College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Nehemiah 11 - Introduction
Chapter Eleven
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
1.
Why do you suppose new residents were wanted in Jerusalem?
2.
What was the method used to get them?
OUTLINE
III.
Persons Bound by Vows are Listed, and Reforms on Nehemiah's Second Visit are Described: Chapter s 11-13
A.
The genealogies of residents of Jerusalem and names of other cities are listed.
1.
An effort is made to increase Jerusalem's population (Nehemiah 11:1-2).
2.
People of Israel (Nehemiah 11:3-9).
3.
Priestly leaders (Nehemiah 11:10-14).
4.
Levites(Nehemiah 11:15-19).
5.
Other groups (Nehemiah 11:20-24).
6.
Towns occupied in Judah and Benjamin (Nehemiah 11:25-36).
REVIEW QUESTIONS
l.
What proportion of the people were asked to move to Jerusalem?
2.
Who were already living there?