SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH
| BIBLICAL PERIOD | #9 THE REMNANT OF JUDAH RETURNS | |||
| FOCUS | RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM | RESTORATION OF THE PEOPLE OF JUDAH | ||
| THE COVENANT | THE SINAI COVENANT | |||
| SCRIPTURE | 1:1 |
3:1 |
8:1 |
11:1–13:31 |
| DIVISION | Preparation | Reconstruction | Covenant Renewal | Covenant Obedience |
| TOPIC | Political | Spiritual | ||
| Construction | Instruction | |||
| LOCATION | JERUSALEM | |||
| TIME | 19 YEARS | |||
TIME LINE (BC)
WORLD EMPIRES: PERSIA—————————————————————Greece——————Hellenistic States————
Judah, vassal state of Persia————————————————————
| 538 BC | 516 BC | 483-473 BC | 458 BC | 444 BC | 336 BC | 323 BC | 250 BC |
| 1st return of exiles to Judah | Jerusalem is Rebuilt! | Esther, Queen of Persia | 2nd return of exiles with priest Ezra | 3rd return. Nehemiah rebuilds walls of Jerusalem | Alexander the Great invades Persia | Death of Alexander | Greek translation of Bible (Septuagint) |