OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

 1

• News from Jerusalem (1-3)

• Nehemiah’s prayer (4-11)

 2

• Nehemiah sent to Jerusalem (1-10)

• Nehemiah inspects the city walls (11-20)

 3

• Rebuilding the walls (1-32)

 4

• Work progresses despite opposition (1-14)

• Construction continues with workers armed (15-23)

 5

• Nehemiah stops exploitation (1-13)

• Nehemiah’s unselfishness (14-19)

 6

• Opposition to the rebuilding continues (1-14)

• Wall completed in 52 days (15-19)

 7

• City gates and gatekeepers (1-4)

• List of exiles who returned (5-69)

  • Temple servants (46-56)

  • Sons of the servants of Solomon (57-60)

• Contributions for the work (70-73)

 8

• The Law is read and explained to the people (1-12)

• Festival of Booths observed (13-18)

 9

• The people confess their sins (1-38)

  • Jehovah, a forgiving God (17)

10

• The people agree to follow the Law (1-39)

  • “We will not neglect the house of our God” (39)

11

• Jerusalem repopulated (1-36)

12

• The priests and the Levites (1-26)

• Inauguration of the wall (27-43)

• Support for the temple service (44-47)

13

• Further reforms by Nehemiah (1-31)

  • Tenth parts to be given (10-13)

  • Sabbath not to be profaned (15-22)

  • Intermarriage condemned (23-28)