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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    The Contribution of Darius I Hystaspes Darius’ decree to build Jerusalem. After the death of Cyrus, his son Ahasuerus (Cambyses) ruled Persia, followed by the short reign of Artaxerxes (the False Smerdis), the usurper to the Persian throne. After defeating the False Smerdis, Darius I Hystaspes...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    Today, instead of a continual chronological reading of the Book of Ezra and Ezra chapter 4, commentators generally follow a thematic arrangement of the order of events in Ezra 4 that assumes that Ezra 4 reports all opposition against the rebuilding efforts covering a period of more than 70 years...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    The Contribution of Cyrus The command to build. Biblical scholars who stress that Cyrus was the one who was responsible for the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile refer to the prophecies of Isaiah 44 and 45. In Isaiah 44:28 the Lord prophesied of Cyrus, “‘He is My shepherd, and...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    https://www.perspectivedigest.org/archive/27-4/the-decree-to-restore-and-build-jerusalem1 The decrees of Cyrus, Darius I, and Artaxerxes I all contributed to the restoration and building of Jerusalem. P. Gerard Damsteegt The question in Daniel 9:25 of who...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    https://www.raystedman.org/bible-overview/adventuring/nehemiah-rebuilding-the-walls For a long, long time the only thing I knew about Nehemiah was that he was supposed to be the shortest man in the Bible -- through a wretched pun on his name, "knee-high-miah." I am glad to have discovered a...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org/rebuilding-your-walls-with-wisdom/ Rebuilding Your Walls With Wisdom by Mighty Oaks | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 comments By Luis Rivera In the ancient Near East, a city without gates and walls was slim pickings...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    Does Trusting God Mean Turning to Prayer, Taking "Practical" Action, or Both? (Nehemiah 1:11-4:23) The last line of Nehemiah 1 identifies him as “cupbearer to the king” (Neh. 1:11). This means not only that he had immediate access to the king as the one who tested and served his beverages, but...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    https://www.theologyofwork.org/old-testament/ezra-nehemiah-esther/nehemiah/restoration-of-the-wall-of-jerusalem-nehemiah-11-773/ Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1-7:73) Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project The first chapter of the Book of Nehemiah introduces the book bearing...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    (32-6) Nehemiah 4:16–18. “The Other Hand Held a Weapon” The names of the families assigned to repair the walls and gates are given in Nehemiah 3. But the leaders of the surrounding communities were angry that the Jews were fortifying Jerusalem and resuming their former religious practices...
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    LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-student-manual-kings-malachi/chapter-32?lang=eng Nehemiah: Builder of Walls and Wills (32-1) Introduction Nehemiah stands out as one of the noble men in the Old Testament. As he fulfilled a necessary mission in his day, he...
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    What is the Bible about?

    - Quite precise indeed!
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    22) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about John 5:22: Furthermore, γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    21) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about John 5:21: For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    20) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about the second part of John 5:20: And καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. to ἵνα...
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    What is the Bible about?

    - You look at what you call a tyrant! - Have you ever looked at human beings? - Yah.weh is the owner of the earth! - Now what are the human beings doing? - They are destroying it! - And if Yah.weh wouldn't stop them, they would eradicate life on earth! - Is that what you call a tyrant?
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    19) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about John 5:20: The ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article...
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    What is the Bible about?

    - Yes, yes, yes, OBEDIENCE!
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    18) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about the second part of John 5:19: For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    17) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - What about John 5:19: the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    16) Yah.weh = the God of the promise or of the promises! Jesus Christ = Yeshua = Yah is salvation! Christ = christos = mashiach/mah-shee-ahch = Messiah = anointed one! - In John Chapter 5, Jesus cures a sick man who can’t walk! - It is during the Sabbath! - And verse 17 is interesting: My...