Spiritual success and failures in Ezra and Nehemiah

 

Divine Hand           Divine Hand                       538BCE        Cyrus  E.4:4

Zerubabel/               (People)

Shesbazzar                                      .

Spiritual                   No Spiritual excellence

                                                        Temple start

                                                          S T O P

                                                        E.4:24;E.5:13-16

Divine Hands (2)    Divine Hand                       518BCE         DariusI E.4:5

Haggai+Zechariah  (People)                                                   E.6:22

Prayerlife                 Spiritual excellence

                                                        N O  S T O P

                                                        Temple finish 515BCE

                                                        E.6:22

 

Divine Hand            Divine Hand                       486BCE        Xerxes1 E.4:6

(Leader)                   (People)

No Prayerlife           No Spiritual excellence

                                                        Wall start 1

                                                          S T O P

                                                        E.4:6

 

Divine Hand            Divine Hand                       457BCE        Artaxer.IE.

EZRA                        (People)                                                     E.4:7-23

Spiritual                   Spiritual problem

E.7:6;10                                          Wall start 2

                                                          S T O P

 

 

Divine Hand            Divine Hand                       444BCE        Artaxer.IE.

NEHEMIA               (People)                                                     Ne.6:1

Prayerlife                 Spiritual excellence                       Ne.6:10

Ne. 1:5-11; Ne. 2:4;                        N O  S T O P

Ne.2:8;2:20;4:9;4:20;6:9             Wall finish

Ne.6:14;                                          Ne.6:15

 

1Old Per. Xšaya.āršan (< xšaya 'king' + aršan 'male' > 'king of all male); Bab. Ašiyaršu (a-ši-ia-ar-šu) Akšiwaršu (ak-ši-i-wa6-ar-šu); Heb. as אחשורוש ʼĂəwērôš; Lat. as Ahasuerus; Greek as Ξέρξης Xérxēs.