# Book Introduction - Nehemiah

Read first chapter 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:
* The journey to Jerusalem, 1:1-2:20
* The building of the wall, 3:1-6:19.
* The census, 7:1-73.
* The revival, 8:1-11:36.
* The census of the priests and Levites, 12:1-26.
* Dedication of the wall, 12:27-43.
* Restoration of the temple worship, 12:44-47.
* The legal order restored, 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 1:8,9; 13:1). It is the principle of 2 Timothy 2. The events recorded in Nehemiah cover a period of 11 years (Ussher).

# CHAPTER 1
## Verse 1

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, 1:1-2:20; II. The building of the wall, 3:1-6:19. III. The census, 7:1-73. IV. The revival, 8:1-11:36. V. The census of the priests and Levites, 12:1-26. VI. Dedication of the wall, 12:27-43. VII. Restoration of the temple worship, 12:44-47. VIII. The legal order restored, 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 1:8,9; 13:1). It is the principle of 2Ti 2. 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 (See Scofield "Exodus 14:30").

## Verse 11

fear (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

# CHAPTER 2
## Verse 1

Nisan first month i.e. April.

## Verse 10

Tobiah Two Tobiahs are distinguished by many:
* (1) "Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite," Nehemiah 2:10,19; 4:3,7 6:1,12,14.
* (2) A Jew, unable to prove his genealogy. But the reference to the latter (Nehemiah 7:62) indicates that he was already dead. But one Tobiah, and he the Ammonite, is active in this book.

## Verse 19

laughed The obstacle of ridicule.

# CHAPTER 3
## Verse 1

sheep The sheep for sacrifice were brought in here. (See Scofield "John 5:2"). tower The towers appear to have been on either side the sheep gate.

## Verse 26

Nethinims i.e. dedicated (persons), probably descendants of the Gibeonites 2 Samuel 21:1-3 devoted to the service of the Levites. But see Joshua 9:17-21.

## Verse 27

Ophel Trans. "tower," 2 Kings 5:24; 2 Chronicles 27:3; 33:14. Perhaps part of the fort called Millo, ; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Chronicles 32:5.

# CHAPTER 5
## Verse 8

redeemed (See Scofield "Exodus 14:30").

## Verse 15

fear (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

# CHAPTER 6
## Verse 6

Gashmu Called Geshem, Nehemiah 6:2.

## Verse 15

Elul sixth month i.e. September.

## Verse 17

Tobiah (See Scofield "Nehemiah 2:10").

# CHAPTER 7
## Verse 2

feared (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

## Verse 7

Zerubbabel Called Zorobabel, Matthew 1:12,13.

## Verse 65

Tirshatta i.e. governor, Nehemiah 8:9. Urim (See Scofield "Exodus 28:30").

## Verse 73

seventh month i.e. October; also, Nehemiah 8:2,14.

# CHAPTER 8
## Verse 1

seventh month i.e. October; also, Nehemiah 8:2,14.

## Verse 2

seventh month i.e. October; Nehemiah 8:2,14.

## Verse 17

for since the days of Jeshua It is not meant that there had not been some formal observance of the feast of tabernacles (cf) 2 Chronicles 8:13; Ezekiel 3:4, but that the people had not dwelt in booths since Joshua's days.

# CHAPTER 9
## Verse 8

faithful Genesis 22:1-3; James 2:21-23 covenant (See Scofield "Genesis 15:18")

## Verse 14

madest known unto them This important passage fixes beyond all cavil the time when the sabbath, God's rest Genesis 2:1-3 was given to man. Cf. Exodus 20:9-11. In Exodus 31:13-17 the sabbath is invested with the character of a sign between Jehovah and Israel. (See Scofield "Matthew 12:1").

## Verse 38

seal See Nehemiah 10:1.

# CHAPTER 10
## Verse 1

Tirshatha See margin ref. (See Scofield "Nehemiah 3:26").

## Verse 33

shewbread (See Scofield "Exodus 25:30"). atonement (See Scofield "Exodus 29:33").

# CHAPTER 12
## Verse 1

Zerubbabel Called Zorobabel, Matthew 1:12,13.

# CHAPTER 13
## Verse 7

Tobiah (See Scofield "Nehemiah 2:10").