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4) Valley Gate – 2:13, 15 – Nehemiah had begun and ended his inspection journey at this pointPlace of humility and lowliness of mindStedman: the attitude God wants to build in us is one of humble dependence upon His infiniteresources.5) Dung Gate – [my favorite] – refuse carted to the valley of Hinnom – Gate of EliminationWiersbe: The sanitary disposal of waste materials is essential to the health of a city. This gatedid not have a beautiful name, but it did perform an important service! It reminds us that, likethe city, each of us individually must get rid of whatever defiles us, or it may destroy us (2 Cor.7:1; 1 John 1:9).6) Gate of the Fountain – John 4:14Wiersbe: In the Bible, water for drinking is a picture of the Holy Spirit of God (John 7:37-39). . .Spiritually speaking, we have moved from the Valley Gate (humility) to the Dung Gate(cleansing) to the Fountain Gate (fullness of the Spirit).Stedman: It symbolizes the Holy Spirit, which is the river of life in us, enabling us to obey Hiswill and His Word. Notice that this gate comes immediately after the Dung Gate. After ourinner corruption is purged by our active consent, then the cleansing fountain of the Spirit washesus clean.Pool of Siloah at the king’s garden – “sent”7) Water Gatewater for washing is a picture of the Word of God (Eph. 5:26; John 15:3).Stedman: Note that the Water Gate in Jerusalem did not need to be repaired. Evidently it was theonly part of the wall still standing. The text mentions that people lived nearby, but it doesn’tmention that the Water Gate needed repair. The Word of God never breaks down. It doesn’tneed to be repaired. It simply needs to be reinhabited.8) Horse Gate – symbol of warfare9) East GateStedman: This gate faced the rising sun and is the gate of hope. It is the gate of anticipation ofthe coming day when all the trials of life and the struggles of earth will end, when the gloriousnew sun will rise on the new day of God.10) Gate Miphkad (Inspection Gate) – place where judgment was conductedCONCLUSION: SUCCEEDS BECAUSE OF THE GOOD HAND OF GOD’S FAVORGod’s roll call of faithfulness and dedication;Sometimes God’s people have to bond together and grind it out to get the necessary work done.4:6 Look at how Nehemiah humbly gave the credit to the people – a leader can accomplishnothing unless the people are dedicated to do the work: “So we built the wall and the whole wallwas joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.”Let’s ask the Lord for that type of mindset and dedication.