Nehemiah
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Nehemiah, contemporary of Ezra and
cupbearer to the king in the Persian palace, leads the third and last return
to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
His concern for the welfare of Jerusalem and its inhabitants prompts
him to take bold action. Granted
permission to return to his homeland, Nehemiah challenges his countrymen to
arise and rebuild the shattered walls of Jerusalem. In spite of opposition from without and
abuse from within, the task is completed in only fifty-two days -- a feat
which even the enemies of Israel must attribute to God's enabling. By contrast, the task of reviving and
reforming the people of God within those rebuilt walls demands years of
Nehemiah's godly life and leadership.
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Focus
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Reconstruction of the Wall
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Restoration of the People
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1:1 7:73
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8:1
13:31
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Divisions
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Preparation to Reconstruct the Wall
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Reconstruction of the Wall
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Renewal of the Covenant
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Obedience to the Covenant
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1:1 2:20
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3:1 7:73
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8:1 10:39
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11:1 13:31
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Topics
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Political
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Spiritual
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Construction
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Instruction
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Place
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Jerusalem
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Time
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19 Years (444--425 B.C.)
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