Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate.
Nehemiah 3:1
Reason behind the name of the gate :
This was the gate through which the animals were brought into the city including the temple sacrifices. So it was called the sheep gate.
The only gate that was sanctified:
The sacrifices were made for the sins of the people. The Scripture says that without the shedding of blood there can be no remission for sins. The only way to God is through sacrifice.
This is the only gate of which it is recorded that it was sanctified, that is, dedicated to God in a special way.
1.The sheep gate reminds us of Jesus Christ
🚪 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture
John 10:9🚪
2. This door is always open
Nothing is said about the gate’s locks and bars, for the way is never closed to the lost sinner who wants to come to the Savior. What a beautiful analogy! He is always there for us! The gate to our Lord is always open!
3. He is the alpha and the omega
Nehemiah could have begun his record with any of the gates, but he chose to start and end the report with the Sheep Gate. Jesus is the beginning and the ending.
🌀 * I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Jesus is the author and finisher of our salvation*
Revelation 1:8🌀
Application
Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us.
❓Have you come to Him for cleansing from sin?
❓Have you entered in at the sheep gate?
❓Or are you trying to get in another way?
Jesus is the only way. Will you enter in through Him?
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