Another of Nehemiahs accomplishments was to make a record and genealogy of all the nobles, officials and people who were then living in Judah. sepia. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Virtually any citizen of the ancient world could tick off three reasons why a wall was far more than just a pile of rocks. How many days did Nehemiah pray? 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. Israel is Gods earthly time clock. 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. There is only ONE expert.the God of the Bible. For the purpose of brevity, the word week in this chapter will hereafter represent the Day of Pentecost, although using the full fifty-day time period of the Feast of Weeks will work equally well in the interpretation offered in this chapter.. 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! Building Jerusalem had been going on since the 1st year of Cyrus, that was never the issue. 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. 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. The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. WHAT DID NEHEMIAH DO THAT ENABLED HIM TO ENJOY THE FAVOR AND THE HAND OF GOD IN HIS TASK OF RESTORING. 15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 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. In the twelfth chapter, the word days was used to indicate Day(s) of Atonement. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it'. 19Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people. Well, there you have it, thats how I see it anyway . The prince to come is key to understanding these verses. 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? 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. 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. 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.. As athletes engage with Scripture, they . Now, I had never been sad in his presence before. 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. 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. And thus the wall was built again "even in troublesome times," just as had been foretold in Daniel 9:25. By hand. Why is this important? seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. and packages. 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. 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. Nothing else would qualify. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. 29After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his own house. 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. In an individual life, then, the rebuilding of the walls would be a picture of re-establishing the strength of that life. 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.. Nehemiahs leadership style is not the most common. Moving on to the 62 sevens they have nothing to do with the original command to return and build Jerusalem. 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. 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. Equip. ALIGN YOURSELF WITH GOD. 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. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. It will represent the belief that He is alive, listening and able to respond. 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. Nehemiah 4-6. Just a few years later Cyrus gave his command(at the prompting of YHWH) which allowed the people to return and rebuild the temple. It was this last project that Nehemiah is most famed for completing. 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! I would also like to address a comment regarding Yeshu, the Roman Fabrication. Yeshua being a Roman fabrication is as reasonable and historically accurate as those who say Israel is a British one. It made the city smaller than the original boundaries. We will do as you say. And I called the priests, and made them take an oath to do as they had promised. 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. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. I have read your theory and I do understand your position. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period.He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465-424 BC). Then after the 62 7- sevens the Messiah is cut off. 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. 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 David Rohls chronology works only if one disregards major portion of the Hebrew Scriptures. 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. 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. The dating of the ministries of Nehemiah and Ezra have been juggled to fit both Jewish and Christian misinterpretations of Daniel 9, unfortunately, and repeated so often that they have become gospel in their respective circles. The wall completed: 6:15-19. The wall is made from stone and mortar with gates. 23After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. * See Aaron Demsky, Who Returned FirstEzra or Nehemiah? Bible Review, April 1996. The ruins on the Western Hill were not occupied again until the Hellenistic period of Alexander the Great. The wall was at last completed52 days (a week shy of two months) after the reconstruction under Nehemiah commenced (verse 15). The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.. How difficult is it to build a wall? Eternal Wall represents the strength of God. So why did chronologist place a gap in chronology between Ezra 6 &7 between Jeshua/Zerubabbel and Ezra/Nehemiah? There was no other explanation but God. Symbolically, it mightve made more sense for the building of the wall to take place over the course of 312 days [i.e. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. @ Willaim If you can make that translation fit history, more power to you. 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. May God bless your search. 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. Seek Gods knowledge now!! Here is where the problem develops in the chronology. The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record almost entirely, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. 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.