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. YHWH was telling the people to shuwb or return and build His house that they were neglecting. No machinery. (Nehemiah 6:16). The wall is completed in a stunning 52 days. 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. A wall built for Gods Glory Nehemiah depicts the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 12 gates in that map is still remain today? 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. In my opinion it does not represent a reasonable interpretation of the available Scriptural evidence. 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 for understanding. Notice then what YHWH says in verse 16: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall built in it, saith YHWH of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.. Now the 70 is a dual prophecy and the 2nd part is due to be fulfilled soon!! This wall is said to have been 4.5 miles long, 24 ft at the base and just over 26 ft. tall. Nehemiah 12 states Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam(Shallum), Talmon and Akkub all lived in the days of Joiakim, Nehemiah and Ezra. Will they finish it in a day? 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. Photo: Zev Radovan. [Nehemiah 5:14 - Governor for 12 years before returning to the palace.] 5Now our flesh is the same as that of our kindred; our children are the same as their children; and yet we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been ravished; we are powerless, and our fields and vineyards now belong to others.. 12Then I got up during the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. How about it? 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz made repairs. Our Sunday sermons at church have focused on Nehemiah heeding Gods calling to re-build his beloved home. How difficult is it to build a wall? As athletes engage with Scripture, they . Then they said, Let us start building! So they committed themselves to the common good. 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. They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. Daniyel 9:25 says that the first seven shavuim begin min motsa davar in Daniyels own lifetime, whenever his supplications began (naturally, when the Temple was destroyed). It made the city smaller than the original boundaries. Then Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses to the people. Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, current or in historical records of the past almost one thousand years, is there any reference to Nehemiah! 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? You see, God is NOT against building walls! This was definitely accomplished with God's help. Could we take 52 days to accomplish something similar? Jesus is "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" ( John 1:29 ). 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 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. Write "Nehemiah and the people build the wall in 52 days!" in the middle of the yellow paper. 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.. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. Though the temple has been rebuilt, the city walls were as they had been for the last 130 years, with the result that the inhabitants of Jerusalem had no way of defending themselves against their enemies (see Nehemiah 4:11). The All-Access membership pass is the way to get to know the Bible through biblical archaeology. Have a blessed day one and all. 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. Its is the literal and symbolic event which marked Jerusalems restoration. The hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. See http://www.prophecysociety.org for a fuller explanation than can be provided in this forum. 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. The temple lay uncompleted. I have included Daniel 9:25 below just to be perfectly clear just what the biblical text states. Nehemiah decides that the fortifications have to be rebuilt. Interesting. Ezra insisted upon the dismissal of these wives. 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). Answer (1 of 3): Re your query: Did Nehemiah rebuild the temple? 3So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. 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. Thats not true if you hold to Chronicles and Kings you can see some major discrepencies. About a century and a half after Nebuchadnezzar's conquest, the walls and gates of the city were still broken down. 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. The workers built the walls in only 52 days. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Equip. In 100 years people had been trying to rebuild these walls and they couldn't get it done. This is the command to return and build Jerusalem. Ill stick with what the biblical text states, that the key time-location events are the decree of Caesar in 44 BCE and the building of the broad place and moat in 43 BCE.. Nehemiah understood the urgency of rebuilding the wall and because he was obedient to God, it was completed in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 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. (Neh.12:25-26.) This verse describes the commands which were instrumental in the rebuilding of the Temple and its eventual completion. 10When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. 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. Building Jerusalem had been going on since the 1st year of Cyrus, that was never the issue. 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. Ezra went up in the 7th year of Artakhshast (Ezra 7:7-10), 13 years before Nehemyahs first documented time in Yerushalayim if they are they same Artakhshast. Along comes Bible History Daily, rents the picture, crops it to show just the face and upper portion of the body. I looked up the complete article from your website. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. How long did it take Nehemiah to rebuild the wall? 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 book of Nehemiah, named after Nehemiah is the memoir, of building the walls of Jerusalem and of setting up the Jewish community in Jerusalem. A race of slaves emerge from slavery to become a nation. Ironic, that the work of rebuilding the wall was done in a kind of sabbath [i.e. 17Then I said to them, You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burnt. 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. Truth of the matter is we will NEVER know all the facts and truths in this life..only the next. 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. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. In the eighth chapter of Daniel, the phrase evening-morning(s) was used to indicate Passovers. [52 days] What did Nehemiah do after rebuilding the walls? If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. Our God will fight for us.. Each of them has a name and a biblical story. There was no other explanation but God. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 8Next to them Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. 16Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. 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. Nehemiah 6:15 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) 15 The wall was completed (A) in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Ellul. Nehemiah settled the people in the city and its suburbs. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. - So built we the wall.Rather, "and we (still) built the wall" Insults and gibes had no effect on us - did not touch us. Nehemiah prayed and fasted to God for four months before petitioning the King to return to his home and reinforce Jerusalem's city walls. 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. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. 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: Both I and my family have sinned. Contextually it was all about returning to the temple construction which had stopped. It is correct. 6I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. (who came up with Zerubabbel) Talmon and Akkub were porters who kept the gates during the time Nehemiah was in Jerusalem. 8 years of Archaeology Odyssey online, exploring the ancient roots of the Western world in a scholarly and entertaining way, The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 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. What does the wall represent in Nehemiah? 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. So I embarked on a little detective work. They were allowed to return to Israel to rebuild their nation. Sift through the storied history of ancient Israel. 13 But go your way till the end. Thanks for the article. Accordingly, it can be seen that the time period covered by the prophecy of the seventy weeks is seventy years, not 490 years. 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. 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. 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. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the wallsin 52 days. The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record almost entirely, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. That is to steep a cost and it would make them question why they hold the Babylonian traditions alive. 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. 7We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. They said, "We're with you. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man! Right or wrong the rest is just opinion. The wall is made from stone and mortar with gates. 22After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, made repairs. There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. . and more. Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. Ezra and Nehemiah, and the wall built during their time, have nothing to do with Daniel 9. 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. 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. 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.. Where do you get the following statement from? Brenton Septuagint Translation Chapter 5 says, he finished the wall in the 32nd year of the king!!! Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. 11So I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days. Building the temple of Jerusalem is in fact building Jerusalem. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. This evidence of God's blessing encourages the Jews and is a terrific blow to the self-confidence of their enemies. Nehemiah's Wall. 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). Even in the the 7th year of Daryavesh I he could be no younger than 70. American Standard Version So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace. 18I told them that the hand of my God had been gracious upon me, and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Nice talking to you. Despite of them we steadily kept on our building, and the result was that soon all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof - the whole continuous line of wall was completed to half the contemplated height. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect.