Nehemiah 3 (ESV)

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It is final. It is written. It is settled. He is finished. See that old grave? He was in it. Now he isn't. He is risen!

So here's a lie that I have believed: I need a job to have money. Money requires a traditional job. I need a traditional job. I don't exist without a job.

Jesus, let this time be consecrated.

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Crossway commentary[1]:

  • The People Work Systematically on the Walls. The building work is described, and the workers are named, section by section. The point of this account is to show that the people as a whole responded to Nehemiah's challenge and believed that God would give them success. The description of the work demonstrates the concerted effort of the people.
  • The direction of the work on the wall was counterclockwise.
  • The work is sometimes "building" and sometimes "repairing," suggesting that the parts of the walls were in various states of dilapidation.

3:5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.

  • The leading people of Tekoa ... may have resented Nehemiah's leadership. The Hebrew translated their Lord has the form of a plural ... but the plural form is often used to express respect to a single master ... In view of the use in Nehemiah, this probably refers to God; but perhaps the form, which could refer to Nehemiah, is used to convey the notion that one properly servers God by obeying Nehemiah.[2]
  • The Tekoites exemplify a community that, despite its small size and the apparent indifference of its leaders, played a vital role in the spiritual and physical restoration of Israel. Their mention in the context of Nehemiah's rebuilding project serves as a testament to the importance of collective effort and the contributions of ordinary people in fulfilling God's purposes.[3]

  1. Bibles, Crossway. ESV Study Bible. 2001. Crossway Books, 2016, p. 826-827. ↩︎

  2. Bibles, Crossway. ESV Study Bible. 2001. Crossway Books, 2016, p. 827. ↩︎

  3. “Topical Bible: Tekoites.” Biblehub.com, 2026, https://biblehub.com/topical/t/tekoites.htm. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026. ↩︎