Then Nehemiah asked Ezra to read the Law of Moses to the people. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house. You too offer an interesting interpretation. Not even Michelangelo and his David! Read full chapter Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah 3 The Message (MSG) 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. So we have: 1. 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. From the coming forth means the times were set at the finish. The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. Studying them will reveal something about getting close God. The only decree that does fit, and fit exactly using all of the biblical text, is the decree issued by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE that was recorded by Josephus as mentioned above. I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. When Daniel received the vision, the 70 years of the captivity period spoken of in Jeremiah 25 were just drawing to a close. Rebuilding the walls showed that God was with His people. Here in the ninth chapter, the word weeks means Feast of Weeks, or, focusing on the main festival day as shorthand, it means the Day of Pentecost. The only animal I took was the animal I rode. Well, there you have it, thats how I see it anyway . COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. The wall was at last completed52 days (a week shy of two months) after the reconstruction under Nehemiah commenced (verse 15). 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. There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. 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.. 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. 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. Note: I would like to make a clarification to my other post. 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. Ezra and Nehemiah, and the wall built during their time, have nothing to do with Daniel 9. 7You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. 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. Christ is clearly cut off at the determination of the 69th week. Eternal Wall represents the strength of God. and packages. 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. Will they finish it in a day? If the Artaxerxes of Nehemiah references Darius son of Hystaspes their minimum age would have been 66 years. Very good study. For the people had a mind to work. Again I ask you to consider. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. Based on Ezra 6:14 this was none other than Darius son of Hystaspes. They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived . The following text is the first portion of the Nehemiah Memoir (1:17:4) from the New Revised Standard Version. That is to steep a cost and it would make them question why they hold the Babylonian traditions alive. The al so important, yet lost and presently under known appearance and working of the Urim and Thummim (Neh 7:65), was ignored in the text of the report concerning the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem. (2 Peter 3:3) Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed the work of God. 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. 11:18-19; 1Chron. This cycle is hinted at in 52 days of 52 weeks to complete the 360 degree cycle of the soul. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors graves, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire? 4Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 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. The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. He read the Book of Moses and wanted to make sure the people stayed faithful to God's ways. 1Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. How difficult is it to build a wall? 11So I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days. 18And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah all had the same author, Chronicles does not mention any figures or events from the northern kingdom., The reason for the people of Judah to be taken captive was worshiping false God. . Verse 6. 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. Notes And Next Steps Nehemiah 3 + Part 4 of the series "Nehemiah: Rise & Build" The Sheep Gate (3:1). 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. Where do you get the following statement from? Then he acts in secret. This company acts as an image bank/agency they own, or represent photographers (and artists, if recent), with regard to copyright. Will they finish it in a day? In the past 2000 years, no one else has. 2He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, What are these feeble Jews doing? It would mean they would have to admit the redactions. Will they sacrifice? The governors of surrounding territories viciously oppose Nehemiah's efforts, but the wall is finished in just 52 days ( Neh 7:15 ). 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). .but I remind you that that is not what God said through the prophet Daniel in verse 25. He also urged them to set up guards to defend against the constant threat of those who opposed their efforts, including the armies of Samaria, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites. 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. ALIGN YOURSELF WITH GOD. 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. And Jerusalem is a symbol of the city of God, God's dwelling place and the center of life for the world. 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.. Nehemiah 12 identifies those chief of their fathers who went up with Jeshua and Zerubabbel in the 1st year of Cyrus. 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). No power tools. In the twelfth chapter, the word days was used to indicate Day(s) of Atonement. I assume you are talking about Daniel 12:11-13, which says the following: 11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. Cyruss decree initially started the process, but then it was interrupted and the Temple construction stopped. Israel is Gods earthly time clock. Nehemiah served as the kings cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11), which evidently put him in a position to speak to the king. @ 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. 6I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Daniel 9:25 is tied to the 490 weeks of years when Nehemiah restored the walls in Jerusalem. Still, they are incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. The accounts are punctuated by prayers to God, such as Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people (Nehemiah 5:19). They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. 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. 9So we prayed to our God, and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/80353228.jpg, [] study is all about destiny and reversal of destiny. [52 days] What did Nehemiah do after rebuilding the walls? [], [] like in Nehemiahs time, we are living within broken down walls. 52 x 6 days], with the next 52 days being a symbolic sabbath of rest following all that work. 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. Our hearts. Nehemiah and his followers do what seems to be the impossible because they are doing what God has called them to do. This verse describes the commands which were instrumental in the rebuilding of the Temple and its eventual completion. One of the most astonishing facts about Nehemiah is that he finished the walls in just 52 days If you've ever been to Jerusalem, and seen the size and capacity of the stones you realize the monumental task that was at hand. . This is where I admittedly find it frustrating when discussing this subject. God bless those truly seeking Him. [Nehemiah records] "Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived from Judah with another group, and I asked them about Jerusalem and about our fellow-Jews who had returned from exile in Babylonia. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. Notice the context. 15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Cyruss decree which started contruction of the temple. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. When a mother walks into our care, there is a sense of urgency: a baby is coming and I can only stay so long. 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). They said, "We're with you. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Israel is not serving God as of now and so time is not calculated because of that. Comelet's build the wall of Jerusalem and not live with this disgrace any longer." I told them how God was supporting me and how the king was backing me up. But thats not when he built the walls, its only when he inspected it for 3 days!! The caption reads Nehemiah/Photo: Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY. Nehemiah 3 is even more specific. There was no other mention of him, until after the rebuilding of the city walls. Thanks for the article. http://kofh2u.tripod.com/kofh/. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology that shortens the chronology of Egypt are incorrect. 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 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. 11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. In that verse, the word weeks is used in the same way that, elsewhere in the Book of Daniel, Jewish calendar units were used as cryptic references to Jewish festivals. 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.. i found map of 12 gates of jerusalem according to nehemiah. Ok so Ill show you something that ppl dont see and its on the 490 weeks of years prophecy Jeremiah wrote but Daniel was given the chronology on it. Nice talking to you. 22After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, made repairs. Could we take 52 days to accomplish something similar? Have a blessed day one and all. He wanted them to know what standards he and they would live by. Video lectures from world-renowned experts. and more. Also, where do you get the following statement from? 4When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And thus the wall was built again "even in troublesome times," just as had been foretold in Daniel 9:25. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman I ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt . Most significant were its cracks, which [], [] I was having one of those days. Nehemiah decides that the fortifications have to be rebuilt. 18After him their kin made repairs: Binnui, son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah; 19next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armoury at the Angle. Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. Nehemiah encountered hostility from the (non-Jewish) local officials in neighbouring districts, but in the space of 52 days the Jews under his direction succeeded in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. There was no other explanation but God. Amazing issues here. The Scriptural basis for their calculations was likely Ezra 6:14. If you've ever been to Jerusalem, and seen the size and capacity of the stones you realize the monumental task that was at hand. 2. How long did it take Nehemiah to rebuild the wall? 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. During this time according to Haggai 1 the people were busy working on their own houses. How difficult would that be to hold a weapon and build the wall? 492BCE minus 490 years leaves us at the Birth of Christ at 2BCE!! Now the 70 is a dual prophecy and the 2nd part is due to be fulfilled soon!! After the wall was finished, Nehemiah did much good by reading the law of the Lord. This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in August 2012. Thats too big a price to pay, and unnecessary. Respectfully, Nathaniel, you are incorrect in your interpretation. interesting question, Wasen,t Nehemiah considered an eunich? Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, current or in historical records of the past almost one thousand years, is there any reference to Nehemiah! There is a way to solve these problems but they do not wish to handle it that way. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel,.. As noted earlier a variation on this tradition has been carried on by Christians today in their association of Artaxerxes with the Persian Longimanus. 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. The Jewish community in Jerusalem had been there for 80 years. The wall is completed in a stunning 52 days. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it" ( Nehemiah 2:20 ). Will they restore things? 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. 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. The 70 weeks are thus seventy Feasts of Weeks and are divided into three divisions: 7 weeks from 42-36 BCE, 62 weeks from 35 BCE-27 CE, and the final week ending in 28 CE at the beginning of Jesus ministry. Each of them has a name and a biblical story. We will soon discover that Nehemiah has a position of authority in the empire, being the 'cupbearer . The symbolic focal point of the rebuilding efforts, the Temple, lie waste. 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. 3And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot; while the gatekeepers are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. 7Then I said to the king, If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may grant me passage until I arrive in Judah; 8and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the kings forest, directing him to give me timber to make beams for the gates of the temple fortress, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy. And the king granted me what I asked, for the gracious hand of my God was upon me. 8Next to them Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Nehemiah prayed and fasted to God for four months before petitioning the King to return to his home and reinforce Jerusalem's city walls. Daniyel 9:23 says that at the beginning of Daniyels supplications yatsa davar.. 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.. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology for Egypt are incorrect. (Neh. 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence, and reported my words to him. Virtually any citizen of the ancient world could tick off three reasons why a wall was far more than just a pile of rocks. This divine anger ended in the 2nd year of Darius. 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 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? Kind of like a pervert pedophile looking for a job with the boys choir or the boy scouts, I guess. 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. This interpretation fits the 70 weeks in all ways. 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. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it'. 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: The temple lay uncompleted. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 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. 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. Key Notes: The wall was done in 52 days. Each new messiah or their followers claim fulfillment of the prophecy based on a 2nd year of a Persian Artaxerxes. Your email address will not be published. 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. 9So I said, The thing that you are doing is not good. Ok kislev is November, and notice it says the 20th year of the king? 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. So they relocated the eastern wall higher up the slope and, according to author Eilat Mazar, built it directly on top of a ruined wall of King Davids palace (also known as the Large Stone Structure) and its massive rampart (known as the Stepped Stone Structure). It was now the 25th day of Elul, only five days prior to the Feast of Trumpets. It is the bedrock foundation upon which Jerusalems restoration began. As the Bible describes it, he was so driven to erect that barrier to protect the Jews from their enemies that he motivated a crew to work nonstop. 1In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was served to him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. 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. im so interested with 12 gates of jerusalem. The hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, 'What are these feeble Jews doing? As a leader with strong Christian values holding various ministerial positions in government at a state and federal level within our country, the writings of Nehemiah was my blue print on how to be strategic, diplomatic and never forgetting my purpose. I have read your theory and I do understand your position. 10One day when I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house, he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, tonight they are coming to kill you. 11But I said, Should a man like me run away? Anyways, so ppl pin point the building of the walls by Nehemiah being in the 20th year of this king which is Darius the great who was married to queen Esther. 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. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. Without military escort, Ezra left Babylon 457 BC, with 5,000 Jews, priests and Levites bearing rich gifts and treasures. I have included Daniel 9:25 below just to be perfectly clear just what the biblical text states. 3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. Enemies of God heard the people were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership; they were jealous and they were furious. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. Nehemiah built a spiritual wall for their covenant with God relationship presence help in time of trouble. 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. He organized them into two groups of singers. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 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). How long was the wall that Nehemiah rebuilt? The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record almost entirely, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. They went up on the wall by the stairs at the Fountain Gate and then marched in opposite directions around the city. Nothing symbolically or literally even comes close to this command by YHWH, a command which was witness by both Haggai and Zechariah. The workers built the walls in only 52 days. 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. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. Moving on to the 62 sevens they have nothing to do with the original command to return and build Jerusalem. By this time, exiles who were taken at the time of the Babylonian conquest had already been allowed to return to their homeland, and the ones that did had already rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. American Standard Version So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. A race of slaves emerge from slavery to become a nation. He enlisted the help of the people to quickly repair the breaches in the wall. 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 people of the prince to come were in fact those who destroyed the temple under Titus in 70 A.D. It took Nehemiah 52 days to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. In such a scenario, the seven weeks then become forty-nine years, and the sixty-two weeks become 434 years. About a century and a half after Nebuchadnezzar's conquest, the walls and gates of the city were still broken down. Your interpretation of a verse does not make it any more the word of God than does mine. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua the high priest. 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. Daniel 9:25 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Really consider the words below. This evidence of God's blessing encourages the Jews and is a terrific blow to the self-confidence of their enemies. 18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah: and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.