Nehemiah 12

Nehemiah 12:1-47

Contents: Priests and Levites who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. Dedication of the walls.

Characters: God, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Seraiah, Jeremiah.

Conclusion: Great mercies call for the most solemn returns of praise in the courts of the Lord’s house.

Key Words: Dedication, Nehemiah 12:27.

Strong Verses: Nehemiah 12:43.

Striking Facts: Nehemiah 12:30. The purifying was a type of the blood of Christ (Numbers 19:9) by which our consciences are purged from dead works, making us fit to serve the living God. (Hebrews 9:14.)