Nehemiah: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

Alastair Roberts

Nehemiah: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

March 30, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS*

00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Nehemiah Receives News From Jerusalem

00:07:43 - Chapter 2: Nehemiah Goes to Judah

00:15:25 - Chapter 3: Rebuilding the Wall

00:20:47 - Chapter 4: Opposition

00:26:45 - Chapter 5: Nehemiah Addresses the Concerns of the Poor

00:38:38 - Chapter 6: Conspiracy Against Nehemiah

00:46:12 - Chapter 7: The List of the Returned Exiles

00:54:42 - Chapter 8: The Assembly of the People

01:07:13 - Chapter 9: The People Confess Their Sins

01:20:15 - Chapter 10: A Solemn Oath

01:27:04 - Chapter 11: Repopulating Jerusalem

01:33:13 - Chapter 12: Dedicating the Wall

01:41:21 - Chapter 13: Further Reforms

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