Outline 1. The Restoration of the City ( 1:1–7:73 ) a. Preparation to Restore Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:20 ) i. News of Jerusalem’s Wall ( 1:1–4 ) ii. Nehemiah Intercedes ( 1:5–2:10 ) 1. Nehemiah's Prayer ( 1:5–11 ) 2. Nehemiah Sent to Jerusalem ( 2:1–10 ) iii. Nehemiah Inspects the Walls ( 2:11–20 ) b. Restoration of Jerusalem ( 3:1–7:73 ) i. The Builders of the Walls ( 3:1–32 ) ii. Opposition to Rebuilding the Wall ( 4:1–6:14 ) 1. The Work Ridiculed ( 4:1–23 ) a. Sanballat and Tobiah Mock the Rebuilding ( 4:1–8 ) b. Discouragement Overcome ( 4:9–15 ) c. The Work Continues ( 4:16–23 ) 2. Economic Problems ( 5:1–19 ) a. The Poor are Oppressed ( 5:1–5 ) b. The End of Usury ( 5:6–13 ) c. Nehemiah's Generosity ( 5:14–19 ) 3. The Hiring of False Prophets ( 6:1–14 ) iii. Completion of the Wall ( 6:15–19 ) iv. The List of Returning Exiles ( 7:1–73 ) 2. The Restoration of the People ( 8:1–13:31 ) a. Ezra's Revival ( 8:1–10:39 ) i. Ezra Reads the Law ( 8:1–12 ) ii. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 8:13–18 ) iii. The People Confess Their Sins ( 9:1–37 ) iv. The People Make a Covenant ( 9:38–10:29 ) v. The Vows of the Covenant ( 10:30–39 ) b. The Land Resettled ( 11:1–36 ) i. Jerusalem’s New Settlers ( 11:1–19 ) ii. Residents Outside Jerusalem ( 11:20–36 ) c. The Priests and Levites Who Returned ( 12:1–26 ) d. The Dedication of the Wall ( 12:27–43 ) e. Provisions for Temple Worship ( 12:44–47 ) f. The People’s Failure and Nehemiah’s Correction ( 13:1–31 ) i. The Temple Cleansed ( 13:1–9 ) ii. Tithes Restored ( 13:10–14 ) iii. The Sabbath Restored ( 13:15–22 ) iv. Intermarriage Forbidden ( 13:23–31 ) |
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