Nehemiah is led by the Lord to record a census of those who were still a part of the work after the time of Ezra upon completion of the wall. In this record, we see the kind of issues God is most interested in.

1. God cares about people individually.

2. God's Word has been reliably preserved and we can verify this archaeologically.

3. The heart we bring to the work of God is just as important as the work itself.