Nebuchadnezzar II

Nebuchadnezzar II was the most prosperous ruler of the Neo Babylonian empire. He wanted to restore and make the city of Babylon one of the most important and successful at the time, and to do so he adorned the city to make it look more beautiful and impressive than others. He built temples and towers, like the Tower of Babel, and also commissioned the creation of beautiful hidden gardens, but one of the most impressive monuments he appointed was the Ishtar gate. Nebuchadnezzar assigned this monument, and even though there were political, military and economic reasons to build it, it was mostly a symbol of his great power and his way to show it to the World. He wanted to be remembered and he knew he could do it with the construction of an impressive…

King Nebuchadnezzar II was the second greatest king of ancient Babylon. Nabopolassar, his father, was the greatest. King Nabopolassar defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and took back Babylonia from the Assyrians. In this way he provided for his son, Nebuchadnezzar II, a good home and a lot of money that he could use to build. Nebuchadnezzar II took full advantage of this opportunity for greatness. He married Amytis of Media and secured an alliance between the Medes and the…

the book of Daniel, as it is the only section that was authored by King Nebuchadnezzar. This is made clear from the opening of the chapter which clearly states, “King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples.” Daniel chapter four is not a letter written to inspire a body of believers, it does not stand to describe battles fought on the battle field. Daniel four is a story. In fact, Daniel chapter four holds such significance because of the context from which it was written. To give a brief synopsis of this…

Nebuchadnezzar II is well known for building sanctuaries committed to Babylonian divine beings and for changing Babylon, the capital of his domain, into a superb city. The Processional way, which was a noteworthy street utilized for formal parades, was cleared with vast stone pieces and kept running from the waterway to the royal residence complex and the passageway to the city, the Ishtar Gate. The door had four tall towers that spoke to the city's quality, and encompassing the course prompting…

In the Book of Nehemiah, there are two main actions, the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem and a recommitment of the returned exiles to fulfill their covenant obligations. (Dennis & Grudem, 2008). Considering that only a remnant of Israel remained after the exile and that Nehemiah would face opposition from outsiders and from within, Nehemiah faced a monumental task. Performing a quick overview of the book reveals that the contents of Nehemiah contain a general’s diary, a governor’s report,…

One of the case studies in Ancient Israel comes from Psalms 88.In the anthropology of the dead, the nephesh is inviolable and makes the journey to Sheol (Psalms 30:3). The beginning of Psalms 88 is of a man praying to God about his afterlife, because he knows his death is coming in the near future. He prays for “salvation” and the man nephesh is still currently on earth but he is aware that he will be going to “the pit” when he dies (Psalms 88:1-4). He feels that God has forsaken him and accuses…

Nehemiah Leading Through Change Nehemiah was considered a great leader, and decided with the help of the Lord to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Once Nehemiah set his heart to help the people of Jerusalem, many obstacles were faced. Nehemiah through faith and perseverance proved to be a great leader. Nehemiah served as a cupbearer for the king of Babylon. When Nehemiah heard that the walls of Jerusalem were never rebuilt and the city was going through turmoil, Nehemiah felt obliged to help his…

The Book of Daniel follows the life of Israelite named Daniel during the Babylonian captivity. Daniel and his friends are taken into captivity, but they soon serve under Nebuchadnezzar as interpreters. Nebuchadnezzar has a dream where sees an enormous statue with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mixed iron and clay. The statue is then destroyed. Daniel interprets the dream as four empires that will be crushed by God’s kingdom. In…

to have been written in the sixth century BCE, the Book of Daniel gives clear internal dates such as "the third year of the reign of king Jehoiakim," (1:1), that is, 606 BCE); "the second year of the reign of king Nebuchadnezzar, " (2:1), that is, 603 BCE); "the first year of Darius," (9:1), that is 522 BCE); "in the third year of Cyrus," (10:1), that is 547 or perhaps 536). Daniel and his associates are portrayed as Jewish Exiles in Babylon during that period. However, several internal…

The drive to the city of Babylon approached two hours with Sunday traffic. Entering the city limits, they saw the abundance of date-bearing palm fields. Hanging from the trees were workers with large canvas sacks harvesting the Springtime crop, as a breeze swayed the fronds. Miles further, the caravan came upon the stone wall entrance barricading the legendary ruins, known as the Gardens of Babylon. The wall protected it against thieves and vandals. The first van halted in the dirt visitors '…