Nehemiah 7 - 8:5

Fast Facts:
It took 52 days to build the wall around Jerusalem
It took less than 60 days for over 45k people to return to the Promised Land
In that time the temple treasury and government recieved over 20 million dollars from the people
The first action taken in the new city was to celebrate God by reading EVERY WORD of the law

The

were more important to God than the walls

God was

a spiritual community not just a city

A peopled

by worship and love