Things in the Bible not really in the Bible...and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

530 years before Jesus’s birth, the exact year the Messiah (the crowned one) would begin his public ministry was predicted

Daniel 9:24-27  –  Numbers 4:47

Ezra 1:1-2  –  Ezra 4:4-7  –  Haggai 1:1,14  –  Haggai 2:1  –  Ezra 6:13-15  –  Ezra 7:7-10  –  Nehemiah 3:16-32  –  Isaiah 11:1  –  Zechariah 6:11-13

Fact of the Day 

Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, destroyed and burned both Jerusalem and the temple. Years later, Persia absorbed Babylon into its empire.  That was during the time when Prophet Daniel lived in Babylon and Persia. One day while praying, Daniel saw a vision.  The angel Gabriel told him exactly when the “Messiah” (the anointed/crowned priest-king) would begin to openly declare who he was.     It was predicted the Messiah would appear after 70 “wks” = 70 x 7 = 490 yrs.

Again, the Messiah would appear 490 years after the Persian King’s decree to restore & rebuild Jerusalem   (62 “wks” x 7=434 yrs + 49 “wks” = 493 yrs ) .

But 493 years is too long.  If you check the prediction, it says the Messiah will be “cut off”  (die) in the middle of 62 “wks” = 3 yrs.

520 BC – 30 yrs = 490

THEREFORE,  490 years from the time of the order to REBUILD/repair Jerusalem, Jesus began his ministry at age 30.

SOME EXPLANATIONS:

• *Priests entered service at age 30. Zechariah said the Branch will be both high priest and king.
•  *Often symbolism was used in the Bible to disguise its true meaning from the enemy.  Daniel lived in Babylon which eventually was part of Persia.

King Cyrus II – 550-530 BC – (He said to BUILD THE TEMPLE (II Chronicles 36:23)
King Cambyses II – 530-522 BC DARIUS HIS COUSIN
King Darius I: 522-486 BC – (He said to REPAIR AND REBUILD JERUSALEM in 520 BC (Daniel 9:25)

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