[He. Nechemyah “consolation of Yah”]
Background: Another leader in establishing the new community, Nehemiah organized the rebuilding of the walls round Jerusalem, so vital to its security (1-7). When this was done Ezra read the law (Torah) to the people and led them in a confession of their disobedience to God and then to a promise to obey him in the future (8-10). Nehemiah also carried through several social reform (11-13)13chs
Author: Ezra using Nehemiah’s memoirs. Nehemiah obviously authored sections directly attributed to him, including 1-7,13, where the first-person pronouns refer to him
Date and Location: See Ezra
Recipients: See Ezra
Purpose: See Ezra
Unique Features:
*Nehemiah is chronologically The final historical book of OT
*Though mostly compiled by Ezra, Nehemiah is the most autobiographical of the Bible’s historical books
*1 of the best examples in scripture of a man committed to a vision and to encourage others to join him in fulfilling that vision
*Artaxerxes’ decree(2:8) marks the official start of the 70 weeks prophesied in Da9:25-27
Comparison: See Ezra
Abbreviations: Neh. /Ne
MV: Dt11:18
Bib1Yr: Mt1,2Genealogy of Jesus
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