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