* See Aaron Demsky, Who Returned FirstEzra or Nehemiah? Bible Review, April 1996. Its just out there, bigger than I can [], [] The night following the release of these articles, I just finished reading the story ofNehemiah. This then would naturally explain the chronological flow of Ezra. There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. That is to steep a cost and it would make them question why they hold the Babylonian traditions alive. Would a man like me go into the temple to save his life? It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". WebThe Nehemiah family name was found in the USA between 1840 and 1920. Nehemiah Knight of Suffolk, Suffolk City County, Virginia was born on January 15, 1931, and died at age 54 years old in October 1985. Right or wrong the rest is just opinion. 25Palal son of Uzai repaired opposite the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. Your interpretation of a verse does not make it any more the word of God than does mine. The prince to come is key to understanding these verses. Thats 12 years later than what ppl think!! 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. If you sort through the rather scarce historical references of Messianic expectancy in the 1st century BCE you will find like Newton and Davidson that a huge portion of the Persian era was eclipsed. as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. Corrections? While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. WebNehemiah Persoff's who died at the age of 102.was quoted as saying, "It's about damn time.". 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, 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. 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. So come, therefore, and let us confer together. 8Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say have been done; you are inventing them out of your own mind 9for they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done. But now, O God, strengthen my hands. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 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). May God bless your search for understanding. WebThe genealogies in the Old Testament show that Noah died while Abraham's father was living. 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. 13 But go your way till the end. 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. 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. seventh] of one year, since work was not to be done on a sabbath. 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. The people of the prince to come were in fact those who destroyed the temple under Titus in 70 A.D. Daniel 9 is about Jesus. Distressed at news of the desolate condition of Jerusalem, Nehemiah obtained permission from Artaxerxes to journey to Palestine to help rebuild its ruined structures. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The third edition of the Biblical Archaeology Societys widely-acclaimed Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Destruction of the Temple serves as an authoritative history of ancient Israel. Most significant were its cracks, which [], [] I was having one of those days. Will they restore things? 14Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid. You too offer an interesting interpretation. WebHe died on 12 March 1802, in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard, Grandin, Union, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. Thats not true if you hold to Chronicles and Kings you can see some major discrepencies. Along comes Bible History Daily, rents the picture, crops it to show just the face and upper portion of the body. Its is the literal and symbolic event which marked Jerusalems restoration. On a second visit to Jerusalem he strengthened his fellow Jews observance of the Sabbath and ended the custom of Jewish men marrying foreign-born wives. The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. Four months later, they arrived in Jerusalem. At the 70 year time, we go into great tribulation, the final 3 and a half years. 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 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. 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 you have a year exactly equal to 364 days (the solar year used by the Book of Jubilees), then 52 days is exactly one-seventh of a year. 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. Bring in the new Chronology. 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. Nehemiah Persoff, known for his roles in Some Like It Hot, Gunsmoke, An American Tail and various other movies and TV series, died at the age of 102, multiple There is a way to solve these problems but they do not wish to handle it that way. He was born in captivity. At the top of the eastern ridge of the City of David, Nehemiah and the returned exiles built a new city wall. 22After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, made repairs. When Daniel received the vision, the 70 years of the captivity period spoken of in Jeremiah 25 were just drawing to a close. 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. 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. 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. Neh. Will they sacrifice? Just a few years later Cyrus gave his command(at the prompting of YHWH) which allowed the people to return and rebuild the temple. Being a representative of the king to rebuild jerusalem was such a great feat that he would not have time for a family either. We know that Daniel was at least a teenager when he was taken to Babylon in 605 BC (Daniel 1:1). Note: I would like to make a clarification to my other post. The Assam Rifles - Friends of the Hill People? Nehemiah Joshua passed away at age 74 years old on January 15, 1996. Biblical Archaeology Review is the guide on that fascinating journey. 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. Nothing else would qualify. God bless those truly seeking Him. Tonyagonna have to chew on this for awhile! 445-425 BCE - Nehemiah the Prophet Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem; City Confined to Eastern Hill. 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. Nehemiah served as the kings cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king. 1Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. 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. Then after the 62 7- sevens the Messiah is cut off. The only animal I took was the animal I rode. 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. Interesting. 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.. This company acts as an image bank/agency they own, or represent photographers (and artists, if recent), with regard to copyright. We do not need to consider any kind of extraordinary means of his death. ANSWER. Still, they are incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. Put in your recipe box or binder and keep the card template you used on Will you please drop me a mail? Access to 50+ curated Special Collections. Well, there you have it, thats how I see it anyway . Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) was a former American film and television character actor. Lamech was 128 years old when he had Noah and the name apparently relates to a Hebrew word for relief (Genesis 5:29). Ezra 7:13-28. This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. 28Above the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house. interesting question, Wasen,t Nehemiah considered an eunich? The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record almost entirely, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. Have a blessed day one and all. Nehemiah Joshua of Kingshill, Saint Croix County, VI was born on April 26, 1921. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. The word used in Daniyel is shavuim, while the word for weeks is shavuot. 7:7. 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. 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. The KING is coming soon and HE IS A JEW, YESHUA HAMASHIACH/JESUS THE CHRIST! This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nehemiah. 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? 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). 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. No, this was by no means a wall of Nehemiah, no rebuild per se, yet it did show evidence of repair. They make their money by licensing temporary rights for a specific use to newspapers, magazines and other media. 1st century BCE Jewish messianic expectants considered the prophecy so important that today over 2000 years later we have a Rabbinic chronology which leaves out over 120 year of Persian chronology. 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. Very good study. Verse 25 states the following: Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem unto the Messiah.. 20. It would mean they would have to admit the redactions. 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. 24After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and to the corner. We will do as you say. And I called the priests, and made them take an oath to do as they had promised. Not even Michelangelo and his David! 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. In 1880, 70-year-old widow Catharine Stone is residing with her son Willard M on North Haven. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. @ Willaim If you can make that translation fit history, more power to you. Photo: Zev Radovan. 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. Each time a new Messianic zealot came along and needed a new basis for claiming a fulfillment of Daniel 9 they would conveniently associate the command given by YHWH in the 2nd year of Darius even Artaxerxes with the 2nd year of a new Artaxerxes thus eclipsing the Persian period by jumping from one to another. No self respecting Jewish zealot would have based it upon a command given by men. One of the signers of the sealed document (Nehemiah 10:23). In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 52 x 6 days], with the next 52 days being a symbolic sabbath of rest following all that work. Without military escort, Ezra left Babylon 457 BC, with 5,000 Jews, priests and Levites bearing rich gifts and treasures. The All-Access membership pass is the way to get to know the Bible through biblical archaeology. In it, Nehemiah describes his efforts to rebuild the city, even in the face of hostile neighbors. If you count the years backwards you will find the 70 years of divine anger began at the departure of the Shekinah from the temple as described in Ezekiel. Of this Hanani Nehemiah writes: "he was a faithful man and feared God more than many". This is where I admittedly find it frustrating when discussing this subject. YHWHs house is the heart of Jerusalem, without its completion nothing else matters. 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). The youngest Ezra could possibly be at that time is 71, assuming he was born the year his 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. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. 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. 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. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. 12 gates in that map is still remain today? If building the temple (YHWH house) in Jerusalem does not qualify as the de facto event in building Jerusalem then nothing does. 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. This latter act helped to keep the Judaeans separate from their non-Jewish neighbours. Therefore, Daniel was at least eighty-two years old when the events of Daniel six happened, so he easily Could have died of the normal processes of old age at this point. It went from November in the 20th year in chapter 1 to April in the 20th year in chapter 2. 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. That would make him about 85 to ninety years old at his death. Truth of the matter is we will NEVER know all the facts and truths in this life..only the next. Cyruss decree which started contruction of the temple. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. 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.