Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'nehemiah'.
Found 1 result
-
Shalom, everyone. While people have some time in this corona virus lockdown, I'd like to address the book of Ezra. Here's the problem: According to Genevieve Belmaker at Moon.com/.../Jerusalem History and others, "The Temple was destroyed in 586 BC by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, when he conquered Jerusalem," and "The beginning of the Second Temple period (586 BC-AD 70) is marked by the return of Jews to Jerusalem from their exile in Babylon in 538 BC. They were allowed to return under an edict issued by Cyrus King of Persia. By 515 BC the reinstated Jewish residents had completed building the Second Temple." Wikipedia and Britannica.com confirm this 515 BC date. But, IS THIS TRUE? The reason why this is important in the field of biblical prophecy is that the 70 Weeks (Sevens) of years given to us in Daniel 9, is based upon the "commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem" (Daniel 9:25), which was part of the reconstruction which included the building of the Temple. I believe that Ezra tells us otherwise. In my next post, I'll lay out the argument.
