OUTLINE OF NEHEMIAH

1. Commissioned by Artaxeres (1:1-2:8)
   Report from Jersalem (1:1-3)
   Nehemiah's prayer (1:1-3)
   Favor with the king (2:1-8)

2. The Jerusalem mission (2:9-6:19)
   Successful journey (2:9-10)
   Inspection and appraisal (2:11-16)
   Opposition -- Sanballat and Tobiah (2:17-20)
   Organized for building and defense (3:1-32)
   Success in building and defense (4:1-23)
   Economic policy (5:1-19)
   Completion of the walls (6:1-19)

3. Reformation under Ezra (7:1--10:39)
   Nehemiah plans registration (7:1-73)
   Reading of the law of Moses (8:1-12)
   The Feast of Tabernacles (8:13-18)
   Worship service (9:1-5)
   Covenant to keep the law (10:1-39)

4. Nehemiah's program and policies (11:1--13:31)
   Register of the Jewish state (11:1-12:26)
   Dedication of the wall (12:27-43)
   Temple assignments (12:44-47)
   Reading of the law (13:1-3)
   Tobiah expelled (13:4-9)
   Levite support reinstated (13:10-14)
   Sabbath commerce restricted (13:15-22)
   Mixed marriages (13:23-29)
   Summary (13:30-31)