Jerusalem’s Walls Of Stone Replaced By Divine ‘Wall Of Fire’ In Fulfillment Of Zechariah Prophecy
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Jerusalem’s Walls Of Stone Replaced By Divine ‘Wall Of Fire’ In Fulfillment Of Zechariah Prophecy
July 4, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
Jerusalem, circumscribed by walls since it was a tiny hamlet inhabited by Jebusites thousands of years ago, is finally fulfilling its prophesied destiny as an unwalled city – a reality which seemed almost impossible until very modern times. The walls of Jerusalem were destroyed by the Babylonians during the destruction of the First Temple, but immediately after the Jews returned to Zion, their initial task was to erect walls around Jerusalem. Nehemiah describes in extended detail the building of this wall (Nehemiah 3:1-32) as well as the attempts by the Samaritans to belittle the wall and harm its construction. (3:33-35). These attempts led to a remarkable feat of construction being attempted by Nehemiah, with workers holding their hammers and chisels in one hand and their swords in the other to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the unfinished wall. It is against this backdrop that the prophet Zechariah made the remarkable prophecy that Jerusalem would one day be unwalled. “Yerushalayim shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein. For I saith Hashem will be unto her a wall of fire round about and I will be the glory in the midst of her” (Zechariah 2:8-9).
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Jerusalem’s Walls Of Stone Replaced By Divine ‘Wall Of Fire’ In Fulfillment Of Zechariah Prophecy