Cyrus Ingerson Scofield,
Scofield Reference Bible Notes…
(1800s)
“ The journey to Jerusalem, 1:1-2:20 The building of the wall, 3:1-6:19. The census, 7:1-73. The revival, 8:1-11:36. The census of the priests and Levites, 12:1-26. Dedication of the wall, 12:27-43. Restoration of the temple worship, 12:44-47. The legal order restored, 13:1-31. The moral state of the time is disclosed by the prophet Malachi. This book affords many instances of individual faith acting on the written word (e.g. Nehemiah 1:8,9; 13:1) . It is the principle of 2 Timothy 2. The events recorded in Nehemiah cover a period of 11 years (Ussher) . ”
