1. THE TEMPLE SOLOMON’S TEMPLE SOLOMON FINISHED THE TEMPLE(959 BC)? DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR(586 BC)? ZERUBBABEL’S TEMPLE RECONSTRUCTION UNDER CYRUS(536 BC)? BUILDING CEASES UNDER ARTAXERXES(17 YEARS)? BUILDING CONTINUES UNDER DARIUS (519 BC)? TEMPLE COMPLETED UNDER DARIUS(516 BC)? (516-458 BC)? HEROD’S TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN(20 BC)? COMPLETED 46 YEARS (JOHN 2:20)(64 AD)?

2. CHRONOLOGY OF BOOKS OBADIAH(605-585 BC)? EZEKIEL(593-571 BC)? DANIEL(605-530 BC)? EZRA(538-457 BC)? ZECHARIAH(520-480 BC)? ESTHER(479-478 BC)? NEHEMIAH(445-432 BC)? MALACHI(440-430 BC)?

3. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY NEBUCHADNEZZARDANIEL 1:1(539 BC)? CYRUSEZRA 1-3(538-537 BC)? AHASUERUSEZRA 4 (7 MONTHS)(537 BC)? DARIUSEZRA 5-6(536-516 BC)? QUEEN ESTHERESTHER 2-10(479-478 BC)? ARTAXERXES LONGIMANUS(465-424 BC)? EZRA 7-10(458-457 BC)? NEHEMIAH 1-13(445-432 BC)?

4. PEOPLE TO REMEMBER NEBUCHADNEZZAR - DESTROYED JERUSALEM(586 BC)? ARTAXERXES - KING OF PERSIA465-425 BC? LONGIMANUS- SON OF XERXES NEHEMIAH - COMFORTED OF YAHWEH SON OF HACHALIAH - BROTHER OF HANANI445-433 BC? ADVERSARIES OF NEHEMIAH SANBALLAT THE HORONITE - GOVERNOR OF SAMARIA TOBIAH THE AMMONITE - JOINT GOVERNOR WITH SANBALLAT GESHEM THE ARAB - CHIEF OF THE ARABS IN SAMARIA ELIASHIB THE HIGH PRIEST

5. OUTLINE NEHEMIAH CHAPTER SEVEN NEHEMIAH’S ENEMIES WANT TO MEET WITH HIMV. 1-4 CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST NEHEMIAHV. 5-7 NEHEMIAH PRAYS TO GODV. 8-9 THEY HIRE A FALSE PROPHETV. 10-13 NEHEMIAH PRAYS TO GOD AGAINST THEMV. 14 THE WALL IS FINISHED IN 52 DAYSV. 15 NEHEMIAH DISCOVERS PLOT AGAINST HIMV. 16-19

6. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:1-2 1When the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

7. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:1-2 1When the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, WHEN THE WALL WAS BUILT WHAT DID HE DO? WHO WERE THE GATE KEEPERS? READ:1 CHRONICLES 26:19 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari. (NKJ)

8. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:1-2 2I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. WHO WAS GIVEN CHARGE OF JERUSALEM? WHO WAS HANANI?SEE:NEHEMIAH 1:2 WHY DID HE APPOINT HANANIAH ?

9. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:3-4 3I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house." 4The city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.

10. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:3-4 3I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.“ 4The city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. WHAT DID NEHEMAIH TELL THEM? WHEN DID THEY NORMALLY OPEN THE GATES? WHO WAS APPOINTED GUARDS AMONG THE PEOPLE? WHY WATCH IN FRONT OF HIS OWN HOUSE? WHY WAS IT DIFFICULT TO GUARD THE CITY?

11. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:3-4 WHO DID DAVID SAY GUARDS THE CITY? READ:PSALMS 127:1 1Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.(NKJ)

12. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:5-6 5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: 6These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city.

13. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:4-6 5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: WHO WAS GUIDING NEHEMIAH? WHAT DID GOD PUT IN HIS HEART TO DO? WHAT DID HE FIND? WHAT DID THIS REGISTER CONTAIN?

14. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:4-6 6These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. WHO RETURNED TO JERUSALEM? READ:EZRA2:1 1These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. (NKJ) WHO CARRIED THEM AWAY IN CAPTIVITY?

15. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:7 7Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: COMPARE:EZRA 2:2 2Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:(NKJ)

16. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:8-17 ‘The men of Israel’ 8The sons of Parosh, 2,172 9The sons of Shephatiah, 372 10The sons of Arah, 652 11The sons of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab,2,818 12The sons of Elam, 1,254 13The sons of Zattu,845 14The sons of Zaccai, 760 15The sons of Binnui, 648 16The sons of Bebai, 428 17The sons of Azgad, 2,322

17. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:18-28 18The sons of Adonikam,667 19The sons of Bigvai, 2,067 20The sons of Adin, 655 21The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98 22The sons of Hashum, 328 23The sons of Bezai, 324 24The sons of Hariph, 112 25The sons of Gibeon, 95 26The men of Bethlehem & Netophah, 188 27The men of Anathoth, 128 28The men of Beth Azmaveth, 42

18. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:29-38 29The men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,743 30The men of Ramah and Geba, 621 31The men of Michmas, 122 32The men of Bethel and Ai, 123 33The men of the other Nebo, 52 34The sons of the other Elam, 1254 35The sons of Harim, 320 36The sons of Jericho, 345 37The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721 38The sons of Senaah,3,930

19. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:39-43 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,973 40The sons of Immer, 152 41The sons of Pashhur, 1,247 42The sons of Harim, 1,017 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua; Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, 74

20. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:44-47 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148 45The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138 46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 47The sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,

21. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:48-53 48The sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, 49The sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, 50The sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, 51The sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, 52The sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, 53The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

22. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:54-58 54The sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 55The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, 56The sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. 57The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, 58The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

23. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:59-60 59The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. 60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon's servants, were 392 WHAT WAS THE TOTAL OF THE NETHENIM? WHO WERE THE NETHENIM?

24. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:61-63 61These were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father's house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel: 62The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642 63And of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. WHO COULD NOT TRACE THEIR HERITAGE? WHAT PRIESTS COULD NOT TRACE THEIR HERITAGE?

25. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:64-65 64These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. 65The governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.

26. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:64-65 64These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. 65The governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE PRIESTS? WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR? WHAT DID HE TELL THEM? WHAT WAS THIS TEST OF ‘URIM AND THUMMIM’?

27. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:66-69 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 67Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty- seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers. 68Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, 69Their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

28. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:66-69 66Altogether the whole assembly was 42,360 67Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337 They had men and women singers. 245 68Their horses were 736, their mules 245 69Their camels 435 and donkeys 6,720 WHAT WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER? WHY NUMBER THE SERVANTS SEPARATELY? HOW MANY WORK ANIMALS DID THE HAVE?

29. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:70-72 70Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. 71Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. 72That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.

30. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:70-72 70Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. 71Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. WHO GAVE TO SUPPORT THE WORK? WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR GIVE? WHAT DID THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS’ GIVE?

31. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:70-72 72That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. WHAT DID THE REST OF THE PEOPLE GIVE?

32. READ:NEHEMIAH 7:73 73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.(NKJ)

33. QUESTIONS:NEHEMIAH 7:73 73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.(NKJ) WHERE DID THE PEOPLE GO AFTER THE NUMBERING? WHEN WERE THEY ALL IN THEIR CITIES?