But thats not when he built the walls, its only when he inspected it for 3 days!! In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . 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. 11O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. How did Nehemiah rebuild the walls? I think he has placed Israel History in proper date chronology. 5Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. That is to steep a cost and it would make them question why they hold the Babylonian traditions alive. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man! 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. 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. 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. David Rohls chronology works only if one disregards major portion of the Hebrew Scriptures. 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. A claim to an artists impression of Nehemiahs likeness is thus born. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. 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. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. In Part 1 prayer was discussed and in this article we have discussed preparation and . And next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. 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. What does the wall represent in Nehemiah? I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. The 70th week does not start until the Anti Christ appears who make a covenant with many for one heptad (week) a 7 year period. The people of the prince to come were in fact those who destroyed the temple under Titus in 70 A.D. Israel is Gods earthly time clock. 6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. A survey of websites with information on the town of Avallon and its church with its unusual, single portal statue (the front entrance of most mediaeval churches with such statues are usually lined by several of them on either side), ALL refer to it as depicting a prophet. So I embarked on a little detective work. 19But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked and ridiculed us, saying, What is this that you are doing? Its is the literal and symbolic event which marked Jerusalems restoration. Without military escort, Ezra left Babylon 457 BC, with 5,000 Jews, priests and Levites bearing rich gifts and treasures. 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. 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. http://kofh2u.tripod.com/kofh/. Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. (Neh.12:25-26.) The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. 11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. Even in the the 7th year of Daryavesh I he could be no younger than 70. 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. The wall completed: 6:15-19. So from the restoring of the wall in 492BCE to messiah the Prince in 2BCE, that equals 490. Will you please drop me a mail? Seek Gods knowledge now!! It took Nehemiah 52 days to reinforce the gaps and rebuild the wall. Will they restore things? By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. In the past 2000 years, no one else has. Thus Artaxerxes is not another Persian ruler but a title which defines Darius son of Hystaspes. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. Ironic, that the work of rebuilding the wall was done in a kind of sabbath [i.e. Written by the worlds foremost biblical scholars and archaeologists, each chapter has been updated and expanded to incorporate more than a decades worth of outstanding new discoveries and fresh scholarly perspectives. There is a way to solve these problems but they do not wish to handle it that way. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he finished the wall on the twentyfifth of Elul, in fiftytwo days. and Artaxerxes comes from the waw proceeding Artaxerxes. Respectfully, Nathaniel, you are incorrect in your interpretation. "'Jerusalem's wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned down. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. 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. 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. Very good study. Here is your ticket to join us as we discover more and more about the biblical world and its people. The man of sin will in fact make a military protective covenant with Israel which ushers in the rapture of the called out born again church and begins the ticking on Israel for the last week. 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. How difficult would that be to hold a weapon and build the wall? Chapter 6 says this, 6:15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. Bring in the new Chronology. 3I said to the king, May the king live for ever! 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. 21So we laboured at the work, and half of them held the spears from break of dawn until the stars came out. 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. Well, there you have it, thats how I see it anyway . 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. 32And between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. 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. Daniyel 9:23 says that at the beginning of Daniyels supplications yatsa davar.. The caption reads Nehemiah/Photo: Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY. 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. God was using Nehemiah to lead His people to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. 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. WHAT DID NEHEMIAH DO THAT ENABLED HIM TO ENJOY THE FAVOR AND THE HAND OF GOD IN HIS TASK OF RESTORING. One side is built on the. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you? 4They sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. He also made the other nobles and officials forgive all outstanding debts and ordered them to return all land and money that had been taken as taxes so the people would be able to feed themselves and their families. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. 21After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem in 445 B.C. 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. 19And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. 52 days God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. 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. Your interpretation of a verse does not make it any more the word of God than does mine. Nothing symbolically or literally even comes close to this command by YHWH, a command which was witness by both Haggai and Zechariah. This company acts as an image bank/agency they own, or represent photographers (and artists, if recent), with regard to copyright. Nehemiah served as the kings cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king and request favors from him. 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. 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. From the coming forth means the times were set at the finish. The wall is made from stone and mortar with gates. @ Willaim If you can make that translation fit history, more power to you. As can be understand now, from the studies in Intelligence, we know this device was a cube shaped set of 5 geometric solids. Nehemiah rebuilt the wall to protect the people from the enemies.