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THE NEHEMIAH BLUEPRINT
A. REBUILDING THE WALL
(1:1-7:73)
1. Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem
2. Nehemiah leads the people
Nehemiah's life is an example of leadership and
organization. Giving up a confortable and wealthy
position in Persia, he returned to the fractured
homeland of his ancestors and rallied the people
to rebuild Jerusalem's wall. In the face of opposition
he used wise defense measures to care for the people
and to keep the project moving. To accomplish more
for the sake of God's kingdom, we must pray, persevere
and sacrifice, as did Nehemiah.
B. REFORMING THE PEOPLE
(8:1-13:31)
1. Ezra renews the covenant
2. Nehemiah establishes policies
After the wall was rebuilt, Ezra read the Law to the
people, bringing about national repentance. Nehemiah
and Ezra were very different people, yet God used them
both to lead the nation. Remember, there is a place
for you in God's work even if you're different from
most other people. God uses each person in a unique
way to accomplish his purposes.
VITAL STATISTICS
PURPOSE:
Nehemiah is the last of the Old Testament historical
books. It records the history of the third return to
Jerusalem after captivity, telling how the walls were
rebuilt and the people renewed in their faith.
AUTHOR:
Much of the book is written in the first person
suggesting Nehemiah as the author. Nehemiah probable
wrote the book with Ezra serving as editor.
DATE WRITTEN:
Approximately 445-432 B.C.
SETTING:
Zerubbabel ledthe first return to Jerusalem in 537
B.C. In 458, Ezra led the second return. Finally,
in 445, Nehemiah returned with the third group of
exiles to rebuild the city walls.
KEY VERSES:
"So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth
day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. And
it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard
therof, and all the heathen that were about us saw
these things, they were much cast down in their own
eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought
of our God" (6:15,16).
KEY PEOPLE:
Nehemiah, Ezra, Sanballat, Tobiah
KEY PLACE:
Jerusalem
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The book shows the fulfillment of the prophecies
of Zechariah and Daniel concerning the rebuilding
of Jerusalem's walls.