Viewed from afar, it might seem that the wall was built without a lot of interruption. Such a view would be completely wrong! Any building site, ancient or modern, faces challenges of one type or another. This one had them all! A brief summary:
Type
Response
Reference
Ridicule
It’…
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Darius’ reign
Age
539BC
Decree of Cyrus
First return under Zerubbabel
533BC?
Death of Daniel
530BC?
Born?
0
522BC
1
Darius the Great becomes king
8
516BC
7
Temple completed
Esther marries the king
Ezra travels to Jerusal…
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On arrival in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel and Joshua withstood the initial challenges bravely but they couldn’t, or didn’t, overcome the difficulties that followed; not for 15 years anyway. How sad. Too soon, the ongoing trials wore them down. In the end, it seems a letter from Persia demanding suspen…
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Following the foiled assassination attempt, Haman had created an atmosphere of fear in the court of Ahasuerus, which was no doubt what the king appointed him to do. When Mordecai alone, even of all the Jews, refused to bow to Haman, his friends tried to convince the old man to change. But he wouldn�…
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600BC?
Born
0 yrs
597BC
Taken captive to Babylon in Jehoiachin’s captivity
3
539BC
Decree of Cyrus
First return under Zerubbabel
61
533BC?
Birth of Esther
Death of Daniel
67
522BC
Ahasuerus (Darius the Great) becomes king
78
519BC
Ahasuerus’ great…
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Ezra: A Ready Scribe (Part 2)
This smallish group, carrying a fortune in gold and silver, faced a 1500 kilometre journey through treacherous, threatening country, led by a 74 year old scribe. A royal escort was available if Ezra requested it, but he was ashamed to ask the king. What sort of faith w…
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This article is an amended version of a paper the AACE requested the authors to prepare for possible distribution to ecclesias. The authors acknowledge with thanks the input of others who were consulted in the process of preparing this version for publication.
The Genesis record of creation
“In …
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Ezra: A Ready Scribe (Part 1)
589BC?
Born
0 yrs
588BC
Seraiah, his father, dies
1
585BC
Jerusalem destroyed
Taken captive to Babylon
4
570BC
Death of Ezekiel
19
539BC
Decree of Cyrus
First return under Zerubbabel
50
533BC?
Death of Daniel
…
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Nebuchadnezzar visited Judah again six years later and took more captives, including Ezekiel. He set up Zedekiah as another puppet king, but he foolishly turned to Egypt and the king of Babylon finally lost patience. In the 19th year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem after a two-year …
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634BC
Born
0 yrs
605BC
Defeats Pharaoh at CarchemishAscends throne of BabylonBesieges Jerusalem first timeJehoiakim becomes his ‘puppet king’Daniel taken captive
29
604BC
Dream of image in Daniel 2
30
603BC?
Image of gold in Daniel 3Fiery furnace
31
597BC
Besi…
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