16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. 15And Shallum son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it and covered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the kings garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. A race of slaves emerge from slavery to become a nation. How many days did it take Nehemiah and his leaders to rebuild Jerusalem's walls? The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. Ezra 7:13-28. No one has made it fit the biblical text that way. Thats too big a price to pay. 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. Nehemiah 12 states Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam(Shallum), Talmon and Akkub all lived in the days of Joiakim, Nehemiah and Ezra. 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! 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. ALIGN YOURSELF WITH GOD. 29After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his own house. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. Could we take 52 days to accomplish something similar? Ezra insisted upon the dismissal of these wives. 14After I looked these things over, I stood up and said to the nobles and the officials and the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them. . 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. [] 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. (B) 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). He organized them into two groups of singers. 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. 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). Ezras genealogy would make him impossibly old in the 7th year of Artaxerxes I, as his father was killed when the Mikdash was destroyed. Bring in the new Chronology. This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society, David Rohls chronology works only if one disregards major portions of the Hebrew Scriptures. Our hearts. Nehemiah 10 identified many of those same men as being sealed with Nehemiah in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. This then would naturally explain the chronological flow of Ezra. Although there is no consensus about the relative chronologies of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (the Biblical dates are unclear), Nehemiahs return to Jerusalem probably preceded Ezras by a couple years. 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. Christ is clearly cut off at the determination of the 69th week. * Both men worked together to restore the city and rededicate its people to God. 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. They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived . 7But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the gaps were beginning to be closed, they were very angry, 8and all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. Will they restore things? Notice it went backwards in time? Write "Nehemiah and the people build the wall in 52 days!" in the middle of the yellow paper. Without military escort, Ezra left Babylon 457 BC, with 5,000 Jews, priests and Levites bearing rich gifts and treasures. When a mother walks into our care, there is a sense of urgency: a baby is coming and I can only stay so long. 9So we prayed to our God, and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. There was no other explanation but God. 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. Within 52 days the walls were rebuilt and the gates restored in spite of intense internal and external opposition! 14Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the Kings Pool; but there was no place for the animal I was riding to continue. English translators have taken the liberty of translating it and denoting another separate Artaxerxes. Nehemiah 4 1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. 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. The end of days never refers to Yom Kippur in the Tanach. 1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. Being a representative of the king to rebuild jerusalem was such a great feat that he would not have time for a family either. In the eighth chapter of Daniel, the phrase evening-morning(s) was used to indicate Passovers. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. 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. Ok Nissan is April and in the 20th year of the king. Nehemiah's willingness to sacrifice for the benefit of others http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/images/nehem3.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/online/nehem3.htm&h=487&w=479&sz=5&tbnid=QnjiF52e5PjYCM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=89&zoom=1&usg=__BFMaBwzC558rhaR9TbUt9gfkj1o=&docid=UL4e0C1vyquoqM&sa=X&ei=MgB-UMy6N4HJrQfEj4HQBA&ved=0CD4Q9QEwBA&dur=4303. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. Nehemiah 3 is even more specific. 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. Zechariah 1:12 Then the angel of YHWH answered and said, O YHWH of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. We will do as you say. And I called the priests, and made them take an oath to do as they had promised. 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. Daniel 9 did two things. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me. [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem's wall in only 52 days. 5I said, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments; 6let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for your servants the people of Israel, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. 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.. 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. Now he could rebuild his beloved city of Jerusalem, its walls and gates. 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. 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. 20After him Baruch son of Zabbai repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of the high priest Eliashib. 52 days 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 . It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". 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. 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. The book of Nehemiah, named after Nehemiah is the memoir, of building the walls of Jerusalem and of setting up the Jewish community in Jerusalem. 20Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. This information is based on research from one of my favourite bible references- information which is taken from the Bible Encyclopaedia Insight on the Scriptures - No, Just the Outer Wall to The Temple & City: The house of Jehov. 32And between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. 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. 1Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. 16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest that were to do the work. As can be understand now, from the studies in Intelligence, we know this device was a cube shaped set of 5 geometric solids. 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. 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. The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. 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. Again I ask you to consider. Daniyel 9 has nothing to do with Yeshu, the Roman fabrication. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. Sign up to receive our email newsletter and never miss an update. Why did they have to build with one hand and have a weapon in the other hand? Your email address will not be published. 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. Based on Ezra 6:14 this was none other than Darius son of Hystaspes. The walls of . Nothing symbolically or literally even comes close to this command by YHWH, a command which was witness by both Haggai and Zechariah. 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. 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. 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. I wonder if there might be some significance to the notion that it took 52 days to complete. According to a story, Nehemiah, a high official in the Persian court of King Artaxerxes I at the capital city of Susa, was very troubled that there was no wall to protect his beloved city of Jerusalem, its walls and gates. 24After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and to the corner. What does the wall represent in Nehemiah? 9So I said, The thing that you are doing is not good. 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. This is where I admittedly find it frustrating when discussing this subject. Studying them will reveal something about getting close God. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. So Foto Marburg for the rare occasion that a client specifically wants a Nehemiah labels a statue by an unknown artist thus, taking care to cover themselves legally by stating that actually its a prophet OR (possibly) Nehemiah (when, of course, neither may be true, but prophet is wide enough by definition). Lots of debate here and that is ok as long as we remember that in-fighting amongst believers only makes the unbelievers more of an unbeliever. 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. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . Here is how I understand it. The word used in Daniyel is shavuim, while the word for weeks is shavuot. Nehemiah built a spiritual wall for their covenant with God relationship presence help in time of trouble. 492BCE minus 490 years leaves us at the Birth of Christ at 2BCE!! I am not a scholar or a biblical archaeologist, just someone who has viewed Nehemiahs role and strategies as a model of best practise in leadership and how to empower a community/ people. Only four years later the Temple was completed in the 6th year of Darius. Will they sacrifice? 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. Nehemiah brought all the Levites to Jerusalem for the inauguration. 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 records] "Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived from Judah with another group, and I asked them about Jerusalem and about our fellow-Jews who had returned from exile in Babylonia. 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. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your kin, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes., 15When our enemies heard that their plot was known to us, and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. It would mean they would have to admit the redactions. Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. The wall is made from stone and mortar with gates. In an individual life, then, the rebuilding of the walls would be a picture of re-establishing the strength of that life. 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. No self respecting Jewish zealot would have based it upon a command given by men. So this is how it works Foto Marburg has plenty of Abrahams, Davids, Jesuses (Jesi?) It is correct. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. 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. Really consider the words below. 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. All that was left was to rebuild the city . 7We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. 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. Back to Nehemiah 13I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, So may God shake out everyone from house and from property who does not perform this promise. 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. Nehemiah. 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. Thanks for the insight! 5Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. 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. 3. sepia. This event symbolically and chronologically marked the end of the 70 years of Jerusalems desolation. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. Then he acts in secret. 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. No power tools. 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. (Neh.12:25-26.) []. 23After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. 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. * See Aaron Demsky, Who Returned FirstEzra or Nehemiah? Bible Review, April 1996. YHWH was telling the people to shuwb or return and build His house that they were neglecting. One of the most astonishing facts about Nehemiah is that he finished the walls in just 52 days. The word restore is shuwb- its primary meaning is to return or turn back. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. He also provided a place where the people could wait for God's salvation. Kind of like a pervert pedophile looking for a job with the boys choir or the boy scouts, I guess. . 18And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. 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. 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.