Gate 7 - The Dung Gate
DUNG GATE or REFUSE GATE: Place of grace
(Nehemiah 3:14) The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. (NIV)
(Nehemiah 3:14) The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. (NIV)
This was the gate that was used to take out all the rubbish of the city. The rubbish would be taken down into the valley where it would be burned. It was located on the southern-most part of the wall.
The Refuse or Dung Gate symbolizes the filth of our sin and the emptiness of our lives without Christ. We were corrupted with the works of the flesh, like impurity, idolatry, enmity, jealousy, divisions, envy, and others (Galatians 5:19-21). This gate reminds us that we are nothing without Christ. We are just dust and dead in our sins and trespasses. Christ’s love and His death for us is the only reason we are able to be part of His family.
1Peter 2:24-25 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (NIV)
Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. (NIV)
Daniel 11: 35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. (NIV)
The Cesspit
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All scripture references used on this website are taken from the 'New International Version' of the Bible (NIV) unless otherwise stipulated