Fourteen years after the return of Ezra to Jerusalem, Nehemiah led up a company (B.C. 444) and restored the walls and the civil authority. Of those events this book is the record. It is in eight divisions:
I. The journey to Jerusalem, Nehemiah 1:1-2;
II. The building of the wall, Nehemiah 3:1-6.
III. The census, Nehemiah 7:1-73.
IV. The revival, Nehemiah 8:1-11.
V. The census of the priests and Levites, Nehemiah 12:1-26.
VI. Dedication of the wall, Nehemiah 12:27-43.
VII. Restoration of the temple worship, Nehemiah 12:44-47.
VIII. The legal order restored, Nehemiah 13:1-31.
The moral state of the time is disclosed by the prophet Malachi. This book affords many instances of individual faith acting on the written word (e.g. Nehemiah 1:8; Nehemiah 1:9; Nehemiah 13:1). It is the principle of 2 Timothy 2:0.
The events recorded in Nehemiah cover a period of 11 years (Ussher).
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Bibliographical Information Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Nehemiah 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/nehemiah-1.html. 1917.
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SCOFIELD REFERENCE NOTES (Old Scofield 1917 Edition)
The Book of Nehemiah
Fourteen years after the return of Ezra to Jerusalem, Nehemiah led up a company (B.C. 444) and restored the walls and the civil authority. Of those events this book is the record. It is in eight divisions:
I. The journey to Jerusalem, Nehemiah 1:1-2;
II. The building of the wall, Nehemiah 3:1-6.
III. The census, Nehemiah 7:1-73.
IV. The revival, Nehemiah 8:1-11.
V. The census of the priests and Levites, Nehemiah 12:1-26.
VI. Dedication of the wall, Nehemiah 12:27-43.
VII. Restoration of the temple worship, Nehemiah 12:44-47.
VIII. The legal order restored, Nehemiah 13:1-31.
The moral state of the time is disclosed by the prophet Malachi. This book affords many instances of individual faith acting on the written word (e.g. Nehemiah 1:8; Nehemiah 1:9; Nehemiah 13:1). It is the principle of 2 Timothy 2:0.
The events recorded in Nehemiah cover a period of 11 years (Ussher).
Chisleu i.e. December.
Shushan Or, Susa, ancient capital of Persia.
Verse 10
redeemed
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Verse 11
fear
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