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Quote:By H. A. (Buster) DobbsI.        Introduction A.        A personal account written and compiled by Nehemiah 1.        It a continuation of the book of Ezra 2.        It describes the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem B.        A simple account of a brief period of Jewish history 1.        Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the thirteenth year of Ezra 2.        Artaxerxes Longimanus was ruler of the Persian empire 3.        The Jews were in a depressed condition 4.        Nehemiah was of the tribe of Judah 5.        He was the royal cup-bearer in the Persian court 6.        He served as governor of Jerusalem for about fourteen years II.        Restoration of the wall (1:1 to 12:47) A.        Nehemiah learned of the misery of Jerusalem (1:1-11) 1.        Sad plight of Jerusalem described by Hanani (1:1-4) 2.        Tears of Nehemiah (1:5) 3.        Fasting and prayer of confession (1:6-11) 4.        Ask for favor with Artaxerxes, for Nehemiah was his cupbearer (1:11) B.        Nehemiah allowed to go to Jerusalem (2:1-20) 1.        Artaxerexes inquires the reason for Nehemiahs sorrow (2:1-2) 2.        Nehemiah explains conditions in Jerusalem (2:3) 3.        Artaxerexes permits Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem (2:4-6) 4.        Artaxerexes supplies letters of authority to Nehemiah (2:7- 5.        Governor of Samaria unhappy with Nehemiahs arrival (2:9-10) 6.        Nehemiah arrived at Jerusalem and was there three days (2:11) 7.        Arose in the night and secretly surveyed the wall of Jerusalem (2:12-16) 8.        Exhorted the Jews to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem (2:17-20) a.        Samaritans laughed them to scorn (2:19) b.        With a dependence on God, Nehemiah perseveres (2:20) C.        The rebuilding of the wall (3:1-32) 1.        Each man built over against his own house 2.        The great families participated in the work 3.        Each family had a portion of the wall assigned to it and they built without regard to the work of the other families D.        Opposition to the work and defense of the Jews (4:1-23) 1.        Sanballat mocked the Jews but they were undeterred and had a mind to work (4:1-6) 2.        Sanballat declared war on the Jews to stop the building (4:7-12) 3.        The Jews arm themselves and continue the work (4:13-1 4.        The Jews rallied to each others support and defense (4:19-23) E.        The people grow weary and complain (5:1-19) 1.        They had mortgaged their homes and sold their children into slavery to pay tribute to the Persian king (5:1-5) 2.        Nehemiah rebuked the elders for exacting usury and demanded a kinder and gentler treatment of their fellow Jews (5:6-13) 3.        Nehemiahs gracious government (5:14-19) F.        Sanballats last desperate attempt to stop the work (6:1 1.        Craft and rumor (6:1) 2.        Attempt at compromise (6:2-4 3.        Attempt to terrify Nehemiah and the Jews (6:5-9) 4.        Collusion with the enemy (5:10-14) 5.        The wall was finished in 52 days (6:15-16) 6.        Enemies without and false friends within (6:17-19) 7.        Rulers appointed and conditions given (7:1-4) G.        List of those who returned (7:5-73) III.        Restoration of the people (8:1 to 13:31) A.        Renewal of the covenant (8:1 to 10:39) 1.        Reading, hearing, and understanding the law (8:1- a.        Read from morning to midday (v. 8:3) b.        The people were attentive (v. 8:3) c.        The people stood when the book was opened (v.8:5) d.        Read distinctly and gave the sense (v. 2.        Reaction of the people to hearing the law (vv. 8:9-12) 3.        The feast of tabernacles observed with joy (8:13-17) 4.        The book of the law continuously read (8:1 B.        Affirming the covenant (9:1 to 10:39) 1.        Fasting, confessing, repenting, and worshipping (9:1-3) 2.        History recounted (9:4-37) 3.        Written agreement to keep the law of God (9:3 C.        Obedience to the covenant (11:1 to 13:31) 1.        Signers of the written covenant (10:1-27) 2.        A solemn pledge of allegiance to the law (10:28-39) a.        Would not intermarry with heathen (10:30) b.        Would keep the sabbath and all holy days (10:31) c.        Would pay temple tax (10:32-33) d.        Would supply the temple with its needs (10:34-35) e.        Would bring first-fruits to Jehovah (10:36-39) 3.        Resettlement of the people (11:1-36) a.        Dwellers at Jerusalem (11:1-29) b.        Dwellers in other locations (11:30-36) 4.        List of priests and Levites (12:1-26) D.        Dedication of the wall (12:27-47) 1.        Two great companies ascend the walls (12:27-42) 2.        Offered sacrifices and rejoiced (12:43) 3.        Keepers of the treasury and singers appointed (12:44-47) E.        Restoration of the people (13:1-31) 1.        Nehemiah went to Persian court and returned to Jerusalem (13:1-6) a.        Law of read again to the people (13:1-3) b.        Eliashib made concession to Tobiah (13:4-5) 2.        Nehemiah expels Tobiah from the temple (13:6-9) 3.        Priests and Levites restored to Jerusalem and the temple (13:10-14) 4.        Weekly sabbath reestablished (13:15-22) 5.        Marriage violations corrected (13:23-31)
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