Would the last one to leave please turn out the lights!
Or so it might have seemed to some when Malachi lay down his pen. The period between then and the birth of Jesus Christ is sometimes described as a time of darkness for the ecclesia of God. As promised, they had returned from Babylon after 7…
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Undisclosed day of the 8th month (Bul)
It was Zechariah’s turn. He was probably a much younger man than Haggai, chosen perhaps to appeal to a younger demographic. Remember, the people had divided along age lines when the work first stopped 15 years earlier. A week or so after Haggai had si…
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606BCNebuchadnezzar invades Judah and takes first captives to Babylon600BC?Birth of Haggai?586BCNebuchadnezzar completes destruction of JerusalemFinal captives taken to Babylon555BC?Birth of Zechariah?536BCDecree of CyrusFirst return under ZerubbabelIddo, Zechariah’s grandfather, returns with exil…
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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
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Age
539BC
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Decree of Cyrus
First return under Zerubbabel
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533BC?
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Death of Daniel
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530BC?
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Born?
0
522BC
1
Darius the Great becomes king
8
516BC
7
Temple completed
Esther marries the king
Ezra travels to Jerusalem
14…
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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 wouldnâ…
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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 feast…
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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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