CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

NEHEMIAH

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:

• Name the author of the book of Nehemiah.
• Identify to whom the book of Nehemiah was written.
• State the purpose for the book of Nehemiah.
• Write the Key Verse of the book of Nehemiah from memory.
• State the Life and Ministry Principle for the book of Nehemiah.

INTRODUCTION

AUTHOR: Nehemiah

TO WHOM: Israel

PURPOSE: Continuation of the history of Israel. Record of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.

KEY VERSE: Nehemiah 6:3

LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: There is no opportunity without opposition. Faith without works is dead.

MAIN CHARACTERS: Nehemiah, Sanballat, Geshem, Gashmu, Shemiah, Tobiah, Hananiah, Ezra, Artaxerxes

OUTLINE

I. Introduction: Nehemiah 1:1-11