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NEHEMIAH 3 — continued
DEALING WITH YOUR PAST GATES 5-7
LESSON #7
MEMORY VERSE: PSA 51:6
IN OUR STUDY OF THE GATES IN NEHEMIAH, REMEMBER THAT THE GATES REPRESENT GOALS BASED ONTHE PRIORITIES AND CHOICES WE MAKE EVERY DAY IN OUR LIVES.
(5) THE DUNG GATE (3:14)
THE GARBAGE OF THE CITY WAS TAKEN OUT THROUGH THIS GATE TO THE GARBAGE DUMP (GAHENNA). THEPROBLEM WITH THE CITY OF JERUSALEM AT THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH WAS THAT NO ONE HAD BOTHERED TOREMOVE THE GARBAGE. IT CLOGGED THE STREETS. SOMETIMES OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THAT.WE ALLOW THE GARBAGE OF SIN TO ACCUMULATE IN OUR LIVES WITHOUT BOTHERING TO REMOVE IT.
READ 1JOHN 1:9-10
**MAKE THE CHOICE TO KEEP SHORT ACCOUNTS WITH GOD. DON’T GO TO BED AT NIGHT WITHOUTCONFESSING THE DAY’S SINS AND HAVING HIM FORGIVE THEM.
SOMETIMES THE GARBAGE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR SO LONG THAT WE DON’T EVEN RECOGNIZE IT ASGARBAGE. WE JUST KEEP STUMBLING OVER IT AS PART OF THE LANDSCAPE. BUT THESE THINGSINFLUENCE OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND OUR DECISIONS. THESE ARE THE THINGS BURIED IN THESUBCONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS PART OF US THAT WE DON’T ALWAYS KNOW ARE THERE. THEY ARE THEACCUMULATED THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO US EVEN AS CHILDREN THAT WE FORGOT ABOUT. THEY ARE THEPAST HURTS, RESENTMENTS, FAILURES, DISAPPOINTMENTS, FALSE ASSUMPTIONS, TRAUMATICEXPERIENCES, ETC. THEY ARE ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TO THE CROSS OFJESUS BUT DIDN’T BECAUSE WE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT CHRIST AT THE TIME THEY HAPPENED TO US.
2CHR 29:16 TELLS US GOD WANTS TO CLEAN OUT THESE HIDDEN PARTS AND DUMP THEM INTO THEGARBAGE DUMP OUTSIDE THE CITY. IN OTHER WORDS, HE WANTS TO GET THEM BURIED UNDER THE BLOODOF CHRIST.
HOW DO WE ALLOW GOD TO CLEAN AND HEAL AREAS OF US THAT WE DON’T EVEN REMEMBER?
**IN PRAYER MAKE THE CHOICE TO GIVE GOD PERMISSION TO UNCOVER THIS RUBBLE ACCORDING TO HISTIMING AND HIS WILL.
GOD WANTS TO EXPOSE WHAT IS BURIED WITHIN US, BUT WE DON’T LET HIM BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID(PSA 51:6-7). INSTEAD WE HOLD ON TO THESE THINGS AND TRY TO HIDE THEM FROM HIM. HOW DOES GOD UNCOVER AND REVEAL TO US WHAT WE HAVE BURIED IN THESE HIDDENPARTS? READ DEU 7:20
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, GOD ALLOWS THE HORNETS (THE BAD THINGS IN OUR LIFE) TO EXPOSE THEMTO US. THESE THINGS ARE THE ROOT CAUSES OF OUR DECISIONS. IF THEY ARE NOT DEALT WITHWHEN GOD REVEALS THEM, WE WILL SOON DISCOVER THAT THE SAME THING WILL COME UP AGAINESTABLISHING A PATTERN IN OUR LIFE. SOMETIMES IT IS BY THESE PATTERNS THAT WE CANRECOGNIZE THIS KIND OF RUBBLE.
(6) THE FOUNTAIN GATE (3:15)
THIS GATE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE POOL OF SILOAM AND GAVE ACCESS TO THE KING’S POOL. WHEN GOD UNCOVERS THE HIDDEN RUBBLE IN OUR LIVES, HE WANTS US TO DEAL WITH ITBY TAKING IT TO JESUS FOR CLEANSING. HE WASHES US AND RESTORES US. HE ASSURES US THAT WEHAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALING WATERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
READ JOHN 7:37-39
THE KING’S POOL
READ 1TIMOTHY 6:14-15 AND EPHESIANS 5:18b
**MAKE A CHOICE TO ALLOW GOD’S HEALING TO FLOW TO YOU WHEN RUBBLE IS UNCOVERED SO THAT YOUDO NOT PLANT A ROOT OF BITTERNESS. HEB 12:15
(7) THE WATER GATE (3:26)
IT IS THROUGH THIS GATE THAT WATER WAS CARRIED INTO THE CITY FROM THE SPRING OF GIHON. BEFORETHE KING’S POOL WAS BUILT, THEY CARRIED WATER EVERY DAY. IT WAS ALSO A MILITARY CENTER FORGUARDING THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY.
READ EPH 5:26
IT IS THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD THAT HIS HEALING POWER AND CLEANSING WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED.
**MAKE THE CHOICE DAILY TO READ THE WORD OF GOD AND ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK TO YOU THROUGH IT.
HOMEWORK FOR NEH 3 — finale
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.
APPLICATION OF NEH 3 — continued
LOOK AT THE MARK IN THE MARGIN OF YOUR LESSON NOTES.
WHICH OF THE CHOICES IN OUR STUDY DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A PRIORITY THIS WEEK?
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO THAT?
PREPARATION FOR NEH 3 — finale
REVIEW THE FOLLOWING GATES AND SCRIPTURES:
CIVIC CENTER:
(9) EAST GATE
READ EZEKIEL 40
MILITARY CENTER:
(8) HORSE GATE
READ EPHESIANS 6:12-13
(10) MUSTER GATE (ACCOUNTING)
READ 2CORINTHIANS 5:10
MEMORY VERSE: GAL 2:20
