the re building of jerusalem

[zakk190]

name the book that recounts this

[MustafaTickl]

Ezekiel.

"And it shall come to pass in that day, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God that my fury shall come up into my nostrils. For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken. Surely in that day there shall he a great shaking in the land of Israel; so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep upon the earth and all men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall and every wall shall fall to the ground. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel. Yea, ye shall flee, Like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee." .
Thus the Lord cleared Jerusalem of its multiplicity of churches, chapels, shrines and holy places. The earthquake completely changed the topography of the whole area, raising it to a higher altitude and levelling the site for the construction of an entirely new and glorious city. A city that was a worthy capital for its Great King, the Lord Jesus Christ. Binyan Yerushalayim commenced on 14 March 445BC and the contract period was 70 weeks.

[Catron]

I am sorry MustafaTickl but where in Ezekiel is the recounting of the re-building of Jerusalem? The passages you have quoted perhaps point to the need for Jerusalem to be rebuilt but say nothing about the rebuilding. In any case, the quoted verses are not from Ezekiel alone but also from Zechariah.

Ezra or Nehemiah seem more likely answers to the question to me, if indeed the answer is a book of the Bible, but I am not scholarly enough to confirm either.

[MustafaTickl]

So far as I know, Catron, Zachariah spoke only of the proposition to re-build the temple, Ezra contains no reference to re-building and Nehemiah was only involved in re-building the walls of Jerusalem..

[Catron]

I still ask where in Ezekiel it talks about the rebuilding of Jerusalem? Your verses do not say anything about a rebuilding. And if, as you say (and I agree) Zechariah only spoke only of the proposition to re-build the temple, why are you quoting verses from that book as your answer to the question from zakk190?

Ezra does talk about rebuilding Jerusalem - Ezra 4:12 says 'let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious city; they are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations'.

I am quite willing to concede that from that verse on Ezra only talks about the rebuilding of the Temple and so will accept that Ezra (or Nehemiah) may not be the answer to this question but can you give a verse from Ezekiel to help prove your contention that this book is the answer looked for?

zakk190, apologies about not appearing to be able to give a definitive answer - you may be best to stick this question in R&S under Society & Culture.

[fagidill]

All That Twaddle Turned Me Atheist !!