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NEHEMIAH: Learning to Lead

NEHEMIAH: Learning to Lead. Outline and Historical Background. 3 March- Outline and Historical Background 10 March- The Leader and God, 1 17 March- The Leader and His Superiors, 2:1-8 24 March- The Leader and His Subordinates, 2:9-20 31 March- The Leader and His Mission, 3

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NEHEMIAH: Learning to Lead

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  1. NEHEMIAH:Learning to Lead Outline and Historical Background

  2. 3 March- Outline and Historical Background 10 March- The Leader and God, 1 17 March- The Leader and His Superiors, 2:1-8 24 March- The Leader and His Subordinates, 2:9-20 31 March- The Leader and His Mission, 3 7 April- The Leader and Opposition, Part 1, 4 14 April- The Leader and Opposition, Part 2, 5 21 April- The Leader and Opposition, Part 3, 6:1-7:73 28 April- The Leader and His Nation, Part 1, 7:73-8:18 5 May- The Leader and His Nation, Part 2, 9:1-37 12 May- The Leader and His Nation, Part 3, 9:38-10:39 19 May- The Leader and His Community, 11:1-12:26 26 May- The Leader and His Church Outline

  3. General Background • Authorship: probably written by the Chronicler • Chronicles written 450-425 B.C. • Some say Ezra was the “Chronicler” • Certainly Ezra and Nehemiah provided sources for the Chronicler

  4. General Background • Date of Writing: After 420 B.C., Nehemiah 12:26,47 • Ezra (7:8) arrived in Jerusalem 7th year of Artaxerxes (began rule in 465 B.C.)- 458 B.C. • Nehemiah came in 20th year of rule (1:1), thus 445 B.C. for start of book • Elephantine Papyri notes sons of Sanballat were governors of Samaria in 408 B.C. (see Neh. 4:1 for cross reference)

  5. General Background • Theme: Rebuilding the Walls • Major Sub-themes • God’s Covenant • Purity of Worship • Faithfulness in Adversity • Major Teaching Point for this Study: Characteristics of Good Leadership

  6. Why Nehemiah? Ninevah Assur Akkad Susa Sumer

  7. ANE: Timeline Egypt: Predynastic: 5000-2900 Protodynastic: 2900-2700 Babylon: Periods Early Dynastic: 2800-2360 Old Akkadian: 2360-2180 Gutian/Sumerian: 2180-1960 ANE POWERS 8000-4500 B.C. Neolithic Age 4000-3000 B.C. Chalcolithic Age 3000-2000 B.C. Early Bronze Age ISRAEL/JUDAH

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