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
