The following is part of a personal project that can help students of the Bible to get a bigger picture of what each book of the Bible contains. I like the passage lookup feature that allows you to see the verse quickly!
Chapter 1
Nehemiah learns of the misery of Jerusalem – Nehemiah 1:1-2
He mourns, fasts, and prays – Nehemiah 1:4
His prayer – Nehemiah 1:5
Chapter 2
Artaxerxes understands the cause of Nehemiah’s sadness and sends him to Jerusalem – Nehemiah 2:1
Nehemiah, to the grief of the enemies, comes to Jerusalem – Nehemiah 2:9
He views secretly the ruins of the walls – Nehemiah 2:12
He encourages the Jews to build, despite the enemies – Nehemiah 2:17
Chapter 3
The names and order of those who built the wall – Nehemiah 3:1
Chapter 4
While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work – Nehemiah 4:1-2
Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a watch – Nehemiah 4:7
He gives military precepts – Nehemiah 4:19
Chapter 5
The Jews complain of their debts and bondage – Nehemiah 5:1
Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and exacts a promise of restitution – Nehemiah 5:6
He forgoes his own allowance, yet entertains generously – Nehemiah 5:14
Chapter 6
Sanballat tries by craft, by rumors, and by hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah – Nehemiah 6:1
The work is finished, to the terror of the enemies – Nehemiah 6:15
Secret intelligence passes between the enemies and the nobles of Judah – Nehemiah 6:17
Chapter 7
Nehemiah places Jerusalem in the care of Hanani and Hananiah – Nehemiah 7:1
A register of the genealogy of those who first came out of Babylon – Nehemiah 7:5
of the people – Nehemiah 7:8-9
of the priests – Nehemiah 7:39-40
of the Levites – Nehemiah 7:43-44
of the temple servants – Nehemiah 7:46-47
of Solomon’s servants – Nehemiah 7:57-58
and of the priests who could not trace their pedigree – Nehemiah 7:63
The total number, with their substance and their gifts – Nehemiah 7:66-67
Chapter 8
The worshipful manner of reading and hearing the law – Nehemiah 8:1
Nehemiah, Ezra, and the Levites comfort the people – Nehemiah 8:9
Their eagerness to hear and be instructed – Nehemiah 8:13
They keep the feast of tabernacles – Nehemiah 8:16
Chapter 9
The people keep a solemn fast and repent – Nehemiah 9:1
The Levites make a solemn confession of God’s goodness and their wickedness – Nehemiah 9:4
Chapter 10
The names of those who sealed the covenant – Nehemiah 10:1
The points of the covenant – Nehemiah 10:29
Chapter 11
The rulers, volunteers, and every tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem – Nehemiah 11:1
A catalogue of their names – Nehemiah 11:3
The remainder dwell in other cities – Nehemiah 11:20
Chapter 12
The priests – Nehemiah 12:1-2
and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel – Nehemiah 12:8
The succession of high priests – Nehemiah 12:10
Certain chief Levites – Nehemiah 12:22
The solemn but joyful dedication of the walls – Nehemiah 12:27
The duties of the priests and Levites appointed to temple service – Nehemiah 12:44
Chapter 13
At the reading of the law, the Israelites are separated from the mixed multitude – Nehemiah 13:1
Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed – Nehemiah 13:4
He reassigns duties in the house of God – Nehemiah 13:10
and prays for remembrance – Nehemiah 13:14
The violation of the sabbath – Nehemiah 13:15
and the marriages with foreign wives corrected – Nehemiah 13:23
