Being a representative of the king to rebuild jerusalem was such a great feat that he would not have time for a family either. 5Do not cover their guilt, and do not let their sin be blotted out from your sight; for they have hurled insults in the face of the builders. So take 492BCE in Jeremiahs prophecy on the 490 years and until messiah the prince, whats that put us at? 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. 3They replied, The survivors there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.. 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. But thats not when he built the walls, its only when he inspected it for 3 days!! 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. 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. and Artaxerxes comes from the waw proceeding Artaxerxes. Nice talking to you. Ok here is chapter 2 of Nehemiah.. Daniyel 9 has nothing to do with Yeshu, the Roman fabrication. Would a man like me go into the temple to save his life? 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. Bring in the new Chronology. 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. A claim to an artists impression of Nehemiahs likeness is thus born. The Egyptian Journey of Jeremiah in the Bible, http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, http://www.prophecysociety.org/books/LV2012/LV-091.html. It went from November in the 20th year in chapter 1 to April in the 20th year in chapter 2. WebYouth: From the fact that Nehemiah was so grieved at the desolation of the city and sepulchers of his fathers and that he was so jealous for the laws of the God of Judah, we If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. 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. Where was Nehemiah Born? The temple lay uncompleted. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. 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. So I embarked on a little detective work. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Notice the context. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua the high priest. 20. 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. 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. 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). Nehemiah Persoff, a ubiquitous character actor whose gravelly voice and knack for conveying an air of menace magnified his portrayals of a bevy of sinister types, Of course, no artist can claim knowledge of what any biblical character looked like. He was born in captivity. 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. Trying to apply that prophecy to the Persian period is simply incorrect. Who Was Moses? 9So we prayed to our God, and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. 7Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothitethe men of Gibeon and of Mizpahwho were under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province Beyond the River. Both I and my family have sinned. FREE ebook: Israel: An Archaeological Journey. Nehemiah then apparently served as governor of the small district of Judea for 12 years, during which he undertook various religious and economic reforms before returning to Persia. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. This single letter and its use is the basis for the120 years of missing chronology as well as Christian chronologists attempts to show that Nehemiah and Ezra were contemporary with Artaxerxes Longimanus. In official letters sent to Mizoram's two biggest cable TV operators, Doordarshan Aizawl states that it has observed the removal of DD Sports channel, depriving thousands of viewers of their right to watch the channel. 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. 21So we laboured at the work, and half of them held the spears from break of dawn until the stars came out. Nehemiah, also spelled Nehemias, (flourished 5th century bc ), Jewish leader who supervised the rebuilding of Jerusalem in the mid-5th century bc after his release from captivity by the Persian king Artaxerxes I. He also instituted extensive moral and liturgical reforms in rededicating the Jews to Yahweh. Nehemiah was Even in the the 7th year of Daryavesh I he could be no younger than 70. 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). Nehemiah wrote the Old Testament book of Nehemiah. Since Ezra and Nehemyah were together in Yerushalayim at some point (Ezra 8:9) it is unlikely to have been a different Artakhashast in each story. Thats not true if you hold to Chronicles and Kings you can see some major discrepencies. It is the bedrock foundation upon which Jerusalems restoration began. 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. 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). 516 BCE - Cyrus Permits Jews in Babylonian Exile to Return to Jerusalem; Second Temple Built. @ 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. I enjoyed reading it all but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth as I thought how much unbelievers love to see us disagree with one anotherjust some food for thought to all. They instead have claimed an unknown and contextually inaccurate addition to those original commands which started and completed the contruction of the 2nd temple as specified in Ezra 6. Our God will fight for us.. 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. 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). The caption reads Nehemiah/Photo: Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY. Then Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses to the people. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? Nehemiah was cup-bearer to Artaxerxes. It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". 9:1-19) They were also present at the completion and dedication of the wall. 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. 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. 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 Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. 2In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. 6So we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. There is only ONE expert.the God of the Bible. WebNehemiah [EBD] comforted by Jehovah. 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 Broughton, American football player. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. 16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. In the eighth chapter of Daniel, the phrase evening-morning(s) was used to indicate Passovers. North Haven's Mortality Schedule: Nehemiah Stone, age 96, he born Maine, father in Mass, mother in Maine, farmer, died Feb 1880 of old age. 31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate, and to the upper room of the corner. 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. In the twelfth chapter, the word days was used to indicate Day(s) of Atonement. 15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. If you will read chapters six and seven in my book (link given above), you will see just how precisely the interpretation I have given fits recorded history and the Scriptures. I found the picture on their website under the caption A prophet or Nehemiah west facade, south portal, right side, mid-12th c. Location: St. Lazare, Avallon, France. Truth of the matter is we will NEVER know all the facts and truths in this life..only the next. 7:7. Nothing else would qualify. It would mean they would have to admit the redactions. of Ancient Kingdoms Amended). Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, current or in historical records of the past almost one thousand years, is there any reference to Nehemiah! (Neh. 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. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz made repairs. 5In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. Ok kislev is November, and notice it says the 20th year of the king? as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. 8Next to them Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. The world of the Bible is knowable. 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. 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. .but I remind you that that is not what God said through the prophet Daniel in verse 25. Joshua & Zerubbabel restarted construction but their enemies lodge a protest with Darius Hystaspes. 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. Contextually it was all about returning to the temple construction which had stopped. Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) was a former American film and television character actor. Photo: Zev Radovan. Lamech was 128 years old when he had Noah and the name apparently relates to a Hebrew word for relief (Genesis 5:29). However, week of years is not the meaning of the word weeks used to specify the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks in verse 25. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology for Egypt are incorrect. 22After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, made repairs. 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.. [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. These are just chronological events which take place after the first 7 sevens. 9So I said, The thing that you are doing is not good. Neh. Thats too big a price to pay. The book itself, however, was compiled by a later, anonymous writer who apparently also compiled the books of Ezra and the Chronicles. Defying the opposition of Judahs enemies on all sidesSamaritans, Ammonites, Arabs and Philistines, the original walls of the City of David were rebuilt by the people in 52 days, working with a trowel in one hand & a sword in the other. 15The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. 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. After each failed attempt a new Artaxerxes was chosen in order to make the prophecy work. Daniel probably died shortly after Darius took the throne in 521 BC (he would have already been well over 90 years old at this point). Nehemiahs story is told in the Bible in the Book of Nehemiah, part of which indeed seems to be based upon the memoirs of Nehemiah. And the people did as they had promised. He asked the king for permission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem & was sent from Susa the Persian capital as Governor in 445 BC. 15So I went up by way of the valley by night and inspected the wall. Each new messiah or their followers claim fulfillment of the prophecy based on a 2nd year of a Persian Artaxerxes. This event symbolically and chronologically marked the end of the 70 years of Jerusalems desolation. English translators have taken the liberty of translating it and denoting another separate Artaxerxes. Darius Hystaspes checks the records and confirms that in fact Cyruss did issue a decree and therefore the contruction could go on. Who Were the Philistines, and Where Did They Come From. The Jewish community in Jerusalem had been there for 80 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. 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.. 19Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people. Capt Nehemiah Stone was b 25 Oct 1793, North Haven, the s/o Benjamin Stone, Sr & Sarah "Sally" Hilton. I would like to see more biblical dating using David Rohls new Chronology. 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. 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. So why did chronologist place a gap in chronology between Ezra 6 &7 between Jeshua/Zerubabbel and Ezra/Nehemiah? Nehemiah. Ezra 6 ends with completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. It's very possible that the story of creation could have been passed on through very few steps. (1.) The prince (lowercase p) is not Jesus Christ. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. Nehemiah was the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes I at a time when Judah in Palestine had been partly repopulated by Jews released from their exile in Babylonia. 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. He was provided with an escort and with documents that guaranteed the assistance of Judahs Persian officials. May God bless your search for understanding. And next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. 1 Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt 18Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because of the heavy burden of labour on the people. 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. Despite the free time, which is a rarity in my life, beautiful breezy weather and a book I cant stop reading, my mood was, lets put it nicely, stormy. Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. 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. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. He also instituted extensive moral and liturgical reforms in rededicating the Jews to Yahweh. 4. I cannot say whether or not I agree or disagree with comments posted by previous contributors, but I thank you all of increasing my knowledge of the many ways in which we can view the bible. 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. Updates? 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. The Book of Nehemiah is usually read together with the Book of Ezra as one long book.
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