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. There is only ONE expert.the God of the Bible. See http://www.prophecysociety.org for a fuller explanation than can be provided in this forum. It would mean they would have to admit the redactions. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. He is being closely watched, so he doesn't do much for his first three days in the city. And the people did as they had promised. The wall completed: 6:15-19. Israel became a nation 69 years ago!! This can only be sadness of the heart. Then I was very much afraid. After the wall was finished, Nehemiah did much good by reading the law of the Lord. Neither can be made to match the biblical record. It is in Hebrew , Nemyh, "Yah comforts". 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. 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.. There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Ezra and Nehemiah took place during the period of what?, What nation was in power during the events in Ezra and Nehemiah?, This persian king allowed the jews to return and rebuild the temple of Jersualem and more. 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. 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. However, week of years is not the meaning of the word weeks used to specify the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks in verse 25. The hurried work of repairing and rebuilding Jerusalems walls and gates was completed in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 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? Our lives are in ruin and we co-exist under the [], It is interesting reading thoughts, theories and views expressed by all posted on this page from 2012 to 2014. 30After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. Nehemiah motivated his people to rebuild the wall protecting Jerusalem in 52 days. The symbolic focal point of the rebuilding efforts, the Temple, lie waste. * Both men worked together to restore the city and rededicate its people to God. It happened at a time when the captivity of the Jews had already come to an end. Notice the context. So we have: 1. As athletes engage with Scripture, they . 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. Nehemiah 1:2-4 & 6:15-16. Each new messiah or their followers claim fulfillment of the prophecy based on a 2nd year of a Persian Artaxerxes. I enjoyed reading it all but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth as I thought how much unbelievers love to see us disagree with one anotherjust some food for thought to all. He enlisted the help of the people to quickly repair the breaches in the wall. 17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiahs letters came to them. No power tools. All that was left was to rebuild the city . 1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. Would a man like me go into the temple to save his life? Ezra and Nehemiah, and the wall built during their time, have nothing to do with Daniel 9. The first thing they did was use the weapon of mocking. How difficult is it to build a wall? Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the wallsin 52 days. Ezra insisted upon the dismissal of these wives. Nehemiah decides that the fortifications have to be rebuilt. 5Then I said to the king, If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favour with you, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors graves, so that I may rebuild it. 6The king said to me (the queen also was sitting beside him), How long will you be gone, and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a date. The Second Reason: Water Neatly tucked away in the eastern slope of the City of David is the entrance to the ancient Jebusite passageway leading to the Gihon Spring. . Of course, no artist can claim knowledge of what any biblical character looked like. Only four years later the Temple was completed in the 6th year of Darius. [52 days] What did Nehemiah do after rebuilding the walls? Ezra 7 begins with Ezra going up to Jerusalem in the 7th year of Artaxerxes the king. 2For there were those who said, With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive. 3There were also those who said, We are having to pledge our fields, our vineyards, and our houses in order to get grain during the famine. 4And there were those who said, We are having to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay the kings tax. This divine anger ended in the 2nd year of Darius. Virtually any citizen of the ancient world could tick off three reasons why a wall was far more than just a pile of rocks. You too offer an interesting interpretation. Now the 70 is a dual prophecy and the 2nd part is due to be fulfilled soon!! 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. Nothing symbolically or literally even comes close to this command by YHWH, a command which was witness by both Haggai and Zechariah. 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. These are just chronological events which take place after the first 7 sevens. Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. Daniel 9 did two things. As already mentioned, most traditional expositors have interpreted the word weeks in that verse to mean a week of years. In other words, a week in Daniel is interpreted as meaning a period of seven years. I think he has placed Israel History in proper date chronology. Sometime during the next 16 years (between 1st year of Cyrus & 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes) construction of the 2nd temple stopped. 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. For the purpose of brevity, the word week in this chapter will hereafter represent the Day of Pentecost, although using the full fifty-day time period of the Feast of Weeks will work equally well in the interpretation offered in this chapter.. 12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. We will soon discover that Nehemiah has a position of authority in the empire, being the 'cupbearer . 2And the men of Jericho built next to him. 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. God was using Nehemiah to lead His people to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. Read full chapter Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah 3 The Message (MSG) They went up on the wall by the stairs at the Fountain Gate and then marched in opposite directions around the city. A race of slaves emerge from slavery to become a nation. of Ancient Kingdoms Amended). 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. Ezra 6 ends with completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even- Artaxerxes. 29After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his own house. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. Thats 12 years later than what ppl think!! 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. One day they were reading in the book of Moses out loud to all the congregation of people. YHWHs decree in the 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes (through Haggai & Zechariah) to restart contruction of the temple which had stopped sometime earlier. The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record almost entirely, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. 7But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the gaps were beginning to be closed, they were very angry, 8and all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. Daniel 9 is about Jesus. Empower. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. This wall is said to have been 4.5 miles long, 24 ft at the base and just over 26 ft. tall. Our hearts. Rebuilding the walls showed that God was with His people. At the time, I was cupbearer to the king. Why did they have to build with one hand and have a weapon in the other hand? . They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived . 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: They told him that the people who had survived being captives were suffering. 15And Shallum son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it and covered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the kings garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. The prophecy fits his advent exactly. http://kofh2u.tripod.com/kofh/. You see, God is NOT against building walls! 12Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. Now the king had sent officers of the army and cavalry with me. [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. 18And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The only animal I took was the animal I rode. Answer (1 of 3): Re your query: Did Nehemiah rebuild the temple? 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. The Finklestein chronology, which dismisses the biblical record, is also incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society, David Rohls chronology works only if one disregards major portions of the Hebrew Scriptures. For the people had a mind to work. 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. 16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest that were to do the work. Nehemiah and his followers do what seems to be the impossible because they are doing what God has called them to do. (Site from http://www.biblicalarchaelogy.org) []. 19Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence, and reported my words to him. Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem exhibited this important component of faith. 12 gates in that map is still remain today? Bring in the new Chronology. That is to steep a cost and it would make them question why they hold the Babylonian traditions alive. Once the defenses had been rebuilt by Antipater, the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks and one week (totaling seventy weeks) could begin, and that is exactly what happened. 2. Although Newton believed the early messianic expectants based their counting from the 1st year of Cyrus, it is more likely as Davidson noted, the 2nd year of Darius Hystaspes which was the basis for the chronological errors that crept into the early rabbinic chronology. When Nehemiah hears that "the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire," ( Neh 1:3 ), he gets permission from Persian King Artaxerxes to rebuild the city. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their watch-posts, and others before their own houses. 4The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built. They completed the wall in a mere 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). 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). Will they restore things? Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. The wall is completed in a stunning 52 days. It also has nothing to do with feasts of weeks, nor does Daniel say anything at all about seventy weeks.. He also provided a place where the people could wait for God's salvation. In the past 2000 years, no one else has. 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. 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 really like all of the points youve made. 14Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate; he rebuilt it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. The Bible doesn't say Nehemiah had wall-building experience or even leadership experience. I am returned shuwb, the same word used in Daniel 9:25. It is correct. In an individual life, then, the rebuilding of the walls would be a picture of re-establishing the strength of that life. 15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 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. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua the high priest. A wall built for Gods Glory Nehemiah depicts the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. In this way the Persian era was eclipsed. And rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. Ezra 7:13-28. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' When [Nehemiah] heard these things, [he] sat down and wept" (Nehemiah 1:3). 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. American Standard Version So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. Well, there you have it, thats how I see it anyway . 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. []. (Site from http://www.biblicalarchaelogy.org) [], [] 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. 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. Yodie. The 1st part of the verse says they builded and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. Read more. Daniel 9:25 is tied to the 490 weeks of years when Nehemiah restored the walls in Jerusalem. Photo: Zev Radovan. 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. Nehemiah's Wall. Nehemiah told their enemies, "The God of heaven will give us success. Nehemiah understood the urgency of rebuilding the wall and because he was obedient to God, it was completed in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). How long was Nehemiah in Jerusalem? Thus Artaxerxes is not another Persian ruler but a title which defines Darius son of Hystaspes. (Neh.12:25-26.) I do not see a reference to Yom Kippur in these verses. Trying to apply that prophecy to the Persian period is simply incorrect. Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, current or in historical records of the past almost one thousand years, is there any reference to 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? Let us stop this taking of interest. 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.. This single letter and its use is the basis for the120 years of missing chronology as well as Christian chronologists attempts to show that Nehemiah and Ezra were contemporary with Artaxerxes Longimanus. Your theory is very interesting, but based on these statements alone, I cannot justify the 70 weeks referring to 70 years (or 70 Shavuot). One of the powerful messages of Nehemiah is how much you can accomplish when you align yourself with the will and plan of God. as the provincial governor of Judah/Yehud. 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. 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. Write "The people wanted to work!". 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. Your email address will not be published. 23After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. Nehemiah is the account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Ok kislev is November, and notice it says the 20th year of the king? 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. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your kin, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes., 15When our enemies heard that their plot was known to us, and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. Just a few years later Cyrus gave his command(at the prompting of YHWH) which allowed the people to return and rebuild the temple. Our God will fight for us.. When Daniel received the vision, the 70 years of the captivity period spoken of in Jeremiah 25 were just drawing to a close. Four months later, they arrived in Jerusalem. Thus may they be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Christ is clearly cut off at the determination of the 69th week. Still, they are incorrect.Dan Bruce, The Prophecy Society. Joshua & Zerubbabel restarted construction but their enemies lodge a protest with Darius Hystaspes. Problems of the builders: ridicule; intimidation; loss of energy; shortage of food and money; conflict of interest. and packages. 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? The following text is the first portion of the Nehemiah Memoir (1:17:4) from the New Revised Standard Version. Building the Wall and Dealing With Resistance. In the twelfth chapter, the word days was used to indicate Day(s) of Atonement. He read the Book of Moses and wanted to make sure the people stayed faithful to God's ways. The prophecy says..Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand,that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Princeshall beseven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Here is Gods version of revising history. Im very glad to look your post. Here is where the problem develops in the chronology. 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. Now he could rebuild his beloved city of Jerusalem, its walls and gates. 16And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem; for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. 52 days God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. The KING is coming soon and HE IS A JEW, YESHUA HAMASHIACH/JESUS THE CHRIST! The prince to come is key to understanding these verses. (Neh.8) This likely indicates this was a Sabbath year. Photo printing devices nowadays are manufactured in different sizes 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. Rhema I have received from what Nehemiah did: he had a burden for his people; he went out and did want God wanted him to do; God did not give him a timeframe to do it in; and Nehemiah obeyed. So this is how it works Foto Marburg has plenty of Abrahams, Davids, Jesuses (Jesi?) * See Aaron Demsky, Who Returned FirstEzra or Nehemiah? Bible Review, April 1996. (who came up with Zerubabbel) Talmon and Akkub were porters who kept the gates during the time Nehemiah was in Jerusalem. And the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records how Nehemiah completed that massive project in record time just 52 days. 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. Reversing these often repeated, monstrous trends of history is Gods hand unparalleled among ANY people to demonstrate His glory. Thus, if our anonymous artist had any intention, it would have been much more likely that this statue is his rendition of Lazarus rather than Nehemiah! and Artaxerxes comes from the waw proceeding Artaxerxes. [] hidden behind weed-like wildflowers that grew out of cracks in the wall. This evidence of God's blessing encourages the Jews and is a terrific blow to the self-confidence of their enemies. [Nehemiah 5:14 - Governor for 12 years before returning to the palace.] 6I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. The waw would have been more accurately translated as a hendiadys where the 2nd word specifies the first. 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. This verse describes the commands which were instrumental in the rebuilding of the Temple and its eventual completion. 15So I went up by way of the valley by night and inspected the wall. That would put Ezras aliyah around 515 BCE, and Nehemyahs time in Yerushalayim from around 502 BCE to 490 BCE. Despite the free time, which is a rarity in my life, beautiful breezy weather and a book I cant stop reading, my mood was, lets put it nicely, stormy. 4. Both I and my family have sinned. Ok Nissan is April and in the 20th year of the king. God bless. The traditional Bible chronology based on Thieles harmonization of the Hebrew kings and the Rohl chronology for Egypt are incorrect. This event symbolically and chronologically marked the end of the 70 years of Jerusalems desolation. Even their servants lorded it over the people. They are appropriate here again: Ezra 6:14 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And it could not (as Josephus says) be Khshayarsha, who only reign 20 years. "Nehemiah 6:15", and "The city of . They will be captured by many false competing Churches and charlatan Prophets around us. Another of Nehemiahs accomplishments was to make a record and genealogy of all the nobles, officials and people who were then living in Judah. 8Next to them Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. 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). 1The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. The book of Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's city wall in about 445BC. Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period.He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465-424 BC). 492BCE minus 490 years leaves us at the Birth of Christ at 2BCE!! After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God's Law, and they understood it. Thanks for the article. 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. 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. I have included Daniel 9:25 below just to be perfectly clear just what the biblical text states. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ, reaching millions worldwide. Rebuild our health. 2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, 'What are these feeble Jews doing? (Neh. COPYRIGHT 2023 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. 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.. http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/images/nehem3.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/online/nehem3.htm&h=487&w=479&sz=5&tbnid=QnjiF52e5PjYCM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=89&zoom=1&usg=__BFMaBwzC558rhaR9TbUt9gfkj1o=&docid=UL4e0C1vyquoqM&sa=X&ei=MgB-UMy6N4HJrQfEj4HQBA&ved=0CD4Q9QEwBA&dur=4303. Nehemiah settled the people in the city and its suburbs. It is the bedrock foundation upon which Jerusalems restoration began. 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.