Then they said, Let us start building! So they committed themselves to the common good. 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. Israel is Gods earthly time clock. How long did it take Nehemiah to rebuild the wall? 15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. Only four years later the Temple was completed in the 6th year of Darius. 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). Where do you get the following statement from? 492BCE minus 490 years leaves us at the Birth of Christ at 2BCE!! Not only did he trust God to bless his efforts, he physically did his part to complete the project. How long was Nehemiah in Jerusalem? 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). Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. 1Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadelfor he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. Its just out there, bigger than I can [], [] The night following the release of these articles, I just finished reading the story ofNehemiah. 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. Answer (1 of 3): Re your query: Did Nehemiah rebuild the temple? Thanks a lot and I am taking a look ahead to contact you. They went up on the wall by the stairs at the Fountain Gate and then marched in opposite directions around the city. 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. 1Now when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that there was no gap left in it (though up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they intended to do me harm. In the reign of King Artaxerxes, Scribe Ezra, was authorised to take charge of the Jewish nation. This was definitely accomplished with God's help. The workers built the walls in only 52 days. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. Another of Nehemiahs accomplishments was to make a record and genealogy of all the nobles, officials and people who were then living in Judah. 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. 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 end of days never refers to Yom Kippur in the Tanach. 6So we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. Nehemiah 12 states Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam(Shallum), Talmon and Akkub all lived in the days of Joiakim, Nehemiah and Ezra. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 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? And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.. 27After him the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. 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. I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. God was using Nehemiah to lead His people to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. As can be understand now, from the studies in Intelligence, we know this device was a cube shaped set of 5 geometric solids. 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. This wall is said to have been 4.5 miles long, 24 ft at the base and just over 26 ft. tall. 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. 1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. 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. The words of Ezra 6 lays it all out in chronological order. It happened at a time when the captivity of the Jews had already come to an end. file and then when you come across a new recipe just add it to the card and file. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 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 book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. 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. 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. In it, Nehemiah describes his efforts to rebuild the city, even in the face of hostile neighbors. 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. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. 13 But go your way till the end. 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. FREE ebook: Israel: An Archaeological Journey. The wall was at last completed52 days (a week shy of two months) after the reconstruction under Nehemiah commenced (verse 15). 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. Daniel 9:25 is tied to the 490 weeks of years when Nehemiah restored the walls in Jerusalem. 32And between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. Then Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses to the people. 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. Yodie. 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. Daniel 9 did two things. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. At the top of the eastern ridge of the City of David, Nehemiah and the returned exiles built a new city wall. Nothing else would qualify. COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. Nehemiah understood the urgency of rebuilding the wall and because he was obedient to God, it was completed in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). Just a few years later Cyrus gave his command(at the prompting of YHWH) which allowed the people to return and rebuild the temple. How about it? to quickly repair the breaches in the wall, Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Destruction of the Temple, http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, http://www.prophecysociety.org/books/LV2012/LV-091.html. Bring in the new Chronology. Cyruss decree which started contruction of the temple. Along comes Bible History Daily, rents the picture, crops it to show just the face and upper portion of the body. 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. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. In Part 1 prayer was discussed and in this article we have discussed preparation and . Tonyagonna have to chew on this for awhile! 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. This then would naturally explain the chronological flow of Ezra. Write "Nehemiah and the people build the wall in 52 days!" in the middle of the yellow paper. It made the city smaller than the original boundaries. This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. Read more. Ok so Ill show you something that ppl dont see and its on the 490 weeks of years prophecy Jeremiah wrote but Daniel was given the chronology on it. Nehemiah settled the people in the city and its suburbs. @ 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. They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. 18And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. (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. Ezra and Nehemiah, and the wall built during their time, have nothing to do with Daniel 9. Contextually it was all about returning to the temple construction which had 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). Notice the verse again. This decree or command by YHWH (in the 12th month, 2nd year of Darius) followed a similar decree given to Haggai just a few months earlier(Hag.1). 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. Within three days of his arrival in Jerusalem he did a thorough inspection of the walls (Nehemiah 2:11-16). Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. 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). 14Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. Joshua & Zerubbabel restarted construction but their enemies lodge a protest with Darius Hystaspes. And rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 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. The prince to come is key to understanding these verses. 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. 7We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. 28Above the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house. 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. 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. Even their servants lorded it over the people. Rebuilding the walls showed that God was with His people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. 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. http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, [] study is all about destiny and reversal of destiny. 15So I went up by way of the valley by night and inspected the wall. Photo printing devices nowadays are manufactured in different sizes Nehemiah motivated his people to rebuild the wall protecting Jerusalem in 52 days. The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. Read about Nadav Naamans examination of the Biblical and archaeological evidence for King Davids Palace and the Millo in Bible History Daily. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. 2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, 'What are these feeble Jews doing? 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. 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. Still, they are incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. The hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 2. 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. They told him that the people who had survived being captives were suffering. Your email address will not be published. Much work needed to be done, and Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah each led groups of the returned remnant in rebuilding the city of Jerusalem. 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. During this time according to Haggai 1 the people were busy working on their own houses. 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. The prince (lowercase p) is not Jesus Christ. Then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. sepia. The Jewish community in Jerusalem had been there for 80 years. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? In the twelfth chapter, the word days was used to indicate Day(s) of Atonement. I assume you are talking about Daniel 12:11-13, which says the following: 11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. The symbolic focal point of the rebuilding efforts, the Temple, lie waste. Moving on to the 62 sevens they have nothing to do with the original command to return and build Jerusalem. Four months later, they arrived in Jerusalem. .but I remind you that that is not what God said through the prophet Daniel in verse 25. God bless. 4. (Site from http://www.biblicalarchaelogy.org) []. 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. Then after the 62 7- sevens the Messiah is cut off. (Neh.12:25-26.) 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. 6I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Within 52 days the walls were rebuilt and the gates restored in spite of intense internal and external opposition! Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem in 445 B.C. 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: 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. Both I and my family have sinned. 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. Respectfully, Nathaniel, you are incorrect in your interpretation. [] In it, Nehemiah describes his efforts to rebuild the city, even in the face of hostile neighbors: NehemiahThe Man Behind the Wall Biblical Archaeology Society Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to []. . Studying them will reveal something about getting close God. 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. 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. 3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. By hand. The only animal I took was the animal I rode. They make their money by licensing temporary rights for a specific use to newspapers, magazines and other media. Nehemiah 2:20 'The God of heaven will give us success. This divine anger ended in the 2nd year of Darius. No one has made it fit the biblical text that way. 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. 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. Ok here is chapter 2 of Nehemiah.. WHAT DID NEHEMIAH DO THAT ENABLED HIM TO ENJOY THE FAVOR AND THE HAND OF GOD IN HIS TASK OF RESTORING. Nehemiah 3 is even more specific. After the wall was finished, Nehemiah did much good by reading the law of the Lord. As governor, Nehemiah says that he didnt take advantage of food and land allotments that were allowed him due to his office, because there was already such a great burden on the people of his province (Nehemiah 5:1419). 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. Thats not true if you hold to Chronicles and Kings you can see some major discrepencies. They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived . Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. They completed the wall in a mere 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). Let's get started." They rolled up their sleeves, ready for the good work. This cycle is hinted at in 52 days of 52 weeks to complete the 360 degree cycle of the soul. Why did they have to build with one hand and have a weapon in the other hand? Put in your recipe box or binder and keep the card template you used on It was now the 25th day of Elul, only five days prior to the Feast of Trumpets.