1:1-3                A message from home

1:4-11              A broken heart leads to prayer

2:1-9                A God-sized plan in conversation with the king

2:10                 A hint of opposition

2:11-18            Surveying the walls and a call to action

2:19-20            Opposition, 2

3:1-32              The team rebuilding the walls

4:1-23              Opposition and response

5:1-19              Dealing with an internal challenge

6:1-7:3             Opposition and completion

7:4-69              A census

7:70-73            Supporting the work

8:1-18              Word and worship

9:1-37              A confession of God’s greatness

9:38-10:39       A binding commitment

11:1-12:26       Living arrangements

12:27-43          Dedicating the walls

12:44-47          The assignment of the Levites

13:1-22            Nehemiah’s final reforms