Nehemiah 3
3 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. 2 The
men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next
to them.
3 The
Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its
doors and bolts and bars in place. 4 Meremoth son of Uriah, the
son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of
Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of
Baana also made repairs. 5 The next section was repaired by the
men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under
their supervisors.
6 The
Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of
Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in
place. 7 Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and
Mizpah – Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth – places under the
authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8 Uzziel son of
Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one
of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as
far as the Broad Wall. 9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a
half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.
10 Adjoining
this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son
of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. 11 Malkijah son of
Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of
the Ovens. 12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a
half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his
daughters.
13 The
Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it
and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a
thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
14 The
Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth
Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
15 The
Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district
of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and
bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King’s
Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 16 Beyond
him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs
up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and
the House of the Heroes.
17 Next
to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside
him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for
his district. 18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their
fellow Levites under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of
Keilah. 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah,
repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armoury as far
as the angle of the wall. 20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai
zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house
of Eliashib the high priest. 21 Next to him, Meremoth son of
Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of
Eliashib’s house to the end of it.
22 The
repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region. 23 Beyond
them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to
them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his
house. 24 Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another
section, from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner, 25 and
Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the
upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh 26 and
the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite
the Water Gate towards the east and the projecting tower. 27 Next
to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting
tower to the wall of Ophel.
28 Above
the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 Next
to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him,
Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. 30 Next
to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired
another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite
his living quarters. 31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the
goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the
merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the
corner; 32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep
Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
I’ll
never forget the first time my name was written in the local newspaper. It even included a picture. As you can see I still have it today.
Granted
it wasn’t all that special…the bottom of the photo simply read – Doug McEvoy and
his son Bruce caught two jumbo bluefish off the coast of Ocean City. But it was the first time I saw my picture
and name in the paper!
I
also remember that it took nearly ten more years before it appeared again when
my name appeared in an article following our first round playoff lose when as a
freshmen I played for an injured Senior Soccer captain. Honestly, it was only a nice statement made
by the coach because I really didn’t do anything special, but I remember it!
Chapter
three of Nehemiah is like one’s name being written in the local paper but times
a bazillion. Think to yourselves how you
would have “felt” if your name was written in this chapter. Would you dog ear the page? Highlight it?
Buy a few copies of the book to give to friends? Let’s not kid ourselves…you’d do ALL of that
and more. It is far greater than either
of my first two newspaper memories. It’s
their family’s name written in God’s Holy and inspired Word.
This
is no less significant to the Hebrews who were risking their lives for the
vision set before them. PLEASE read this
whole chapter a bit slower and star the examples that make you scratch you head
for whatever reason. The “listing” is so
much deeper, right? Which one or two
“names” stands out for you? Why?
Faith at Home Questions to Consider:
Today
share about a time when your name was recorded in the paper. How did you feel? Can you find it in a scrapbook in the attic?
What
big God “assignment” have you been ignoring, that if your honest you need to
“accept” and commit the next 52 days to?
…next
don’t be silent about it. TELL SOMEONE
and start making the vision reality.
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