Working Together
Nehemiah 3:1-32
I. The Workers
A. Priests (3:1)
B. Rulers (3:9,12)
C. Women (3:12)
D. Skilled laborers (3:18)
1. Goldsmiths
2. Apothecaries (perfume-makers)
E. Merchants (3:31-32)
F. Common folk
G. People from other cities
1. Jericho (2)
2. Tekoa (5,27)
3. Mizpah (7,15,19)
4. Gibeon (7)
5. Zanoah (13)
6. Beth-haccerem (14)
7. Beth-zur (16)
8. Keilah (17,18)
II. The Shirkers (vs. 5)
A. Nobles of Tekoa
1. City close to area of Geshem the Arab
2. Fear of reprisal
B. Nay-say-ers in every group
III. The way they worked
A. They worked together
1. ‘Next to him’
2. ‘Next to them’
3. They worked near their own homes
(10,23,30)
4. They completed their assigned tasks
5. They did more than was assigned
(13 ‘also’, 27 ‘another’)
