Outline of Nehemiah I. The arrival of Nehemiah 1:1-2:20 A. Nehemiah learns of the conditions of Jerusalem 1:1-3 B. Nehemiah's sorrow and prayer 1:4-11 C. Nehemiah convinced to return 2:1-10 D. Nehemiah surveys the situation 2:11-20 II. The building of the wall 3:1-7:73 A. The people who rebuilt the wall 3:1-32 B. Opposition encountered 4:1-3 C. Nehemiah's prayer 4:4-12 D. The building continues 4:13-23 E. The problem of debt 5:1-19 F. More opposition encountered 6:1-14 G. The wall completed 6:15-19 H. The list of those who returned 7:1-73 III. The reforms of Ezra and Nehemiah 8:1-13:31 A. The law explained 8:1-12 B. Feast restored 8:13-18 C. Confession and covenant of priests and Levites 9:1-38 D. List of those who sealed covenant 10:1-39 E. List of exiles 11:1-12:26 F. Dedication of walls 12:27-47 G. Reforms of Nehemiah 13:1-31