FREE ebook: Israel: An Archaeological Journey. Nehemiah 1:2-4 & 6:15-16. The KING is coming soon and HE IS A JEW, YESHUA HAMASHIACH/JESUS THE CHRIST! It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". Daniyel 9 has nothing to do with Yeshu, the Roman fabrication. 2For there were those who said, With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive. 3There were also those who said, We are having to pledge our fields, our vineyards, and our houses in order to get grain during the famine. 4And there were those who said, We are having to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay the kings tax. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it'. Are you rebelling against the king? 20Then I replied to them, The God of heaven is the one who will give us success, and we his servants are going to start building; but you have no share or claim or historic right in Jerusalem.. 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). In my opinion the underlying text does not say anything about restoring Jerusalem to a messiah. The text clearly states it will be 7 sevens from the command unto the Messiah. He is being closely watched, so he doesn't do much for his first three days in the city. If building the temple (YHWH house) in Jerusalem does not qualify as the de facto event in building Jerusalem then nothing does. Building the Wall and Dealing With Resistance. 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. Not even Michelangelo and his David! This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. - So built we the wall.Rather, "and we (still) built the wall" Insults and gibes had no effect on us - did not touch us. Four months later, they arrived in Jerusalem. (Neh. Nehemiah. 7We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. 12Then I got up during the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. Because Haggai and Zechariah prophesied due to the command of YHWH. Notice the verse again. @ 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. 5Then I said to the king, If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favour with you, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors graves, so that I may rebuild it. 6The king said to me (the queen also was sitting beside him), How long will you be gone, and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a date. Symbolically, it mightve made more sense for the building of the wall to take place over the course of 312 days [i.e. If you count the years backwards you will find the 70 years of divine anger began at the departure of the Shekinah from the temple as described in Ezekiel. It was this last project that Nehemiah is most famed for completing. In that verse, the word weeks is used in the same way that, elsewhere in the Book of Daniel, Jewish calendar units were used as cryptic references to Jewish festivals. (who came up with Zerubabbel) Talmon and Akkub were porters who kept the gates during the time Nehemiah was in Jerusalem. im so interested with 12 gates of jerusalem. [52 days] What did Nehemiah do after rebuilding the walls? This evidence of God's blessing encourages the Jews and is a terrific blow to the self-confidence of their enemies. 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. They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. 19But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked and ridiculed us, saying, What is this that you are doing? Four highly acclaimed books, published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution: Aspects of Monotheism, Feminist Approaches to the Bible, The Rise of Ancient Israel and The Search for Jesus. 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. 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). 10One day when I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house, he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, tonight they are coming to kill you. 11But I said, Should a man like me run away? They were allowed to return to Israel to rebuild their nation. The CSB E3 Discipleship Bible is full of intentionally crafted discipleship tools and resources based on the E3 discipleship methodEngage. As the Bible describes it, he was so driven to erect that barrier to protect the Jews from their enemies that he motivated a crew to work nonstop. . 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. Then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. Here is where the problem develops in the chronology. In such a scenario, the seven weeks then become forty-nine years, and the sixty-two weeks become 434 years. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. YHWH was telling the people to shuwb or return and build His house that they were neglecting. 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. Christ is clearly cut off at the determination of the 69th week. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. They are appropriate here again: Ezra 6:14 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. A survey of websites with information on the town of Avallon and its church with its unusual, single portal statue (the front entrance of most mediaeval churches with such statues are usually lined by several of them on either side), ALL refer to it as depicting a prophet. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ, reaching millions worldwide. Nehemiah was a high official in the Persian court of King Artaxerxes I at the capital city of Susa, which lay 150 miles east of the Tigris River in what is now modern Iran. It will represent the belief that He is alive, listening and able to respond. Ok here is chapter 2 of Nehemiah.. interesting question, Wasen,t Nehemiah considered an eunich? He expounded and enforced the Law of God. Note: I would like to make a clarification to my other post. Nehemiah Prays for His People. Ezra 6 ends with completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. We will soon discover that Nehemiah has a position of authority in the empire, being the 'cupbearer . Now the king had sent officers of the army and cavalry with me. The Temple, the city walls, and the gates had been destroyed as a result of the three invasions of Nebuchadnezzar and his forces in 606 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC. Our God will fight for us.. 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 Sometime during the next 16 years (between 1st year of Cyrus & 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes) construction of the 2nd temple stopped. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 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. These take place in the 2nd year of Darius. 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. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz made repairs. Nehemiah's willingness to sacrifice for the benefit of others He also made the other nobles and officials forgive all outstanding debts and ordered them to return all land and money that had been taken as taxes so the people would be able to feed themselves and their families. The liberal wants to revise history by dithering about dates . Daniyel 9:23 says that at the beginning of Daniyels supplications yatsa davar.. 2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, 'What are these feeble Jews doing? I wonder if we know or have a way of knowing if he was married at the time of the story or if he had been married at all at any time? Your email address will not be published. It made the city smaller than the original boundaries. Daniel 9 is about Jesus. Access to 50+ curated Special Collections. They consecrated it and set up its doors; they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel. Photo printing devices nowadays are manufactured in different sizes 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. See how ppl dont continue reading to see that the wall was continued in the 32nd year?! 7Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothitethe men of Gibeon and of Mizpahwho were under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province Beyond the River. Another of Nehemiahs accomplishments was to make a record and genealogy of all the nobles, officials and people who were then living in Judah. Thanks a lot and I am taking a look ahead to contact you. 6So we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. 30After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. Of course, no artist can claim knowledge of what any biblical character looked like. file and then when you come across a new recipe just add it to the card and file. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. Nehemiah 10 identified many of those same men as being sealed with Nehemiah in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. The wall completed: 6:15-19. Joshua & Zerubbabel restarted construction but their enemies lodge a protest with Darius Hystaspes. Write "The people wanted to work!". 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. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 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. How long was Nehemiah in Jerusalem? Even their servants lorded it over the people. We can learn about the society where the ancient Israelites, and later Jesus and the Apostles, lived through the modern discoveries that provide us clues. For the people had a mind to work. Thats 12 years later than what ppl think!! (Neh.8) This likely indicates this was a Sabbath year. Of all of the English translations of Daniel 9:25, Youngs Literal Translation is perhaps the best (but still imperfect), saying And thou dost know, and dost consider wisely, from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem till Messiah the Leader [is] seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the broad place hath been built again, and the rampart, even in the distress of the times. A good fulfillment paraphrase of verse 25, substituting real events and real names from history for the biblical language, would read something like this: Observe with your eyes and calculate with your mind, that after the issuance of the decree by Julius Caesar to Hyrcanus II, high priest and ethnarch (the anointed one-prince) of the Jews, restoring him to rule in Jerusalem (the first restoration) and granting him permission to rebuild its fortifications, until his repatriation from Parthia to Jerusalem by Herod (the second restoration), there will be seven Pentecosts, followed by sixty-two Pentecosts. It took Nehemiah 52 days to reinforce the gaps and rebuild the wall. 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. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua the high priest. Cyruss decree which started contruction of the temple. http://kofh2u.tripod.com/kofh/. 5Now our flesh is the same as that of our kindred; our children are the same as their children; and yet we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been ravished; we are powerless, and our fields and vineyards now belong to others.. 25Palal son of Uzai repaired opposite the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. The workers built the walls in only 52 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 ). The prophecy says..Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand,that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Princeshall beseven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. Nehemiah served as the kings cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king and request favors from him. When Nehemiah hears that "the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire," ( Neh 1:3 ), he gets permission from Persian King Artaxerxes to rebuild the city. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. Nehemiah 6:15 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) 15 The wall was completed (A) in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Ellul. It was now the 25th day of Elul, only five days prior to the Feast of Trumpets. In the reign of King Artaxerxes, Scribe Ezra, was authorised to take charge of the Jewish nation. The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. Thus, if our anonymous artist had any intention, it would have been much more likely that this statue is his rendition of Lazarus rather than Nehemiah! 3. I think he has placed Israel History in proper date chronology. (Neh.12:25-26.) Ok here is Nehemiah chapter 1 says, 1The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislevin the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa. No power tools. Most significant were its cracks, which [], [] I was having one of those days. Nehemiah was cup-bearer to Artaxerxes. The decree signified by Daniel 9 that starts the 70 weeks is the decree issued by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, that says: Gaius Caesar, consul the fifth time [in 44 BCE], hath decreed, That the Jews shall possess Jerusalem, and may encompass that city with walls; and that Hyrcanus, the son of Alexander, the high priest and ethnarch of the Jews, retain it in the manner he himself pleases; and that the Jews be allowed to deduct out of their tribute, every second year the land is let [in the Sabbatic period], a corus of that tribute; and that the tribute they pay be not let to farm, nor that they pay always the same tribute. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 14.10.5 (Whiston translation). 16After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired from a point opposite the graves of David, as far as the artificial pool and the house of the warriors. By this time, exiles who were taken at the time of the Babylonian conquest had already been allowed to return to their homeland, and the ones that did had already rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. Chapter 6 says this, 6:15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. Notice it went backwards in time? The man of sin will in fact make a military protective covenant with Israel which ushers in the rapture of the called out born again church and begins the ticking on Israel for the last week. 52 days God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. The words of Ezra 6 lays it all out in chronological order. However, there is a world of difference between an artists own title to his work and the labeling of a picture hundreds of years later without any proof of the artists original intention. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . Let us stop this taking of interest. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. 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. If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah is Longimanus then this would mean those chiefs of their fathers were at the most conservative estimation, 122 years old. The walls were built between 1535 and 1538, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, by the order of Suleiman I. Seek Gods knowledge now!! There was no other mention of him, until after the rebuilding of the city walls. Although they simply repaired the pre-existing walls elsewhere in the city, the wall just above the steep Kidron Valley was too damaged and too difficult to mend. 16And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem; for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. If you've ever been to Jerusalem, and seen the size and capacity of the stones you realize the monumental task that was at hand. Notice the context. Again I ask you to consider. Chapter 13 says Nehemiah 13:6 6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: 7 And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. Ezra and Nehemiah, and the wall built during their time, have nothing to do with Daniel 9. 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. Nehemiah and his followers do what seems to be the impossible because they are doing what God has called them to do. Back to Nehemiah 5Do not cover their guilt, and do not let their sin be blotted out from your sight; for they have hurled insults in the face of the builders. Our Sunday sermons at church have focused on Nehemiah heeding Gods calling to re-build his beloved home. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors graves, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire? 4Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. and more. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. Notice then what YHWH says in verse 16: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall built in it, saith YHWH of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.. YHWHs decree in the 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes (through Haggai & Zechariah) to restart contruction of the temple which had stopped sometime earlier. How difficult would that be to hold a weapon and build the wall? Chapter 5 says, he finished the wall in the 32nd year of the king!!! So take 492BCE in Jeremiahs prophecy on the 490 years and until messiah the prince, whats that put us at? 2In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Building Jerusalem had been going on since the 1st year of Cyrus, that was never the issue. as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. Nehemiah prayed and fasted to God for four months before petitioning the King to return to his home and reinforce Jerusalem's city walls. This single letter and its use is the basis for the120 years of missing chronology as well as Christian chronologists attempts to show that Nehemiah and Ezra were contemporary with Artaxerxes Longimanus. Nehemiah and his team faced significant opposition yet, were able to rebuild the city walls in just 52 days. Your interpretation of a verse does not make it any more the word of God than does mine. Respectfully, Nathaniel, you are incorrect in your interpretation. Why did they have to build with one hand and have a weapon in the other hand? Answer (1 of 3): Re your query: Did Nehemiah rebuild the temple? Each new messiah or their followers claim fulfillment of the prophecy based on a 2nd year of a Persian Artaxerxes. My biggest problem with the article is your third supposition, quoted below: The third key to interpretation of the prophecy is to understand the time period meant by the Hebrew word weeks (BHS, Strongs OT: 7620) in verse 25. * See Aaron Demsky, Who Returned FirstEzra or Nehemiah? Bible Review, April 1996. 2So the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? The 70th week does not start until the Anti Christ appears who make a covenant with many for one heptad (week) a 7 year period. And thus the wall was built again "even in troublesome times," just as had been foretold in Daniel 9:25. Then they said, Let us start building! So they committed themselves to the common good. In Part 1 prayer was discussed and in this article we have discussed preparation and . Here is your ticket to join us as we discover more and more about the biblical world and its people. Nehemiah served as the kings cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king and request favors from him. 15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. The picture of a statue of Nehemiah in this Bible History Daily article caused me to be suspicious. 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! Read about Nadav Naamans examination of the Biblical and archaeological evidence for King Davids Palace and the Millo in Bible History Daily. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their watch-posts, and others before their own houses. 4The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built. Will they restore things? The Second Reason: Water Neatly tucked away in the eastern slope of the City of David is the entrance to the ancient Jebusite passageway leading to the Gihon Spring. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. During this time according to Haggai 1 the people were busy working on their own houses. 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. Just a few years later Cyrus gave his command(at the prompting of YHWH) which allowed the people to return and rebuild the temple. 11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. 16From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and body-armour; and the leaders posted themselves behind the whole house of Judah, 17who were building the wall. 18Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because of the heavy burden of labour on the people. After each failed attempt a new Artaxerxes was chosen in order to make the prophecy work. Only four years later the Temple was completed in the 6th year of Darius. He asked the king for permission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem & was sent from Susa the Persian capital as Governor in 445 BC. 10Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. The word restore is shuwb- its primary meaning is to return or turn back. 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. Thanks for the insight! And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me. Looking at the verse in this context brings a little different picture. The command starts the process and the focus of the command is to return and build Jerusalem. Nehemiah rebuilt the wall to protect the people from the enemies. Nehemiah understood the urgency of rebuilding the wall and because he was obedient to God, it was completed in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 21After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. If you have a year exactly equal to 364 days (the solar year used by the Book of Jubilees), then 52 days is exactly one-seventh of a year. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. Yodie. As the fingers flipped through the pages of the Book I always run to when in need of comfort, I read the story of Nehemiah the non-cribber, man of action,a go-getter and also the man behind the wall. Within three days of his arrival in Jerusalem he did a thorough inspection of the walls (Nehemiah 2:11-16). It also has nothing to do with feasts of weeks, nor does Daniel say anything at all about seventy weeks.. [Nehemiah 5:14 - Governor for 12 years before returning to the palace.]
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