Outline of the Book of Nehemiah

Nehemiah
  1. Rebuilding the wall  (1:1-7:73)
    1. Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem  (1:1-2:10)
      1. Nehemiah's prayer  (1:1-11)
      2. Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem  (2:1-10)
    2. Nehemiah leads the people  (2:11-7:73)
      1. Nehemiah inspects Jerusalem's walls  (2:11-20)
      2. Builders of the wall  (3:1-32)
      3. Opposition to the rebuilding  (4:1-23)
      4. Nehemiah helps the poor  (5:1-19)
      5. Further opposition to the rebuilding  (6:1-14)
      6. The completion of the wall  (6:15-7:3)
      7. The list of the exiles who returned  (7:4-73)
  2. Reforming the people  (8:1-13:31)
    1. Ezra renews the covenant  (8:1-10:39)
      1. Ezra reads the law  (8:1-18)
      2. The Israelites confess their sin  (9:1-37)
      3. The agreement of the people  (9:38-10:39)
    2. Nehemiah establishes policies  (11:1-13:31)
      1. The new residents of Jerusalem  (11:1-36)
      2. Priests and Levites  (12:1-26)
      3. Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem  (12:27-47)
      4. Nehemiah's final reforms  (13:1-31)
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