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These and many other things…have divided opinion amongst Christians…and of course we should expect to be diverse in our beliefs… However…is it about everyone agreeing on a strict new code…or is it about working together across the spectrum…what…will lead to a truly rededicated community of God? What is Being Rebuilt? Slide - 2 So here…in chapter 12…we have an account of a ceremony…where the wall of Jerusalem is dedicated…after a period of rebuilding…so we could get the impression that this is all about the material things… A temple for sacrifice…which was rebuilt and dedicated back in Ezra… The walls…which Sanballat & Tobiah…said would not even withstand the weight of a fox… What was so important about these walls? Well…living in a place of such hostility the walls were important for protection…but more than that…they marked the place which contained the Temple…which contained the inner sanctuary…which is where God was present… And that…I want to suggest…is central…not only to the whole Ezra/Nehemiah and exile story…but to the whole story of the Jewish people… …and of course, into the New Testament…we find that presence of God in Jesus…who supersedes the Temple and the need for worship…