Book overview of Nehemiah
Book Summary of Nehemiah
This summary of the book of Nehemiah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Nehemiah.
Outline
Nehemiah's First Administration (chs. 1-12)
Nehemiah's Response to the Situation in Jerusalem (ch. 1)
News of the plight of Jerusalem (Neh 1:1-4)
Nehemiah's prayer (Neh 1:5-11)
Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem (Neh 2:1-10)
The king's permission (Neh 2:1-8)
The journey itself (Neh 2:9-10)
Nehemiah's First Actions upon Arrival (Neh 2:11-20)
His nocturnal inspection of the walls (Neh 2:11-16)
His exhortation to rebuild (Neh 2:17-18)
His response to opposition (Neh 2:19-20)
List of the Builders of the Wall (ch. 3)
The northern section (Neh 3:1-7)
The western section (Neh 3:8-13)
The southern section (Neh 3:14)
The eastern section (neh 3:15-32)
Opposition to Rebuilding the Wall (ch. 4)
The derision of Sanballat and Tobiah (Neh 4:1-5)
The threat of attack (Neh 4:6-15)
Rebuilding the wall (Neh 4:16-23)
Social and Economic Problems (ch. 5)
The complaints of the poor (Neh 5:1-5)
The cancellation of debts (Neh 5:6-13)
Nehemiah's unselfish example (Neh 5:14-19)
The Wall Rebuilt Despite Opposition (ch. 6)
Attempts to snare Nehemiah (Neh 6:1-9)
The hiring of false prophets (Neh 6:10-14)
The completion of the wall (Neh 6:15-19)
List of Exiles (Neh 7:1-73a)
Provisions for the protection of Jerusalem (Neh 7:1-3)
Nehemiah's discovery of the list of returnees (Neh 7:4-5)
The returnees delineated (Neh 7:5-72)
Settlement of the exiles (Neh 7:73a)
Ezra's Preaching and the Outbreak of Revival (Neh 7:73b; 10:39)
The public exposition of the Scriptures (Neh 7:73b; 8:12)
The Feast of Tabernacles (Neh 8:13-18)
A day of fasting, confession and prayer (Neh 9:1-5a)
A recital of God's dealings with Israel (Neh 9:5b-31)
Confession of sins (Neh 9:32-37)
A binding agreement (Neh 9:38)
A list of those who sealed it (Neh 10:1-29)
Provisions of the agreement (Neh 10:30-39)
New Residents of Judah and Jerusalem (ch. 11)
New residents for Jerusalem (Neh 11:1-24)
Introductory remarks (Neh 11:1-4a)
Residents from Judah (Neh 11:4b-6)
From Benjamin (Neh 11:7-9)
From the priests (Neh 11:10-14)
From the Levites (Neh 11:15-18)
From the temple staff (Neh 11:19-24)
New residents for Judah (Neh 11:25-36)
Places settled by those from Judah (Neh 11:25-30)
Places settled by those from Benjamin (Neh 11:31-35)
Transfer of Levites from Judah to Benjamin (Neh 11:36)
Lists of Priests and the Dedication of the Wall (ch. 12)
Priests and Levites from the first return (Neh 12:1-9)
High priests and Levites since Joiakim (Neh 12:10-26)
Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 12:27-43)
Regulation of the temple offerings and services (Neh 12:44-47)
Nehemiah's Second Administration (ch. 13)
Abuses during His Absence (Neh 13:1-5)
Mixed marriages (Neh 13:1-3)
Tobiah's occupation of the temple quarters (Neh 13:4-5)
Nehemiah's Return (Neh 13:6-9)
His arrival (Neh 13:6-7)
His expulsion of Tobiah (Neh 13:8-9)
Reorganization and Reforms (Neh 13:10-31)
Offerings for the temple staff (Neh 13:10-14)
Abuse of the Sabbath (Neh 13:15-22)
Mixed marriages (Neh 13:23-29)
Provisions of wood and firstfruits (Neh 13:30-31)
From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible, Nehemiah
Copyright 2002 © Zondervan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
This summary of the book of Nehemiah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Nehemiah.
Outline
Nehemiah's First Administration (chs. 1-12)
Nehemiah's Response to the Situation in Jerusalem (ch. 1)
News of the plight of Jerusalem (Neh 1:1-4)
Nehemiah's prayer (Neh 1:5-11)
Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem (Neh 2:1-10)
The king's permission (Neh 2:1-8)
The journey itself (Neh 2:9-10)
Nehemiah's First Actions upon Arrival (Neh 2:11-20)
His nocturnal inspection of the walls (Neh 2:11-16)
His exhortation to rebuild (Neh 2:17-18)
His response to opposition (Neh 2:19-20)
List of the Builders of the Wall (ch. 3)
The northern section (Neh 3:1-7)
The western section (Neh 3:8-13)
The southern section (Neh 3:14)
The eastern section (neh 3:15-32)
Opposition to Rebuilding the Wall (ch. 4)
The derision of Sanballat and Tobiah (Neh 4:1-5)
The threat of attack (Neh 4:6-15)
Rebuilding the wall (Neh 4:16-23)
Social and Economic Problems (ch. 5)
The complaints of the poor (Neh 5:1-5)
The cancellation of debts (Neh 5:6-13)
Nehemiah's unselfish example (Neh 5:14-19)
The Wall Rebuilt Despite Opposition (ch. 6)
Attempts to snare Nehemiah (Neh 6:1-9)
The hiring of false prophets (Neh 6:10-14)
The completion of the wall (Neh 6:15-19)
List of Exiles (Neh 7:1-73a)
Provisions for the protection of Jerusalem (Neh 7:1-3)
Nehemiah's discovery of the list of returnees (Neh 7:4-5)
The returnees delineated (Neh 7:5-72)
Settlement of the exiles (Neh 7:73a)
Ezra's Preaching and the Outbreak of Revival (Neh 7:73b; 10:39)
The public exposition of the Scriptures (Neh 7:73b; 8:12)
The Feast of Tabernacles (Neh 8:13-18)
A day of fasting, confession and prayer (Neh 9:1-5a)
A recital of God's dealings with Israel (Neh 9:5b-31)
Confession of sins (Neh 9:32-37)
A binding agreement (Neh 9:38)
A list of those who sealed it (Neh 10:1-29)
Provisions of the agreement (Neh 10:30-39)
New Residents of Judah and Jerusalem (ch. 11)
New residents for Jerusalem (Neh 11:1-24)
Introductory remarks (Neh 11:1-4a)
Residents from Judah (Neh 11:4b-6)
From Benjamin (Neh 11:7-9)
From the priests (Neh 11:10-14)
From the Levites (Neh 11:15-18)
From the temple staff (Neh 11:19-24)
New residents for Judah (Neh 11:25-36)
Places settled by those from Judah (Neh 11:25-30)
Places settled by those from Benjamin (Neh 11:31-35)
Transfer of Levites from Judah to Benjamin (Neh 11:36)
Lists of Priests and the Dedication of the Wall (ch. 12)
Priests and Levites from the first return (Neh 12:1-9)
High priests and Levites since Joiakim (Neh 12:10-26)
Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 12:27-43)
Regulation of the temple offerings and services (Neh 12:44-47)
Nehemiah's Second Administration (ch. 13)
Abuses during His Absence (Neh 13:1-5)
Mixed marriages (Neh 13:1-3)
Tobiah's occupation of the temple quarters (Neh 13:4-5)
Nehemiah's Return (Neh 13:6-9)
His arrival (Neh 13:6-7)
His expulsion of Tobiah (Neh 13:8-9)
Reorganization and Reforms (Neh 13:10-31)
Offerings for the temple staff (Neh 13:10-14)
Abuse of the Sabbath (Neh 13:15-22)
Mixed marriages (Neh 13:23-29)
Provisions of wood and firstfruits (Neh 13:30-31)
From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible, Nehemiah
Copyright 2002 © Zondervan. All rights reserved. Used with permission.