Annotated Outline of Nehemiah

Nehemiah

1. Third expedition: returning remnant under Nehemiah (Neh. 1:1-2:10; cp. Ezra 2:1; 7:1)  (1:1-11)
   1. Bad news from Jerusalem  (1:1-3)
   2. Effects of the bad news on Nehemiah, cupbearer of Artaxerxes, king of Persia (Neh. 1:11)  (1:4)
   100. Nehemiah's prayer to God  (1:5-11)
2. Answer to the prayer of Neh. 1:11: favor with the king  (2:1-20)
   1. Journey and arrival at Jerusalem and letters delivered  (2:9-11)
   2. Restoration work on Jerusalem(Neh. 2:12-3:32)  (2:12-16)
      1. Inspection trip by night  (2:12-16)
   100. Work begun on the walls of Jerusalem  (2:17-18)
   4. Ridicule by enemies  (2:19-20)
3. Builders of the wall of Jerusalem  (3:1-32)
   1. The sheep gate and walls  (3:1-2)
   2. Builders of the fish gate and walls  (3:3-5)
   100. Builders of the old gate and walls  (3:6-12)
   4. Builders of the valley gate and walls  (3:13)
   5. Builders of the dung gate and walls  (3:14)
   6. Builders of the fountain gate and walls  (3:15-24)
   7. Builders of the prison gate and walls  (3:25)
   8. Builders of the water gate and walls  (3:26-27)
   1. Builders of the horse gate and walls  (3:28)
   10. Builders of the east gate and walls  (3:29-30)
   11. Builders of the Miphkad gate and walls  (3:31)
   50. Builders of the walls of the sheep gate  (3:32)
4. Building of Jerusalem hindered (Neh. 4; cp. hindrance on the temple, Ezra 4)  (4:1-23)
   1. Opposition by ridicule  (4:1-3)
   2. Ridicule overcome by prayer and work  (4:4-6)
   100. Opposition by conspiracy and anger  (4:7-8)
   4. Threat of war overcome by prayer and preparedness  (4:9)
   5. Opposition by threatening  (4:10-12)
   6. Constant threatening overcome by constant preparedness  (4:13-23)
5. Oppression in Judah put down (Neh. 5)  (5:1-19)
   1. Oppression discovered by Nehemiah  (5:1-5)
   2. Nehemiah's plan to stop oppression of the Jews  (5:6-11)
   100. Nehemiah's plan accepted and oppression stopped  (5:12-13)
   4. Nehemiah's governorship of Judah for twelve years  (5:14-19)
6. Building of Jerusalem further hindered (Neh. 6; cp. Neh. 4)  (6:1-19)
   1. Opposition by craft  (6:1-2)
   2. Craftiness overcome by wisdom and work  (6:3-4)
   100. Opposition by accusation  (6:5-7)
   4. Accusation overcome by prayer and self-control  (6:8-9)
   5. Opposition by treachery (Neh. 6:12-14)  (6:10)
   6. Treachery overcome by prayer and bravery  (6:11-14)
   7. Completion of the walls and gates of Jerusalem in fifty-two days  (6:15)
   8. Effect of the finished work upon the Jews' enemies  (6:16)
   1. Treachery of many nobles of Judah  (6:17-19)
7. Change of governors and register of inhabitants (Neh. 7)  (7:1-73)
   1. New rulers of Judah  (7:1-4)
   2. Register of the returned Jews from Babylon (Neh. 7:5-73; Ezra 2; 1 Chr. 9:2-34)  (7:5-38)
      1. The people (Ezra 2:1-35)  (7:5-38)
   100. The priests returning from Babylon (Ezra 2:36-39)  (7:39-42)
   4. The Levites returning from Babylon (Ezra 2:40-42)  (7:43-45)
   5. The Nethinims or temple servants(Ezra 2:43-54)  (7:46-56)
   6. Children of Solomon's servants (Ezra 2:55)  (7:57-60)
   7. Non-pedigreed people of the captivity (Ezra 2:59-60)  (7:61-62)
   8. Non-pedigreed priests of the captivity (Ezra 2:61-63)  (7:63-65)
   1. Total of whole congregation: 42,360 besides 7,337 servants and 245 singers (Ezra 2:64-65)  (7:66-67)
   10. Their substance and gifts (Ezra 2:66-70)  (7:68-73)
8. Revival under Ezra (Neh. 8-10; Ezra 9-10)  (8:1-18)
   1. Preaching the word, prayer, and praise to God  (8:1-8)
   2. Conviction and repentance of sin by the word of God (Rom. 3:20; 7:7-14)  (8:9)
   100. Forgiveness and rejoicing after repentance  (8:10-12)
   4. Second preaching service  (8:13)
   5. Feast of Tabernacles restored (Lev. 23:33-44)  (8:14-17)
   6. Daily preaching the word (Neh. 8:2,13-14; 9:1,3)  (8:18)
9. Confession of sin and restitution  (9:1-38)
   1. Levites exhort the people to stand up and praise God  (9:4-5)
   2. Levites' confession and prayer  (9:6)
      1. Confess God as Creator and Sovereign of all  (9:6)
   100. Levites recognize God's faithfulness to Abraham and Israel in the 430 years of the sojourn  (9:7-10)
   4. Levites recall Israel's rebellions and God's mercy and miracles in the exodus and wilderness wanderings  (9:11-21)
   5. Levites acknowledge God's help in conquering Canaan  (9:22-25)
   6. Levites sum up Israel's backslidings and God's dealings under the judges  (9:26-28)
   7. Levites state Israel's continued rebellions under kings and reasons for the captivity  (9:29-35)
   8. Levites acknowledge the present servitude to heathen kings and make a new covenant with God  (9:36-38)
10. The covenant signers (Ezra 10:16)  (10:1-39)
    1. Terms of the covenant  (10:28)
       1. A. Remain a peculiar people from all other nations  (10:28)
    2. B. To keep God's law by Moses  (10:29)
    100. C. Have no intermarriage with Gentiles  (10:30)
    4. D. Observe the sabbaths and keep the year of rest (Ex. 23:10-11; Lev. 25:2-7)  (10:31)
    5. E. Faithfully give offerings to the temple worship  (10:32-33)
    6. F. Give tithes and offerings to the priests and Levites  (10:34-39)
11. Full establishment of Israel (Neh. 11:1-13:3)  (11:1-36)
    1. Roster of the inhabitants of Jerusalem  (11:1-19)
    2. Dwellers in other cities  (11:20-36)
12. First priests and Levites to return from captivity under Zerubbabel  (12:1-47)
    1. Chief of the priests and Levites  (12:10-26)
    2. Dedication of the walls of Jerusalem  (12:27-43)
    100. Temple order and worship  (12:44-47)
13. Obedience to the law concerning worshippers  (13:1-31)
    1. Nehemiah's second visit to Jerusalem  (13:4-5)
       1. Treachery of the priest Eliashib  (13:4-5)
    2. Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem: cleanses the temple  (13:6-9)
    100. Restoration of the ministers and their support  (13:10-14)
    4. Sabbath observance restored  (13:15-22)
    5. Separation from heathen wives  (13:23-31)