing the glory of jesus christ. Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east. Moving counterclockwise from the northernmost gate are herods gate, the damascus gate, the new gate, jaffa gate, zion gate, the dung gate, the eastern gate, and the lions gate. The gates of jerusalem have a story to tell prophecy in the. After him meshullam the son of berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. The horse gate, east gate, and muster or inspection gate were located in the northeastern section of the wall. The east gate speaks of focussing on the light with a.
The east gate faced the rising sun, and is the gate of hope. Ten gates to spiritual growth nehemiah 3b faithlife sermons. It is possible that ezra compiled nehemiah s original accounts with other material to create the book of nehemiah. They gave it to the lords service and set its doors in place. Pdf jerusalems gates and towers in the book of nehemiah. The book of nehemiah list ten of the twelve gates that needed repaired. Gates of jerusalem in nehemiahs day reveal christ grace. The book of ezra was originally combined with the book of nehemiah and served as a continuation of first and second chronicles. However, rabbi isaiah di trani, in his commentary to the book of nehemiah, writes as factual that nehemiah was a kohen. The gates of jerusalem have a story to tell may 23 2017. The gates of jerusalem the gates of spiritual progression by i gordon.
This study comes from week 92 of the reading plan, nehemiah. The symbolism of nehemiahs gates of jerusalem part 3. Then eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the sheep gate. Nehemiah chapters 7 and 8 ezras thirteen men nehemiah chapters 7 and 8. In an individuals life the rebuilding of the walls is a picture of reestablishing the strength of that life. Over the centuries, every time the walls of the city were expanded outward, the appropriate gate would simply follow the wall, yet, each gate remained in the same general proximity as the earlier gate that it replaced. What wasis the importance of the gates of jerusalem. The book of nehemiah the book of nehemiah arno clemens. Nehemiah called this older gate in hezekiahs wall the commanders gate, which as we can see was located at the very north end of the old east wall in blue, but after the east wall was extended on both the north and the south ends then the gate in the east wall is a.
Nehemiah, jerusalem, gates, gates of jerusalem, sheep gate, fish gate, old gate, ephraim gate, valley gate, refuse gate, fountain gate, water gate, horse gate, east gate, gate of judgment. Today, we are looking at the 9th gate the east gate. Now it came to pass in the month chislev, in the twentieth year, as i was in shushan the palace, that hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of judah. It is generally supposed that this broad place lay between. After him shemaiah the son of shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate, made repairs. In the book of nehemiah, after gods people rebuilt the wall around the city of god, they gathered at the water gate to hear ezra, the priest and scribe, read the law aloud. Nehemiah 3 is the third chapter of the book of nehemiah in the old testament of the christian bible, or the th chapter of the book of ezranehemiah in the hebrew bible. It is the gate through which the returned messiah will enter the city of jerusalem. Thus, it is the gate that speaks of hope and expectation. Once there, nehemiah defied the opposition of judahs. Nehemiah 2 tells that nehemiah had an opportunity to tell king artaxerxes why he was sad and that the kings heart was softened toward him. The symbolism of nehemiahs gates of jerusalem part 3 if you want to catch up, the first blog in this series was the symbolism of nehemiahs gates of jerusalem part 1, and the second.
The geneva bible introduced our present nomenclature, and thus made the apocryphal third and fourth books of esdras to be numbered as the. Nehemiah is the only book in the bible where it is called the old gate and it may have been one of the original gates made. Bower takes us through the gates of jerusalem as is told in nehemiah chapter 3. The east gate then speaks of the return of jesus christ. Upon entering in through each gate, each one will have a testimony regarding that gate or dealing. The ruins of the oldest east gate still remain under the east gate we see today. He read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday. Jerusalems gates in the book of nehemiah have very clear spiritual meaning, which we examine in this teaching. It was in the time of nehemiah, governor of the province of judah or yehud, that the grand reconstruction of the city took place. Moreover the nethinims dwelt in ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
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