The Perfumed Butler and the Wisdom of Civil Obedience
This article shows by way of Ezra and Nehemiah how Christians today can in good conscience be faithful servants of governments here below because we serve the higher King in heaven.
The Chronology of Ezra & Nehemiah, Part 3
This article examines the argument against the short chronology in Ezra-Nehemiah, that the Artaxerxes referred to must be Artaxerxes Longimanus, who followed Darius and Xerxes.
The Chronology of Ezra & Nehemiah, Part 1
This article considers the subject of biblical chronology, particularly the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which provide chronological information for the period after the return from exile. The author addresses the question whether the Artaxerxes of these books is the same person as Darius.
Do the Sixty-Nine Weeks of Daniel Date the Messianic Mission of Nehemiah or Jesus?
A very important date for the interpretation of the book of Daniel is 536 BC. This date refers to the end of the seventy weeks of Daniel 9:24. It is also the start of the sixty-nine weeks of Daniel 9:25-26. At the end of this period a messiah would appear and Jerusalem would be rebuilt. The author argues that Nehemiah was this anointed one.