Overview of Nehemiah

 Overview of Nehemiah

OUTLINE

• Nehemiah’s First Administration (chs. 1–12)

• Nehemiah’s Response to the Situation in Jerusalem (ch. 1)

1. News of the plight of Jerusalem (1:1–4)

2. Nehemiah’s prayer (1:5–11)

• Nehemiah’s Journey to Jerusalem (2:1–10)

1. The king’s permission (2:1–8)

2. The journey itself (2:9–10)

• Nehemiah’s First Actions upon Arrival (2:11–20)

1. His nocturnal inspection of the walls (2:11–16)

2. His exhortation to rebuild (2:17–18)

3. His response to opposition (2:19–20)

• List of the Builders of the Wall (ch. 3)

1. The northern section (3:1–7)

2. The western section (3:8–13)

3. The southern section (3:14)

4. The eastern section (3:15–32)

• Opposition to Rebuilding the Wall (ch. 4)

1. The derision of Sanballat and Tobiah (4:1–5)

2. The threat of attack (4:6–15)

3. Rebuilding the wall (4:16–23)

• Social and Economic Problems (ch. 5)

1. The complaints of the poor (5:1–5)

2. The cancellation of debts (5:6–13)

3. Nehemiah’s unselfish example (5:14–19)

• The Wall Rebuilt Despite Opposition (ch. 6)

1. Attempts to snare Nehemiah (6:1–9)

2. The hiring of false prophets (6:10–14)

3. The completion of the wall (6:15–19)

• List of Exiles (7:1–73a)

1. Provisions for the protection of Jerusalem (7:1–3)

2. Nehemiah’s discovery of the list of returnees (7:4–5)

3. The returnees delineated (7:6–72)

4. Settlement of the exiles (7:73a)

• Ezra’s Preaching and the Outbreak of Revival (7:73b—10:39)

1. The public exposition of the Scriptures (7:73b—8:12)

2. The Feast of Tabernacles (8:13–18)

3. A day of fasting, confession and prayer (9:1–5a)

4. A recital of God’s dealings with Israel (9:5b–31)

5. Confession of sins (9:32–37)

6. A binding agreement (9:38)

7. A list of those who sealed it (10:1–29)

8. Provisions of the agreement (10:30–39)

• New Residents of Judah and Jerusalem (ch. 11)

1. New residents for Jerusalem (11:1–24)

1. Introductory remarks (11:1–4a)

2. Residents from Judah (11:4b–6)

3. From Benjamin (11:7–9)

4. From the priests (11:10–14)

5. From the Levites (11:15–18)

6. From the temple staff (11:19–24)

2. New residents for Judah (11:25–36)

1. Places settled by those from Judah (11:25–30)

2. Places settled by those from Benjamin (11:31–35)

3. Transfer of Levites from Judah to Benjamin (11:36)

• Lists of Priests and the Dedication of the Wall (ch. 12)

1. Priests and Levites from the first return (12:1–9)

2. High priests and Levites since Joiakim (12:10–26)

3. Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (12:27–43)

4. Regulation of the temple offerings and services (12:44–47)

• Nehemiah’s Second Administration (ch. 13)

• Abuses during His Absence (13:1–5)

1. Mixed marriages (13:1–3)

2. Tobiah’s occupation of the temple quarters (13:4–5)

• Nehemiah’s Return (13:6–9)

1. His arrival (13:6–7)

2. His expulsion of Tobiah (13:8–9)

• Reorganization and Reforms (13:10–31)

1. Offerings for the temple staff (13:10–14)

2. Abuse of the Sabbath (13:15–22)

3. Mixed marriages (13:23–29)

4. Provisions of wood and firstfruits (13:30–31)