Jensens survey of the old testament adam 140
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C. Opposition from Without (6:114).
III. Work Is Finished (6:15—7:73a).
A. Building Program Completed
(6:15-19).
B. Jerusalem Guarded (7:1-4).
C. Families Resettled (7:5-73a).
The completion of the building project
was a blow to the enemies of Israel.
Nehemiah reports that they were much cast
down, “for they recognized that this work
had been accomplished with the help of our
God” (6:16). (The two verses of 6:15-16 are
Nehemiah’s concluding words for the
reporting of the building project.)
(7:736—10:39)
A major turn is made in the book of
Nehemiah at 7:736. The shift is from the
C. REVIVAL
physical and material rebuilding to building
for spiritual security. The reading of God’s
Word is given no higher honor than in
chapter 8; thanksgiving and penitence are
blended together in sublime and startling
proportions in the prayer of chapter 9; and
the people’s determination to prove the
sincerity of that prayer by action is
wonderfully exempli ed in chapter 10. The
people solemnly covenanted “to walk in
God’s law,” which they were proud to claim
as having come to them through “Moses,
God’s servant” (10:29). Among other things,
they said, “We will not neglect the house of
our God” (10:39).
The passing of time would tell how
faithfully they and their children would
keep this covenant.
(11:1—13:31)
The last chapters of Nehemiah record
D. CONSOLIDATION
important aspects of Israel’s life as they
entered the phase of consolidation. Those
aspects are: the nation’s size and
distribution; the nation’s defense; and the
nation’s purity. The same subjects appeared
earlier in the book, but in a slightly di erent
context. Chart 61 gives a survey of this nal
section of Nehemiah. Mark the divisions in
your Bible, with the outlines, as a guide for
your reading.
X. KEY WORDS AND VERSES OF NEHEMIAH
Some of Nehemiah’s key words are: build,
remember, pray, wall, work, mercy,
disobedience, thanksgiving. Suggested key
verses are 2:176 and 6:3. Look for others.
XI APPLICATIONS OF NEHEMIAH
1. Nehemiah is an invigorating and
challenging book, showing what God can do
through a remnant of believers who rise to
God’s call through His servant to restore a
vital, worshipful relationship with Him.
John C. Whitcomb makes this appraisal of
the book:
It must be said … that no portion of
the Old Testament provides us with a
greater
incentive
to
dedicated,
discerning zeal for the work of God
than the Book of Nehemiah. The
example of Nehemiah’s passion for the
truth of God’s Word, whatever the cost
or consequences, is an example sorely
needed in the present hour.17
Problems, pains, prayer, and perseverance
are some of the ingredients of the success
story of Nehemiah. What other ingredients
