Jerusalem had been destroyed & left desolate by the Babylonian’s. Nehemiah had approached King Artaxerxes, requesting to rebuild the city…and the King granted him all he asked for, “for the good hand of my God was upon me.” So after surveying the damage, Nehemiah called his fellow exiles together and encouraged them in the Lord’s ability to make it happen. And the people agreed, and so if you read the entire third Chapter of Nehemiah you’ll find an official report naming all of God’s people coming together for the greater good. We see clergy, laity, craftsmen, tradesmen, and common people (including women 3:12) working together. Town by town, family by family, each contributing to the completion of the wall, section by section. Starting at the Sheep Gate, going full circle around Jerusalem, and ending at the other side of the Sheep Gate, God used His people, working in co-operation & unity to accomplish His Plan & Purpose.
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