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.. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz made repairs. Your interpretation of a verse does not make it any more the word of God than does mine. The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. They knew that the command given by YHWH was in the same year as the command given by Darius, Artaxerxes, son of Hystaspes in his 2nd year. 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. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. 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. 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. 24After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and to the corner. The only animal I took was the animal I rode. Ok Nissan is April and in the 20th year of the king. These take place in the 2nd year of Darius. Here is how I understand it. And thus the wall was built again "even in troublesome times," just as had been foretold in Daniel 9:25. Comelet's build the wall of Jerusalem and not live with this disgrace any longer." I told them how God was supporting me and how the king was backing me up. PDF 4. Nehemiah 1-6 Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the wallsin 52 days. Nehemiah and his followers do what seems to be the impossible because they are doing what God has called them to do. 7. Restoring the Wall (Nehemiah 2:9-7:73) - JesusWalk Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the Truth of the matter is we will NEVER know all the facts and truths in this life..only the next. Sign up to receive our email newsletter and never miss an update. Each issue of Biblical Archaeology Review features lavishly illustrated and easy-to-understand articles such as: Fascinating finds from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament periods, The latest scholarship by the world's greatest archaeologists and distinguished scholars, Stunning color photographs, informative maps, and diagrams, Reviews of the latest books on biblical archaeology, 45+ years of Biblical Archaeology Review, 20+ years of Bible Review online, providing critical interpretations of biblical texts. 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. (B) The Gates Of Jerusalem in Nehemiah's Day - Israel My Glory Why is this important? Could we take 52 days to accomplish something similar? The caption reads Nehemiah/Photo: Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY. Thats 12 years later than what ppl think!! Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem | Children's Bible - JW.ORG He then rallied the people and, in the face of constant opposition from opponents, rebuilt the wall in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15)a feat that put fear into the hearts of his opponents (Nehemiah 6:16). So it only took 52 days to build this wall, so from this time, its 492BCE. 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. Your email address will not be published. Symbolically, it mightve made more sense for the building of the wall to take place over the course of 312 days [i.e. The third edition of the Biblical Archaeology Societys widely-acclaimed Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Destruction of the Temple serves as an authoritative history of ancient Israel. The name is pronounced / n i m a / or / n i h m a / in English. 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. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house. Nehemiah 4 1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. Nehemiahs leadership style is not the most common. YHWH was telling the people to shuwb or return and build His house that they were neglecting. If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. 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. And next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. That would put Ezras aliyah around 515 BCE, and Nehemyahs time in Yerushalayim from around 502 BCE to 490 BCE. Cyruss decree which started contruction of the temple. Israel is not serving God as of now and so time is not calculated because of that. Jesus is "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" ( John 1:29 ). According to Jewish tradition the Artakhshast of Ezra and Nehemyah is the same as Daryavesh I. And rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. The wall is made from stone and mortar with gates. (2 Peter 3:3) Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed the work of God. All that was left was to rebuild the city . Ezras genealogy would make him impossibly old in the 7th year of Artaxerxes I, as his father was killed when the Mikdash was destroyed. NehemiahThe Man Behind the Wall - Biblical Archaeology Society 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: How did Nehemiah rebuild the walls? 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. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Read Did I Find King Davids Palace? by Eilat Mazar as it appeared in the September/October 2012 issue of BAR for free in Bible History Daily. 4. It identified the time of the introduction of the new covenant prophesied by Jeremiah that would be offered to Israel by John the Baptist, and it identified the anointed one, Jesus, who would confirm that new covenant during the Passion Week. Will they sacrifice? Our Sunday sermons at church have focused on Nehemiah heeding Gods calling to re-build his beloved home. Within three days of his arrival in Jerusalem he did a thorough inspection of the walls (Nehemiah 2:11-16). 12Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me. 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. (Neh.12:25-26.) 11Restore to them, this very day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the interest on money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them. 12Then they said, We will restore everything and demand nothing more from them. 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. 1Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. Our God will fight for us.. The following text is the first portion of the Nehemiah Memoir (1:17:4) from the New Revised Standard Version. Read about Nadav Naamans examination of the Biblical and archaeological evidence for King Davids Palace and the Millo in Bible History Daily. Nehemiah's Wall. How long did it take Nehemiah to rebuild the wall? After the wall was finished, Nehemiah did much good by reading the law of the Lord. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. They went up on the wall by the stairs at the Fountain Gate and then marched in opposite directions around the city. 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. May God bless your search. Only this time the Christian chronologists have removed the contextual necessity of association between the command given by YHWH and the 2nd year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. 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. and packages. The governors of surrounding territories viciously oppose Nehemiah's efforts, but the wall is finished in just 52 days ( Neh 7:15 ). Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. English translators have taken the liberty of translating it and denoting another separate Artaxerxes. []. I have included Daniel 9:25 below just to be perfectly clear just what the biblical text states. Nothing symbolically or literally even comes close to this command by YHWH, a command which was witness by both Haggai and Zechariah. Not only did he trust God to bless his efforts, he physically did his part to complete the project. 1Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. Sift through the storied history of ancient Israel. Nehemiah brought all the Levites to Jerusalem for the inauguration. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua the high priest. Will they restore things? Not even Michelangelo and his David! The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. Building the Wall and Dealing With Resistance. For the people had a mind to work. Darius Hystaspes checks the records and confirms that in fact Cyruss did issue a decree and therefore the contruction could go on. 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. The people of the prince to come were in fact those who destroyed the temple under Titus in 70 A.D. 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. COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. 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. Nothing else would qualify. The end of days never refers to Yom Kippur in the Tanach. As already mentioned, most traditional expositors have interpreted the word weeks in that verse to mean a week of years. In other words, a week in Daniel is interpreted as meaning a period of seven years. 2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. 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. In the eighth chapter of Daniel, the phrase evening-morning(s) was used to indicate Passovers. 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). Nehemiah 4-6. Nehemiah - Plano Bible Chapel 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. 1In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was served to him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, [] study is all about destiny and reversal of destiny. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. Nehemiah 4-6. Building the Wall and Dealing With Resistance. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. The prince (lowercase p) is not Jesus Christ. How many days did Nehemiah pray? Here is Gods version of revising history. Once the defenses had been rebuilt by Antipater, the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks and one week (totaling seventy weeks) could begin, and that is exactly what happened. etc., but apparently no available stock photo of a work from the Middle Ages whose artist actually recorded that his intention was to depict Nehemiah. In it, Nehemiah describes his efforts to rebuild the city, even in the face of hostile neighbors. This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. Thanks for the article. Faith in the Face of Opposition: (Nehemiah 4) Rebuilding the Wall From the coming forth means the times were set at the finish. 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). Despite of them we steadily kept on our building, and the result was that soon all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof - the whole continuous line of wall was completed to half the contemplated height. So take 492BCE in Jeremiahs prophecy on the 490 years and until messiah the prince, whats that put us at? 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? 13He was hired for this purpose, to intimidate me and make me sin by acting in this way, and so they could give me a bad name, in order to taunt me. 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. Nehemiah settled the people in the city and its suburbs. 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. Nehemiah motivated his people to rebuild the wall protecting Jerusalem in 52 days. In 100 years people had been trying to rebuild these walls and they couldn't get it done. Enemies of God heard the people were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership; they were jealous and they were furious. Nehemiah 4:6 So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together When a mother walks into our care, there is a sense of urgency: a baby is coming and I can only stay so long. Chapter 4 So let's pick up the story in Nehemiah 4. In such a scenario, the seven weeks then become forty-nine years, and the sixty-two weeks become 434 years. I have read your theory and I do understand your position. 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. Equip. How long was the wall that Nehemiah rebuilt? Ezra 7 begins with Ezra going up to Jerusalem in the 7th year of Artaxerxes the king. If building the temple (YHWH house) in Jerusalem does not qualify as the de facto event in building Jerusalem then nothing does. 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. 22I also said to the people at that time, Let every man and his servant pass the night inside Jerusalem, so that they may be a guard for us by night and may labour by day. 23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me ever took off our clothes; each kept his weapon in his right hand. The hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). Nehemiah's 52-Days Cycle | Atam.Org - Age To Age Ministries International Now the king had sent officers of the army and cavalry with me. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. 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. 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. [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. sepia. Chapter 5 says, he finished the wall in the 32nd year of the king!!! Just shows to go you that, just because a guy pulls up his sleeves, and is the first one to jump in and work, it sometimes doesnt mean what it appears to mean. Right or wrong the rest is just opinion. I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. Your theory is very interesting, but based on these statements alone, I cannot justify the 70 weeks referring to 70 years (or 70 Shavuot). Write "The people wanted to work!". In Part 1 prayer was discussed and in this article we have discussed preparation and . Neamiah returned to king Darius when he finished building the walls. Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, current or in historical records of the past almost one thousand years, is there any reference to Nehemiah! 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. 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. It is correct. 16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. Brenton Septuagint Translation Verse 6. Why was it important to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem? As athletes engage with Scripture, they . 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. No one has made it fit the biblical text that way. Nehemiah 3:16 - glennsreflections.com 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. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. This event symbolically and chronologically marked the end of the 70 years of Jerusalems desolation. The work was hard and the enemies made it more difficult by mocking and threatening the Jews and Nehemiah. Anyways, so ppl pin point the building of the walls by Nehemiah being in the 20th year of this king which is Darius the great who was married to queen Esther. He read the Book of Moses and wanted to make sure the people stayed faithful to God's ways. 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. 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. About a century and a half after Nebuchadnezzar's conquest, the walls and gates of the city were still broken down. 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. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. This company acts as an image bank/agency they own, or represent photographers (and artists, if recent), with regard to copyright. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. Nehemiah 10 identified many of those same men as being sealed with Nehemiah in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. Within 52 days the walls were rebuilt and the gates restored in spite of intense internal and external opposition! But afterwards, in applying the prophecy to Theudas, and Judas of Galilee, and at length to Bar Cochab, they seem to have shortened the reign of the Kingdom of Persia. (Chron. Nehemiah was cup-bearer to Artaxerxes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he finished the wall on the twentyfifth of Elul, in fiftytwo days. Nehemiah's Wall & Gates were finished in 52 days on Elul 25; which holds the mysteries of the 12 levels of Consciousness through the restored gates of the soul and its cycle. 16 Therefore thus saith YHWH; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith YHWH of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Jeremiah Study Bible :: Focused: Rebuilding the Wall 7You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Though the temple has been rebuilt, the city walls were as they had been for the last 130 years, with the result that the inhabitants of Jerusalem had no way of defending themselves against their enemies (see Nehemiah 4:11). Along comes Bible History Daily, rents the picture, crops it to show just the face and upper portion of the body. Based on Ezra 6:14 this was none other than Darius son of Hystaspes. I think Isaac Newtons explanation gets the closest: They seem to have grounded their opinion on the 70 weeks, which they reckoned form the 1st year of Cyrus. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. God was using Nehemiah to lead His people to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. No self respecting Jewish zealot would have based it upon a command given by men. 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence, and reported my words to him. 52 Day Prayer Challenge | Titus Women Notes And Next Steps Nehemiah 3 + Part 4 of the series "Nehemiah: Rise & Build" The Sheep Gate (3:1). There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. As noted earlier a variation on this tradition has been carried on by Christians today in their association of Artaxerxes with the Persian Longimanus. 10Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem exhibited this important component of faith. Israel became a nation 69 years ago!! External attacks on the Church and some of the repair-workers. Dorothy Resig Willette is the former Managing Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. 13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate; they rebuilt it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate. The new chronology I have introduced in my book Sacred Chronology of the Hebrew Kings (available for reading free on my website) shows how the chronologies of the Bible, Egypt, and Assyria are in perfect agreement when the correct chronology for the kings is used.

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