Ezra Nehemiah

Summer 2000 Teaching Schedule
DATE	TOPIC/SCRIPTURE	TEACHER
June 25	First Return and Rebuilding under Zerubbabel, Ez 1-3	Joe Morgan
July 2	Overcoming Opposition, Ez 4-6	Norm Herr
July 9	SIDEBAR: Assurance of Salvation	Greg VanBlair
July 16	Second Return and Reform under Ezra, Ez 7,8	Norm Herr
July 23	Confession and Cleansing, Ez 9,10	Neal
July 30	Third Return and Preparations under Nehemiah, Neh 1:1-2:16	Joe Morgan
Aug 6	Challenging and Organizing the People, Nehemiah 2:17 - 3:32	Bob Gray
Aug 13	SIDEBAR: How Jesus & Paul Made Disciples
Aug 20	Dealing with Opposition, Nehemiah 4-6	Bob Gray
Aug 27	Restoration, Nehemiah 7-9	Bob Gray
Sep 3	Covenant and Cleansing, Nehemiah 10-13	Norm Herr
Sept 10	SIDEBAR: How To's For One-On-One Discipleship	Joe Morgan

Ezra Outlines

I. National Restoration under Zerubbabel (1-6)

A. Returning to the land (1-2)

1. Proclamation of Cyrus (1)

2. Registration of the people (2)

B. Rebuilding the temple (3)

1. Establishing the altar (3:1-6)

2. Laying again the foundation (3:7-13)

C. Resisting the enemy (4-6)

1. The building ceases (4)

(Note: 4:6-23 is a parenthesis describing opposition at a later date)

2. The prophets begin their ministry (5)

3. The building is completed (6)

II. Spiritual Reformation under Ezra (7-10)

A. Ezra comes to Jerusalem (7-8)

B. Ezra confesses the sins of the people (9)

C. Ezra cleanses the nation (10)

I. The First Return and Rebuilding under Zerubbabel (chaps. 1-6)

A. The proclamation of Cyrus (1:1-4)

B. The reaction of the Israelites (1:5-11)

C. The list of people who returned (chap. 2)

1. The list recorded (2:1-63)

2. The total numbers given (2:64-67)

3. The restoration begun (2:68-70)

D. The rebuilding of the temple (3:1-6:15)

1. The altar and foundation rebuilt (chap. 3)

2. The rebuilding opposed (4:1-6:12)

3. The temple completed (6:13-15)

E. The dedication of the temple and the celebration of the Passover (6:16-22)

1. The temple dedicated (6:16-18)

2. The Passover celebrated (6:19-22)

II. The Second Return and Reform under Ezra (chaps. 7-10)

A. The return to the land (chaps. 7-8)

1. The introduction of Ezra (7:1-10)

2. The circumstances prompting the return (7:11-28)

3. The list of the returnees (8:1-14)

4. The details of the journey and arrival (8:15-36)

B. The reform in the land (chaps. 9-10)

1. The people's sin of intermarriage reported (9:1-4)

2. Ezra's prayer to God (9:5-15)

3. The people's confession of sin (chap. 10)

Nehemiah Outlines

I. Repairing the Walls (1-6)

A. Preparation (1-2)

1. A concerned leader (1)

2. A cooperating king (2:1-8)

3. A challenged people (2:9-20)

B. Cooperation—the people work (3)

C. Opposition (4:1-6:19)

1. Ridicule (4:1-6)

2. Force (4:7-9)

3. Discouragement (4:10)

4. Fear (4:11-23)

5. Selfishness (5)

6. Guile (6:1-4)

7. Slander (6:5-9)

8. Threats (6:10-19)

II. Reviving the People (7-13)

A. The citizens registered (7)

B. The Word of God proclaimed (8)

C. The nation's sins confessed (9)

D. The holy covenant ratified (10-12)

E. The nation's sins cleansed (13)

I. The Rebuilding of the Walls (chaps. 1-6)

A. Nehemiah's prayer voiced (chap. 1)

B. Nehemiah's prayer answered (2:1-8)

C. Nehemiah's preparation for the work (2:9-20)

D. Nehemiah's delegation of the work (chap. 3)

E. Nehemiah's reactions to opposition (chap. 4)

F. Nehemiah's handling of internal problems (5:1-13)

G. Nehemiah's service as governor (5:14-19)

H. Nehemiah's response to opposition against him personally (6:1-14)

I. Nehemiah's completion of the project (6:15-19)

II. The Restoration of the People (chaps. 7-13)

A. The security of the city (7:1-3)

B. The census of the returnees (7:4-73a)

C. The ministry of Ezra (7:73b-10:39)

D. The list of Judean residents (11:1-12:26)

E. The dedication of the wall (12:27-47)

F. The reforms under Nehemiah (chap. 13)