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Gates Of Truth
Text: Psalm 24:7-10
Introduction
Psalm 122:2 “2 Our feet shall stand Within thy gates, O Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 26:2 “2 Open ye the gates, That the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.”
Psalm 100:4-5 “4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.”
John 10:9 “9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
The gates in the wall around Jerusalem tell a story about the life of the Christian and his destiny.
They also speak of those who rejected the gospel.
The preservation and focus of Jerusalem through centuries past to the present are not accidents.
God has kept the Jews in East Jerusalem for over 3,000 years throughout many wars and battles, and is still keeping Jerusalem today.
He has a story to tell the people of every nation in the world about Jerusalem.
Let us, therefore, take a walk of faith around the wall of the of Jerusalem, a province of Judah in the time of Nehemiah, and examine each of its twelve gates.
You will be blessed.
1) The Sheep Gate
A. Let’s begin by observing some facts
The Sheep Gate is the first gate identified in the wall around Jerusalem.
It was used for bringing into the city the sheep and lambs used in the temple for sacrifice.
Sheep are symbols of sacrifice in Scripture.
this area was crucially important for the defense of the Temple Mount.
The mount was surrounded by steep valleys on every side, except on the north.
This was the reason why there had to be defensive towers on the north.
And it was incumbent upon Eliashib as the appointed leader of the nation to take the lead in fortifying this vulnerable location.
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