Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate

Nehemiah 3:1-32

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. The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.

The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.

The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

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.

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[c] of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 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. Next to...

Why?

Everyone or a family in charge of part of the wall of Jerusalem, and they share part of the wall closer to their home. So almost the whole city people work together to rebuild the wall.

This is a successful progress in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, and Nehemiah put himself in charge of this mission.

The high priest involved in the work of rebuilding the wall means everyone is involved in this task, no matter what your job or title is.

Even in the church today there are some person do not attend the work of church service, they are nobles. But it could not affect the work of the Lord, and they could not share the glory of the Lord.

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王國歷史結束，尼西米記重要的是分別為聖。生活中須要每天分別為聖。重建城牆抵抗外敵，另外一個意義是城內與外界隔離開來，與外邦人分別出來。

v1-32 似乎只是建築的名單。羊門最靠近聖殿，所以由祭司來建造。建造城牆也是屬靈的事物。說到許多不同的祭司、商人，銀匠，官員，也有外邦人。官員也放下身段聽從尼西米吩咐。可以領導人也願意被人領導。同樣在教會中無論什麼身份，大家都一樣。建造中人多少還是有點私心，私心也可以成為有果效的原因。自己房屋前面的城牆當然要建的比較堅固一點，工地在家門口也節省時間，工作和服事從家門口開始，服事也不能放下家人不管。建造的位置不同難易度也不同，位置不同工作環境也不同，在大祭司門前祭司看得到，然而這些不重要，重要是神知道。

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How?

Everyone shares the word of the church, this is the responsibility of each Christian.