The Gates of Jerusalem

Spiritual RestorationNehemiah 3

Restoration must be done the right way!

King Zerubbabel(Restores Worship)

Ezra(Restores Word)

Nehemiah(Restores Walls)

The Three RestorationsThe Three Restorations

“And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” Nehemiah 1:3

“And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass.” Nehemiah 2:13-14

Restored to be a WarriorRestored to be a Warrior

“Let us rise up and build” Nehemiah 2:18

RESTORING THE WALLS = RESTORING GOD’S PEOPLE

Gate 1:The Sheep

Gate

Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel. Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.“ Nehemiah 3:1-2 (NKJV)

I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep….Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.

John 10:7,9 (NLT)

Jesus is the Sheep Gate

“Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.” John 5:2

Today known as the Lion

Gate

The Lion and the Lamb

“Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” Rev 5:5

“And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.” Nehemiah 3:32

The First and Last Gate