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. 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. 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. The Scriptural basis for their calculations was likely Ezra 6:14. Studying them will reveal something about getting close God. 9Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and gave them the kings letters. In Part 1 prayer was discussed and in this article we have discussed preparation and . [] 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. 12 gates in that map is still remain today? They were allowed to return to Israel to rebuild their nation. Not only did he trust God to bless his efforts, he physically did his part to complete the project. So this is how it works Foto Marburg has plenty of Abrahams, Davids, Jesuses (Jesi?) English translators have taken the liberty of translating it and denoting another separate Artaxerxes. The ruins on the Western Hill were not occupied again until the Hellenistic period of Alexander the Great. 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. One of the most astonishing facts about Nehemiah is that he finished the walls in just 52 days. 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). Nehemiah 1:2-4 & 6:15-16. They completed the wall in a mere 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. 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. 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 ). Notice it went backwards in time? How many days did it take Nehemiah and his leaders to rebuild Jerusalem's walls? 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. 2. May God bless your search. 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. 5In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. None of the Persian-era decrees fit the text of Daniel 9. 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). 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. Building Jerusalem had been going on since the 1st year of Cyrus, that was never the issue. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Of the three commands to rebuild the temple as mentioned in Ezra 6, clearly the command by YHWH through Haggai and Zechariah would be the one a Messianic Zealot or their followers would use to base their claim for the fulfillment of Daniel 9. And rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. A race of slaves emerge from slavery to become a nation. 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 Notice the importance YHWH, not man, places on the construction efforts: Zechariah 1:13-16 And YHWH answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. 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. Here is a simple equation of the 1st part of that verse: I personally do not think Daniel 9 can be separated from the context of that time. Our God will fight for us.. Virtually any citizen of the ancient world could tick off three reasons why a wall was far more than just a pile of rocks. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 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. 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. Nehemiah rebuilt the wall to protect the people from the enemies. Both I and my family have sinned. Most significant were its cracks, which [], [] I was having one of those days. 28Above the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house. I really like all of the points youve made. 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. 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. Photo printing devices nowadays are manufactured in different sizes How many days did Nehemiah pray? 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. 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. Will they restore things? (Site from http://www.biblicalarchaelogy.org) [], [] 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. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. The symbolic focal point of the rebuilding efforts, the Temple, lie waste. (Nehemiah 6:16). 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. 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. No one has made it fit the biblical text that way. Our hearts. He is even given letters from the king to ensure safe passage and to obtain timber from the kings forest for the gates and walls of Jerusalem. Will they sacrifice? The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. 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.. The church is named after St Lazare (Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus raised from the dead Gospel of John, 11) and, historically, was a famous place of pilgrimage because of its claim to have a piece of Lazarusskull as a relic, reputed to have the power to cure leprosy. 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. Back to Nehemiah 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. 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. The world of the Bible is knowable. (Neh. 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. as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. 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.. Nehemiah built a spiritual wall for their covenant with God relationship presence help in time of trouble. By hand. They told him that the people who had survived being captives were suffering. These take place in the 2nd year of Darius. You see, God is NOT against building walls! Trying to apply that prophecy to the Persian period is simply incorrect. Daniel 9 did two things. Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls (Nehemiah 2:11-16) Landmarks in Building the Wall of Jerusalem ( Larger map) Notice carefully Nehemiah's strategy. Ironic, that the work of rebuilding the wall was done in a kind of sabbath [i.e. They said, "We're with you. Nehemiah and the people rebuilt 10 city gates. The length of the walls is 4,018 meters (2.4966 mi), their average height is 12 meters (39.37 feet) and the average thickness is 2.5 meters (8.2 feet). 3So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. 12Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. Nehemiah brought all the Levites to Jerusalem for the inauguration. There is only ONE expert.the God of the Bible. Building the Wall and Dealing With Resistance. You don't have to rebuild a wall to do the will of God. 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. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. Its is the literal and symbolic event which marked Jerusalems restoration. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. 9So we prayed to our God, and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. 52 x 6 days], with the next 52 days being a symbolic sabbath of rest following all that work. It happened at a time when the captivity of the Jews had already come to an end. 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. Thats not true if you hold to Chronicles and Kings you can see some major discrepencies. No, this was by no means a wall of Nehemiah, no rebuild per se, yet it did show evidence of repair. 6So we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. 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. I have seen some [arguing for Artaxerxes I] say that his genealogy leaves out some generations, but it doesnt really make sense that there should be a gap of 128 years right between his last ancestor in his genealogy and himself/his first dateable appearance. 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.