The building of the wall around Jerusalem started. But there was something else that was very important that had to be built as part of the wall. If a wall were built to protect something, it would be of no use if there were not gates in the wall - a way to get inside and to come out.
Gates are important, not only to allow an entrance, but also to create a way to control what comes in and out. So you see, it was very important that gates be built in the wall that Nehemiah was building around Jerusalem. The wall had several gates in it and each gate had a name. The name probably signified the special purpose that each gate was to serve. The first gate that was built was named the “sheep gate”. The names of some of the other gates were the “valley gate”, the “fish gate”, the “old gate” and the “horse gate”.
We will take a rest in our journey now while you search for the following verses:
1. The Apostle Paul teaches us that Christians are a ____________ that belongs to God. 1 Corinthians 3:___
For
2. The wicked Jews who wanted to kill the Apostle Paul after he was saved watched the ____________ of the city all day and all night in order to catch him. Acts 9:___
But
3. The Lord Jesus made those who were selling ____________ in the temple leave because they were not honoring His Father’s house, the house that was for prayer. John 2:___
And
4. King David was not afraid to walk through a ____________ darkened by the shadow of death, for he knew that God was with him. Psalm 23:___
Yea
5. After the disciples had been fishing all night long and caught nothing, they were invited to a meal prepared by the Lord Jesus, which included ____________ and bread. John 21:___
As