14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith YHWH of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. How long did it take Nehemiah to rebuild the wall? 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. External attacks on the Church and some of the repair-workers. There is only ONE expert.the God of the Bible. The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. Upon arrival into the city, he assessed the damage and got to work. 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. Nothing else would qualify. 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). It made the city smaller than the original boundaries. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. ' When I heard these things, I sat down and wept" (Nehemiah 1:3-4). As a mentor to others you aspire to be leaders in their community, I have referred to Nehemiahs strategic approach to reforming the hopes and aspirations of a people and nation many times. Photo: Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY. They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. 20Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. So they relocated the eastern wall higher up the slope and, according to author Eilat Mazar, built it directly on top of a ruined wall of King Davids palace (also known as the Large Stone Structure) and its massive rampart (known as the Stepped Stone Structure). 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence, and reported my words to him. Will they sacrifice? The word restore is shuwb- its primary meaning is to return or turn back. 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. 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. 17After him the Levites made repairs: Rehum son of Bani; next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. The prince (lowercase p) is not Jesus Christ. If the Bible chronology is followed exactly as written, the reigns of the Hebrew kings synchronize perfectly with one another, without having to disregard Scripture and without having to accept long co-reigns not supported in the biblical text, and those reigns synchronize perfectly with the traditional chronology of Egypt as proposed by Ken Kitchen. 9Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and gave them the kings letters. At the top of the eastern ridge of the City of David, Nehemiah and the returned exiles built a new city wall. Then Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses to the people. Israel is Gods earthly time clock. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. How many days did Nehemiah pray? Why is a broken-down wall such a big deal? Will they finish it in a day? During this time according to Haggai 1 the people were busy working on their own houses. 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. A conquered people emerge from horrific suffering to reform their nation with the sanction of the conqueror to even rebuild their walls. 16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem in 445 B.C. Daniyel 9 has nothing to do with Yeshu, the Roman fabrication. 15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 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). The wall had lain in rubble for 140 years waiting; when Nehemiah presented the need, forty-two families responded to help in the reconstruction of the wall. [52 days] What did Nehemiah do after rebuilding the walls? 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. Ezra 6 ends with completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. Then he acts in secret. As can be understand now, from the studies in Intelligence, we know this device was a cube shaped set of 5 geometric solids. 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. 18After him their kin made repairs: Binnui, son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah; 19next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armoury at the Angle. 3And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot; while the gatekeepers are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. Interestingly, after the completion of the wall, the people gathered in the 7th month, dwelt in booths and read the law according to the Torah. A wall built for Gods Glory Nehemiah depicts the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Thanks a lot and I am taking a look ahead to contact you. Still, they are incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. 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 hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 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. But Nehemiah avoids their traps, ignores their threats, and refuses to hide when threatened by assassination. Nehemiah 12 states Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam(Shallum), Talmon and Akkub all lived in the days of Joiakim, Nehemiah and Ezra. Trying to apply that prophecy to the Persian period is simply incorrect. 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. The Book of Nehemiah is usually read together with the Book of Ezra as one long book. 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. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. 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. 3They replied, The survivors there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.. 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. (Site from http://www.biblicalarchaelogy.org) []. By hand. ALIGN YOURSELF WITH GOD. Thanks for the article. The words of Ezra 6 lays it all out in chronological order. Im very glad to look your post. 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. After each failed attempt a new Artaxerxes was chosen in order to make the prophecy work. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. In such a scenario, the seven weeks then become forty-nine years, and the sixty-two weeks become 434 years. 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. 22After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, made repairs. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. A claim to an artists impression of Nehemiahs likeness is thus born. One day they were reading in the book of Moses out loud to all the congregation of people. Nehemiah encountered hostility from the (non-Jewish) local officials in neighbouring districts, but in the space of 52 days the Jews under his direction succeeded in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. 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. YHWH was telling the people to shuwb or return and build His house that they were neglecting. The walls of . After the wall was finished, Nehemiah did much good by reading the law of the Lord. 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. Also, where do you get the following statement from? Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. Now, I had never been sad in his presence before. Note: I would like to make a clarification to my other post. So come, therefore, and let us confer together. 8Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say have been done; you are inventing them out of your own mind 9for they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done. But now, O God, strengthen my hands. Verse 6. Ezra soon noticed that contrary to the Jewish law, even Jews of high standing and the priests, had intermarried with pagan, non-Hebrew women. 4When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Where do you get the following statement from? .but I remind you that that is not what God said through the prophet Daniel in verse 25. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. Thats too big a price to pay, and unnecessary. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. 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. I think he has placed Israel History in proper date chronology. It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". 11So I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days. 14Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid. It was God's work and He protected His people and they completed the wall in 52 days. Now he could rebuild his beloved city of Jerusalem, its walls and gates. He asked the king for permission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem & was sent from Susa the Persian capital as Governor in 445 BC. 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! You see, God is NOT against building walls! 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. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. 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. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. The answer is that Nehemiah did not build on top of the ridge but repaired Hezekiah's mid-slope wall. This wall is said to have been 4.5 miles long, 24 ft at the base and just over 26 ft. tall. 13 But go your way till the end. Its just out there, bigger than I can [], [] The night following the release of these articles, I just finished reading the story ofNehemiah. 1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. 11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. of Ancient Kingdoms Amended). Will they sacrifice? Our hearts. These are just chronological events which take place after the first 7 sevens. As a leader with strong Christian values holding various ministerial positions in government at a state and federal level within our country, the writings of Nehemiah was my blue print on how to be strategic, diplomatic and never forgetting my purpose. So from the restoring of the wall in 492BCE to messiah the Prince in 2BCE, that equals 490. It will represent the belief that He is alive, listening and able to respond. Its notable (and probably an important lesson) how the High Priest, Eliashib (Neh 3:1) was actually in cahoots with the enemies of Judah (Neh 2:10; Neh 13:4, 7, 28). 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 following text is the first portion of the Nehemiah Memoir (1:17:4) from the New Revised Standard Version. 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. 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. Notes And Next Steps Nehemiah 3 + Part 4 of the series "Nehemiah: Rise & Build" The Sheep Gate (3:1). Enemies of God heard the people were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership; they were jealous and they were furious. 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. Nehemiah 1:2-4 & 6:15-16. 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. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. The prince to come is key to understanding these verses. Write "Nehemiah and the people build the wall in 52 days!" in the middle of the yellow paper. He immediately surveyed the damage to the entire city on his well-known night journey around the walls (Nehemiah 2:1215). 3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. Right or wrong the rest is just opinion. The symbolic focal point of the rebuilding efforts, the Temple, lie waste. Let's get started." They rolled up their sleeves, ready for the good work. 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. Thus, the time periods being designated in verse 25 are seven Pentecosts and sixty-two Pentecosts. COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . Accordingly, it can be seen that the time period covered by the prophecy of the seventy weeks is seventy years, not 490 years. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. 31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate, and to the upper room of the corner. Both I and my family have sinned. David Rohls chronology works only if one disregards major portion of the Hebrew Scriptures. Daniel 9 is about Jesus. No, this was by no means a wall of Nehemiah, no rebuild per se, yet it did show evidence of repair. * Both men worked together to restore the city and rededicate its people to God. If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. im so interested with 12 gates of jerusalem. 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. See how ppl dont continue reading to see that the wall was continued in the 32nd year?! Photo: Zev Radovan. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. Back to Nehemiah Nehemiah motivated his people to rebuild the wall protecting Jerusalem in 52 days. Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem exhibited this important component of faith. following the Babylonian exile. How many days did it take Nehemiah and his leaders to rebuild Jerusalem's walls? 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. I looked up the complete article from your website. 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 In an individual life, then, the rebuilding of the walls would be a picture of re-establishing the strength of that life. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. 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. 2. Ok kislev is November, and notice it says the 20th year of the king? 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. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. I dont think the prophecy of Daniel 9 gets the attention it deserves in regards to the influence it has had on Biblical and secular chronology. Thats 12 years later than what ppl think!! Then after the 62 7- sevens the Messiah is cut off. According to Haggai 1, YHWH then spoke to Haggai and asked him why the people were building their own houses when the Temple was not completed. [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. The prophecy fits his advent exactly. Within 52 days the walls were rebuilt and the gates restored in spite of intense internal and external opposition! This can only be sadness of the heart. Then I was very much afraid. This evidence of God's blessing encourages the Jews and is a terrific blow to the self-confidence of their enemies. "Nehemiah 6:15", and "The city of . @ 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. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. He also provided a place where the people could wait for God's salvation. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. 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. 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. I found the picture on their website under the caption A prophet or Nehemiah west facade, south portal, right side, mid-12th c. Location: St. Lazare, Avallon, France. Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. You don't have to rebuild a wall to do the will of God. Nehemiah brought all the Levites to Jerusalem for the inauguration. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. A link to the Universal (as it is now called) can demonstrate ALL the genealogy on the book of Genesis, using that demo as part of the theory verification: 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. Without military escort, Ezra left Babylon 457 BC, with 5,000 Jews, priests and Levites bearing rich gifts and treasures. Nehemiah's willingness to sacrifice for the benefit of others He organized them into two groups of singers. 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. Have a blessed day one and all. 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. 12 gates in that map is still remain today? None of the Persian-era decrees fit the text of Daniel 9. 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. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, and about Jerusalem. The governors of surrounding territories viciously oppose Nehemiah's efforts, but the wall is finished in just 52 days ( Neh 7:15 ). The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. Why is this important? Bring in the new Chronology. 15So I went up by way of the valley by night and inspected the wall. The 70 weeks are thus seventy Feasts of Weeks and are divided into three divisions: 7 weeks from 42-36 BCE, 62 weeks from 35 BCE-27 CE, and the final week ending in 28 CE at the beginning of Jesus ministry. It took Nehemiah 52 days to reinforce the gaps and rebuild the wall. Let us stop this taking of interest. Amazing issues here. Now the king had sent officers of the army and cavalry with me. Daniel 9:25 is tied to the 490 weeks of years when Nehemiah restored the walls in Jerusalem. Contextually there is no evidence for another Artaxerxes who was instrumental in getting the temple builded and finished by the 6th year as stated in Ezra 6. Nehemiah Chapter 3 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. 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. This cycle is hinted at in 52 days of 52 weeks to complete the 360 degree cycle of the soul. This was definitely accomplished with God's help. Thanks for the insight! The picture of a statue of Nehemiah in this Bible History Daily article caused me to be suspicious. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' When [Nehemiah] heard these things, [he] sat down and wept" (Nehemiah 1:3). But thats not when he built the walls, its only when he inspected it for 3 days!! How long was the wall that Nehemiah rebuilt? In the reign of King Artaxerxes, Scribe Ezra, was authorised to take charge of the Jewish nation. Nehemiah 810 is considered part of the so-called Ezra Source (which includes Ezra 710), while Nehemiah 17 and 1113 are from a separate source that scholars call the Nehemiah Memoir. The Nehemiah Memoir is written in the first person and recounts details of Nehemiahs life, his deeds and his administration of the province, probably meant to serve as an official record of his accomplishments to be deposited in the Temple archives (by genaa). Neamiah returned to king Darius when he finished building the walls. 1The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. Ok here is chapter 2 of Nehemiah.. 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! The ruins on the Western Hill were not occupied again until the Hellenistic period of Alexander the Great. In 100 years people had been trying to rebuild these walls and they couldn't get it done. 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. The burden-bearers carried their loads in such a way that each laboured on the work with one hand and with the other held a weapon.
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