Nehemiah mourns and fasts and prays for the Jews in Jerusalem.

Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem—Sanballat and others oppose Nehemiah in rebuilding walls and gates of Jerusalem.

Names and order of those who built the walls and gates of Jerusalem are set forth.

Their enemies seek to prevent Jews from rebuilding walls of Jerusalem—Nehemiah arms the laborers and keeps the work going forward.

Many Jews are in bondage to their brethren—At Nehemiah’s direction they are freed, their lands are restored, and taking of usury is discontinued.

Sanballat engages in intrigue against Nehemiah and the building of the wall—Jews finish construction of the wall.

Provision made to protect Jerusalem—Genealogy given of the Jews who returned from Babylon—Priests without genealogical records are denied the priesthood.

Ezra reads and interprets the law of Moses to the people—They keep the feast of tabernacles.

Jews fast and confess their sins—Levites bless and praise the Lord, and recite his goodness toward Israel.

People covenant to marry in Israel, to honor the Sabbath, to pay tithes, and to keep the commandments.

People and their overseers elected by lot to dwell in Jerusalem and the other cities.

Priests and Levites named who came up from Babylon—Walls of Jerusalem are dedicated—Offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple.

Ammonites and Moabites denied a place in the congregation of God—Tobiah ejected from his dwelling place in the temple—Nehemiah corrects abuses and reinstitutes sabbath observance—Some Jews rebuked for marrying strange wives and defiling the priesthood.