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Rebuilding
Lessons From Nehemiah
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What Do These Things Have in Common?
• Pentagon after 9/11?
• Iraq/Afghanistan?
• Much of the Gulf Coast?
• New Orleans?
• Our economy?
All Need to Be Rebuilt!
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Many Things Can Benefit From Being Rebuilt
• Towns, homes
• Engines, sport teams
• Lives, families
• Local churches
Require Skillful Rebuilding
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NehemiahRebuilding the Walls
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To Rebuild Successfully, We Need…
• Good leadership
• People who are willing to work
• Willingness to battle persistent enemies
• Ability to overcome discouragement
• Reverence for God and His Word
• To be serious about repentance
• Devotion to prayer
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Nehemiah’s Background
• One of the last OT books written; the last historical.• Written 141 years after the Babylonians destroyed
Jerusalem (586—445 B.C.)• Two separate groups returned after the captivity.– Group led by Zerubbabel– Group led by Ezra
• The temple was not rebuilt until the remnant had been back for 21 years!
• Moral and spiritual conditions were far from satisfactory.
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• The walls still were not repaired; Jerusalem was still vulnerable.
• Nehemiah was the king’s cupbearer.• He left Persia to return to Jerusalem
and help rebuild the city.• Helped lead the religious restoration• Ezra—Restoration• Nehemiah—Reconstruction• Esther—Preservation
Nehemiah’s Background
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• 1:1-4—1:1-4—Received bad news; his heart was broken.
• 2:17-20—2:17-20—The people responded.
• 4:1-8—4:1-8—Enemies tried to stop the work from progressing.
• 5:6,7—5:6,7—There were problems among God’s people.
Overview of Nehemiah
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• 6:15,16—6:15,16—Enemies tried new tactics; people resolved to continue the work.
• 7:1ff—7:1ff—People organized.
• 8:1-3—8:1-3—People complete the walls and open their hearts to the Law.
• 9:1-38—9:1-38—Confession and prayer
Overview of Nehemiah
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Keys to Successful Rebuilding
• Someone has to care enough to get involved, take risks, and start things.
• Taking an honest and accurate appraisal of the situation.
• Those who have ownership must have minds to work.
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• Be prepared for intense opposition.
• Keep your mind and focus on the goal, in spite of the conflicts.
• Be loyal to God.
• Pray, pray, and pray again!!
Keys to Successful Rebuilding
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Things That Changed
• The people learned things they had not previously known.
• They began to work together.• They signed their names to a covenant,
promising to obey the Law.• They contributed money to the project; people
moved back to repopulate Jerusalem.• Problems (Sabbath violations, etc.) were
addressed and corrected.
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Are there things in your life that show signs of neglect,
abandonment, or destruction?
MarriageFamilySpiritual lifeCongregation
Nehemiah can help
you!