Nehemiah

“The most important thing about Nehemiah,” says Boice, “is that he was a man of God, and because he was close to God in prayer and personal piety, he was able to draw from God the wisdom, patience, skill, and perseverance he needed to complete his great task.” In the tradition of Boice’s expositional commentaries, Nehemiah not only explains the meaning of the text verse by verse and section by section, but it relates the concerns of the text to the world, the church, and the realities of Christian life. Pastors, Bible students, and laypersons alike will find Boice’s easy-to-read commentary an important tool, not only in understanding the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, but also in understanding how God equips his servants for their appointed tasks.

1. Opening
2. Part One
3. Meet The Governor
4. History Of The Times
5. First Things First
6. The First Dynamic
7. A Friend Is Come
8. Two
9. Problems Of Middle Management
10. Success In Middle Management
11. Artaxerxes Favorable Response
12. Three
13. An Overwhelming Problem
14. Planning For Success
15. Timing Is Almost Everything
16. Come, Let Us Rebuild The Wall
17. We Can Make It Together
18. Blood, Toil, Tears, And Sweat
19. Keep Other People Informed
20. So They Began The Good Work
21. Four - The Fourth Dynamic
22. A Motivator And A Task Specialist
23. Manageable Sections
24. To Each A Task
25. A Coordinated Effort
26. Recognition For Each Worker
27. Five - The Fifth Dynamic, Part 1
28. Success Breeds Opposition
29. Eight - A Final Reason For Opposition
30. Opposition By Ridicule
31. Opposition By The Threat Of Violence
32. Six - The Fifth Dynamic, Part 2
33. Exploiting The Poor
34. A Time For Anger
35. Rebuking Offenders
36. The Public Confrontation
37. Nehemiah Succeeded
38. Seven- The Fifth Dynamic Part 3
39. Opposition By Intrigue
40. Opposition By Innuendo
41. Opposition By Intimidation
42. The Secret Of His Success
43. Eight - The Completion Of The Wall
44. So The Wall Was Completed
45. Consolidation Or Preparation
46. Numbering The People
47. Providing For The Temple
48. Part Two - Rebuilding The Nation - Nine - The Sixth Dynamic, Part 1
49. Rebuilding The Nation
50. Reading God's Word First
51. First Steps To Revival
52. Never The Same Again
53. Ten - The Sixth Dynamic, Part 2
54. A Genuine Revival
55. Genuine Confession And Repentance
56. The Prayer Of The Levites
57. If My People
58. Eleven - The Sixth Dynamic, Part 3
59. Three Steps To Revival
60. Characteristics Of The Covenant
61. Six Essential Commitments
62. Covenants Today
63. Twelve - The Seventh Dynamic
64. Jerusalem In The Time Of Nehemiah
65. Anatomy Of A Plan
66. Impacting Our Cities
67. Thirteen - The Dedication Of The Wall
68. A Climax To The Book
69. A List Of Accomplishments
70. The Dedication Of The People
71. The Dedication Of The Great Wall
72. The Work Goes On
73. Fourteen - The Eighth Dynamic
74. Even Down To Old Age
75. The Same Old Problems
76. A Worm In The Big Apple
77. Nehemiah's Final Reforms
78. Four Leadership Characteristics