His ancestors had dedicated a Temple around 10th century BC to Yahweh. But Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed it around 587 BC during the siege of Jerusalem. It had taken many years to build that Temple.
He grew up, and rose to become one of the most important men in Persia (Iran): a cupbearer to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, and later, the king made him a governor of Persian Judea. To rebuild the Temple wall, the king gave his permission to use timber from the king’s forest.
In the imperial Persia, which had conquered Babylon, commanding the territories with military and economic powers, the king’s timber went with the king’s builders and security. The wall was rebuilt within days.
Yes, Nehemiah rebuilt the Temple circa 408 BC – the one during the time of Christ. Later, Gen Titus & Vespasian destroyed it in AD 67.
I am yet to read of any man that understands foreign policy, diplomacy and large project management better than Nehemiah. In this piece, I explain thus: If Nehemiah had used any timber that was different from timber from the king’s forest, he would have failed. Simply, any project that received timber supplies from the king’s forest was as good as executed. The timber went with security, etc.
What is your x factor? Are you asking for the right things?
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
