This theme actually comes from the book of Nehemiah (2:20), which describes how God led the people Israel in the task of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. In the eighth chapter of Daniel, the phrase evening-morning(s) was used to indicate Passovers. If you are talking about Daniel 8:14, I do not see anything about Pesach. 9Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and gave them the kings letters. How about it? But thats not when he built the walls, its only when he inspected it for 3 days!! http://kofh2u.tripod.com/kofh/. Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. 7Then I said to the king, If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may grant me passage until I arrive in Judah; 8and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the kings forest, directing him to give me timber to make beams for the gates of the temple fortress, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy. And the king granted me what I asked, for the gracious hand of my God was upon me. @ William You say that building the Temple is the de facto event in building Jerusalem, but I remind you that that is not what God said through the prophet Daniel in verse 25. Sift through the storied history of ancient Israel. 10Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house; and next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs. Thanks for the article. What many commentators fail to notice is that up until the 2nd year Darius (Hystaspes) Judah & Jerusalem were still under a period of 70 years of divine indignation (Zech.1). 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! In such a scenario, the seven weeks then become forty-nine years, and the sixty-two weeks become 434 years. It is the bedrock foundation upon which Jerusalems restoration began. They instead have claimed an unknown and contextually inaccurate addition to those original commands which started and completed the contruction of the 2nd temple as specified in Ezra 6. This company acts as an image bank/agency they own, or represent photographers (and artists, if recent), with regard to copyright. Joshua & Zerubbabel restarted construction but their enemies lodge a protest with Darius Hystaspes. After hearing about the sad state of affairs in Judah, Nehemiah acquired the kings permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city and its fortifications. 14Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate; he rebuilt it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 52 x 6 days], with the next 52 days being a symbolic sabbath of rest following all that work. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Written by the worlds foremost biblical scholars and archaeologists, each chapter has been updated and expanded to incorporate more than a decades worth of outstanding new discoveries and fresh scholarly perspectives. The following text is the first portion of the Nehemiah Memoir (1:17:4) from the New Revised Standard Version. 1st century BCE Jewish messianic expectants considered the prophecy so important that today over 2000 years later we have a Rabbinic chronology which leaves out over 120 year of Persian chronology. Despite the free time, which is a rarity in my life, beautiful breezy weather and a book I cant stop reading, my mood was, lets put it nicely, stormy. Daniyel 9:25 says that the first seven shavuim begin min motsa davar in Daniyels own lifetime, whenever his supplications began (naturally, when the Temple was destroyed). Rhema I have received from what Nehemiah did: he had a burden for his people; he went out and did want God wanted him to do; God did not give him a timeframe to do it in; and Nehemiah obeyed. One of the powerful messages of Nehemiah is how much you can accomplish when you align yourself with the will and plan of God. Israel became a nation 69 years ago!! They were allowed to return to Israel to rebuild their nation. He enlisted the help of the people to quickly repair the breaches in the wall. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. Ezra 6:14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. Sign up to receive our email newsletter and never miss an update. Much work needed to be done, and Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah each led groups of the returned remnant in rebuilding the city of Jerusalem. The Bible doesn't say Nehemiah had wall-building experience or even leadership experience. Nehemiah motivated his people to rebuild the wall protecting Jerusalem in 52 days. Let's get started." They rolled up their sleeves, ready for the good work. (Nehemiah 6:16). Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem in 445 B.C. So about 444 bc Nehemiah journeyed to Jerusalem and aroused the people there to the necessity of repopulating the city and rebuilding its walls. "Nehemiah 6:15", and "The city of . [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. The workers built the walls in only 52 days. 12Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. I enjoyed reading it all but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth as I thought how much unbelievers love to see us disagree with one anotherjust some food for thought to all. and Artaxerxes comes from the waw proceeding Artaxerxes. Read full chapter Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah 3 The Message (MSG) (2 Peter 3:3) Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed the work of God. 17Moreover, there were at my table one hundred and fifty people, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations around us. Daniel 9:25 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. So that the Mikdash would have been completed in his 6th year (Ezra 6), and Ezra would have led the return in his 7th year. Nehemiah and his team faced significant opposition yet, were able to rebuild the city walls in just 52 days. Not only did he trust God to bless his efforts, he physically did his part to complete the project. In it, Nehemiah describes his efforts to rebuild the city, even in the face of hostile neighbors. In the past 2000 years, no one else has. Verse 24 gives the big picture overview of what takes place during the entire 70 weeks. Verse 25 states the following: Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem unto the Messiah.. So take 492BCE in Jeremiahs prophecy on the 490 years and until messiah the prince, whats that put us at? Nehemiah 4-6. 11O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Ezra went up in the 7th year of Artakhshast (Ezra 7:7-10), 13 years before Nehemyahs first documented time in Yerushalayim if they are they same Artakhshast. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you? 4They sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he finished the wall on the twentyfifth of Elul, in fiftytwo days. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. Daniyel 9 has nothing to do with Yeshu, the Roman fabrication. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. I will not go in! 12Then I perceived and saw that God had not sent him at all, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. These walls had been down for 100 years. Then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. Thanks a lot and I am taking a look ahead to contact you. The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah all had the same author, Chronicles does not mention any figures or events from the northern kingdom., The reason for the people of Judah to be taken captive was worshiping false God. How difficult is it to build a wall? 11So I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days. Before the seven Pentecosts begin, the tower gate with its broad place and the wall with its trench in front that were destroyed by Pompey in 63 BCE will have been rebuilt (from my book Lifting the Veil on the Book of Daniel, page 92, or see full discussion at http://www.prophecysociety.org/books/LV2012/LV-091.html ). 3So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. 7We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. Building Jerusalem had been going on since the 1st year of Cyrus, that was never the issue. The answer is that Nehemiah did not build on top of the ridge but repaired Hezekiah's mid-slope wall. I said, Christian chronologists have preserved this same reckoning of Ezra and Nehemiah because it is the only way to show that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the prophecy of Daniel 9. I meant to say: Christian chronologists have preserved this same reckoning of Ezra and Nehemiah because it is the only way they can show that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the prophecy of Daniel 9.. He read the Book of Moses and wanted to make sure the people stayed faithful to God's ways. Although Newton believed the early messianic expectants based their counting from the 1st year of Cyrus, it is more likely as Davidson noted, the 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes which was the basis for the chronological errors that crept into the early rabbinic chronology. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. 8Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples; 9but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place at which I have chosen to establish my name. 10They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great power and your strong hand. A claim to an artists impression of Nehemiahs likeness is thus born. Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh 26and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. Few people are familiar with the Biblical figure Nehemiah, and yet he was instrumental in the rebuilding and reestablishment of Jerusalem in the fifth century B.C. The Jewish community in Jerusalem had been there for 80 years. @ William You have offered an interesting interpretation, but it is based on rebuilding the Temple, whereas Daniel 9:25 mentions restoring Jerusalem to a messiah (anointed one)/political leader, but does not say anything at all about rebuilding the Temple. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. 19And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. One side is built on the. I would also like to address a comment regarding Yeshu, the Roman Fabrication. Yeshua being a Roman fabrication is as reasonable and historically accurate as those who say Israel is a British one. 17Then I said to them, You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burnt. Write "The people wanted to work!". Here is how I understand it. The All-Access membership pass is the way to get to know the Bible through biblical archaeology. They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived . They said, "We're with you. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. 492BCE minus 490 years leaves us at the Birth of Christ at 2BCE!! And the people did as they had promised. A conquered people emerge from horrific suffering to reform their nation with the sanction of the conqueror to even rebuild their walls. Within three days of his arrival in Jerusalem he did a thorough inspection of the walls (Nehemiah 2:11-16). During this time according to Haggai 1 the people were busy working on their own houses. Combining Nehemiah's times with his character, we get the message of this book: Nehemiah proves that seemingly impossible things . Now the king had sent officers of the army and cavalry with me. There was no other explanation but God. Ok kislev is November, and notice it says the 20th year of the king? And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. Once there, Nehemiah defied the opposition of Judah's enemies on all sidesSamaritans, Ammonites, Arabs and Philistinesand rebuilt the walls within 52 days, from the Sheep Gate in the North, the Hananeel Tower at the North West corner, the Fish Gate in the West, the Furnaces Tower at the Temple Mount's South West 2He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, What are these feeble Jews doing? Notice the context. and more. Tonyagonna have to chew on this for awhile! 16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology for Egypt are incorrect. Each time a new Messianic zealot came along and needed a new basis for claiming a fulfillment of Daniel 9 they would conveniently associate the command given by YHWH in the 2nd year of Darius even Artaxerxes with the 2nd year of a new Artaxerxes thus eclipsing the Persian period by jumping from one to another. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. Along comes Bible History Daily, rents the picture, crops it to show just the face and upper portion of the body. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. . The liberal wants to revise history by dithering about dates . This verse describes the commands which were instrumental in the rebuilding of the Temple and its eventual completion. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, [] study is all about destiny and reversal of destiny. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. At the 70 year time, we go into great tribulation, the final 3 and a half years. The walls of . It will represent the belief that He is alive, listening and able to respond. We will do as you say. And I called the priests, and made them take an oath to do as they had promised. 1Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. Lots of debate here and that is ok as long as we remember that in-fighting amongst believers only makes the unbelievers more of an unbeliever. Very good study. 13I went out by night by the Valley Gate past the Dragons Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire. Ezra 6 ends with completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbishand burnt ones at that? 3Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, That stone wall they are buildingany fox going up on it would break it down! 4Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their taunt back on their own heads, and give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. (Neh.8) This likely indicates this was a Sabbath year. Although there is no consensus about the relative chronologies of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (the Biblical dates are unclear), Nehemiahs return to Jerusalem probably preceded Ezras by a couple years. All that was left was to rebuild the city . Will they finish it in a day? The waw would have been more accurately translated as a hendiadys where the 2nd word specifies the first. Nehemiah 3 is even more specific. There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. That decree restores Jerusalem to a messiah (anointed one)/political leader (in this case, the high priest and ethnarch Hyrcanus II), and indicates that the seventy weeks will be fulfilled AFTER the broad place and moat has been rebuilt, an event that happened between 44 BCE and 43 BCE, when Antipater, appointed by Rome to assist Hyrcanus govern the city of Jerusalem, is known to have rebuilt the wall and tower gate (with the broad place for assembling troops behind the tower) and restored the moat in front of the wall by clearing out the rubbish that had been used by Pompey in 63 BCE to fill in the moat so his Roman troops could use siege engines against the wall. They went up on the wall by the stairs at the Fountain Gate and then marched in opposite directions around the city. This event symbolically and chronologically marked the end of the 70 years of Jerusalems desolation. Now the 70 is a dual prophecy and the 2nd part is due to be fulfilled soon!! The prophecy fits his advent exactly. The prince (lowercase p) is not Jesus Christ. Our hearts. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. He is being closely watched, so he doesn't do much for his first three days in the city. There is a way to solve these problems but they do not wish to handle it that way. (Neh. and packages. 7After thinking it over, I brought charges against the nobles and the officials; I said to them, You are all taking interest from your own people. And I called a great assembly to deal with them, 8and said to them, As far as we were able, we have bought back our Jewish kindred who had been sold to other nations; but now you are selling your own kin, who must then be bought back by us! They were silent, and could not find a word to say. See http://www.prophecysociety.org for a fuller explanation than can be provided in this forum. The walls were built between 1535 and 1538, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, by the order of Suleiman I. Kind of like a pervert pedophile looking for a job with the boys choir or the boy scouts, I guess. Will they finish it in a day? Then after the 62 7- sevens the Messiah is cut off. This information is based on research from one of my favourite bible references- information which is taken from the Bible Encyclopaedia Insight on the Scriptures - No, Just the Outer Wall to The Temple & City: The house of Jehov. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. Ill stick with what the biblical text states, that the key time-location events are the decree of Caesar in 44 BCE and the building of the broad place and moat in 43 BCE. 6I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. And next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. 21So we laboured at the work, and half of them held the spears from break of dawn until the stars came out. 18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah: and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. How difficult would that be to hold a weapon and build the wall? 14Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the () twentieth year, as I was in () Shushan [] the [] citadel, 2 that () Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. Once there, Nehemiah defied the opposition of Judah's enemies on all sidesSamaritans, Ammonites, Arabs and Philistinesand rebuilt the walls within 52 days, from the Sheep Gate in the North, the Hananeel Tower at the North West corner, the Fish Gate in the West, the Furnaces Tower at the Temple Mount's South West. I cannot say whether or not I agree or disagree with comments posted by previous contributors, but I thank you all of increasing my knowledge of the many ways in which we can view the bible. 10But Judah said, The strength of the burden-bearers is failing, and there is too much rubbish, so that we are unable to work on the wall. 11And our enemies said, They will not know or see anything before we come upon them and kill them and stop the work. 12When the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, From all the places where they live they will come up against us. 13So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. The wall was at last completed52 days (a week shy of two months) after the reconstruction under Nehemiah commenced (verse 15). Families and professional groups take on the responsibility for repairing stretches of the wall, while gates are provided with attics, doors, bolts and bars, and towers are rebuilt. Your email address will not be published. If you will read chapters six and seven in my book (link given above), you will see just how precisely the interpretation I have given fits recorded history and the Scriptures. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Ezra and Nehemiah took place during the period of what?, What nation was in power during the events in Ezra and Nehemiah?, This persian king allowed the jews to return and rebuild the temple of Jersualem and more. Even in the the 7th year of Daryavesh I he could be no younger than 70. If building the temple (YHWH house) in Jerusalem does not qualify as the de facto event in building Jerusalem then nothing does. Why is this important? Nehemiah settled the people in the city and its suburbs. Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem was an important sign to the enemies of Israel. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. He also provided a place where the people could wait for God's salvation. 8 years of Archaeology Odyssey online, exploring the ancient roots of the Western world in a scholarly and entertaining way, The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. Nehemiah. 14Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the Kings Pool; but there was no place for the animal I was riding to continue. 9:1-19) They were also present at the completion and dedication of the wall. 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence, and reported my words to him. In 100 years people had been trying to rebuild these walls and they couldn't get it done. YHWHs decree in the 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes (through Haggai & Zechariah) to restart contruction of the temple which had stopped sometime earlier. Darius Hystaspes checks the records and confirms that in fact Cyruss did issue a decree and therefore the contruction could go on. The accounts are punctuated by prayers to God, such as Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people (Nehemiah 5:19). Notes And Next Steps Nehemiah 3 + Part 4 of the series "Nehemiah: Rise & Build" The Sheep Gate (3:1). The only decree that does fit, and fit exactly using all of the biblical text, is the decree issued by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE that was recorded by Josephus as mentioned above. Since Ezra and Nehemyah were together in Yerushalayim at some point (Ezra 8:9) it is unlikely to have been a different Artakhashast in each story.
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