God started the 70 weeks with the decree of Cyrus

[TomL]

Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

Ezra 1:1–4 (NASB 2020) — 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: 2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to rebuild for Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And every survivor, at whatever place he may live, the people of that place are to support him with silver and gold, with equipment and cattle, together with a voluntary offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’ ”

2 Chronicles 36:22–23 (NASB 2020) — 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah—the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the LORD his God be with him; go up then!’ ”

 

[SteveB]

Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

Ezra 1:1–4 (NASB 2020) — 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: 2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to rebuild for Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And every survivor, at whatever place he may live, the people of that place are to support him with silver and gold, with equipment and cattle, together with a voluntary offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’ ”

2 Chronicles 36:22–23 (NASB 2020) — 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah—the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the LORD his God be with him; go up then!’ ”

Curious thing about this...

Daniel 9 says...

Dan 9:25 BHSEri * and | וְknow | תֵדַ֨עand | וְprosper | תַשְׂכֵּ֜לfrom | מִןissue | מֹצָ֣אword | דָבָ֗רto | לְreturn | הָשִׁיב֙and | וְto | לִbuild | בְנֹ֤ותJerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙unto | עַדanointed | מָשִׁ֣יחַchief | נָגִ֔ידweek | שָׁבֻעִ֖יםseven | שִׁבְעָ֑הand | וְweek | שָׁבֻעִ֞יםsix | שִׁשִּׁ֣יםand | וּtwo | שְׁנַ֗יִםreturn | תָּשׁוּב֙and | וְbuild | נִבְנְתָה֙open place | רְחֹ֣ובand | וְmoat | חָר֔וּץand | וּin | בְoppression | צֹ֖וקthe | הָtime | עִתִּֽים
Dan 9:25 KJV Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
The prophecy says to rebuild the city.
Cyrus told Ezra to rebuild the temple.
Nehemiah , and Artaxerxes gave the command to rebuild the CITY...
Neh 2:3 WEB I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
Neh 2:7-20 WEB 7 Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah; 8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me. 9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on. 13 I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass. 15 Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. 16 The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work. 17 Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.” 18 I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” 20 Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
so, no... not Cyrus. Artaxerxes.
safe passage and supplies to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the walls in 445 B.C. (Nehemiah 2:1-8).

ii. Only the last of these four decrees was a command to restore and build Jerusalem. The first three each focused on the temple, not on the street or on the wall.

 

[TomL]

Curious thing about this...

Daniel 9 says...

Dan 9:25 BHSEri * and | וְknow | תֵדַ֨עand | וְprosper | תַשְׂכֵּ֜לfrom | מִןissue | מֹצָ֣אword | דָבָ֗רto | לְreturn | הָשִׁיב֙and | וְto | לִbuild | בְנֹ֤ותJerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙unto | עַדanointed | מָשִׁ֣יחַchief | נָגִ֔ידweek | שָׁבֻעִ֖יםseven | שִׁבְעָ֑הand | וְweek | שָׁבֻעִ֞יםsix | שִׁשִּׁ֣יםand | וּtwo | שְׁנַ֗יִםreturn | תָּשׁוּב֙and | וְbuild | נִבְנְתָה֙open place | רְחֹ֣ובand | וְmoat | חָר֔וּץand | וּin | בְoppression | צֹ֖וקthe | הָtime | עִתִּֽים
Dan 9:25 KJV Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
The prophecy says to rebuild the city.
Cyrus told Ezra to rebuild the temple.
Nehemiah , and Artaxerxes gave the command to rebuild the CITY...
Neh 2:3 WEB I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
Neh 2:7-20 WEB 7 Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah; 8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me. 9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on. 13 I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass. 15 Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. 16 The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work. 17 Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.” 18 I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” 20 Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
so, no... not Cyrus. Artaxerxes.
safe passage and supplies to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the walls in 445 B.C. (Nehemiah 2:1-8).

ii. Only the last of these four decrees was a command to restore and build Jerusalem. The first three each focused on the temple, not on the street or on the wall.

You omitted the words of God

Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

God clearly notes it is Cyrus who states of Jerusalem she will be rebuilt

 

[SteveB]

You omitted the words of God

Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

God clearly notes it is Cyrus who states of Jerusalem she will be rebuilt

Sounds like you're claiming that Daniel, Nehemiah and Ezra are all liars.

 

[TomL]

Sounds like you're claiming that Daniel, Nehemiah and Ezra are all liars.

Sounds like you are ignoring what God stated or should I as did claim you are say God was lying

Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah do not contradict God or vice versa, but you are contradicting God.


Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

God clearly notes it is Cyrus who states of Jerusalem she will be rebuilt

Is your commitment to the opinion of man greater than your commitment to the word of God?

 

[SteveB]

Sounds like you are ignoring what God stated or should I as did claim you are say God was lying

Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah do not contradict God or vice versa, but you are contradicting God.


Isaiah 44:24–28 (NASB 2020) — 24 This is what the LORD says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise her ruins again. 27 “I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will make your rivers dry up. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he will carry out all My desire.’ And he says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

God clearly notes it is Cyrus who states of Jerusalem she will be rebuilt

Is your commitment to the opinion of man greater than your commitment to the word of God?

Look Tom, you have made it abundantly clear that you only want to win an argument.
I'm not here to argue.
So, go back to your sandbox, and stand all alone, having successfully vanquished your perceived foes.

Sing your song, and move on.

To me, talking about the Bible with other followers of Jesus is about Malachi 3:16.

For you, it's become clear that it's a battle you need to win.

I actually enjoy talking with others about Jesus and God's Word. I do not like arguments about it. It's empty, disheartening and vacuous. These are the things I get from talking to you.

So, go on your merry way and feel self satisfied at your win.

 

[TomL]

Look Tom, you have made it abundantly clear that you only want to win an argument.
I'm not here to argue.
So, go back to your sandbox, and stand all alone, having successfully vanquished your perceived foes.

Sing your song, and move on.

To me, talking about the Bible with other followers of Jesus is about Malachi 3:16.

For you, it's become clear that it's a battle you need to win.

I actually enjoy talking with others about Jesus and God's Word. I do not like arguments about it. It's empty, disheartening and vacuous. These are the things I get from talking to you.

So, go on your merry way and feel self satisfied at your win.

Sorry but you fail to recognize yourself and thus project

you cannot show a week when atonement is made according to the decreed 70 weeks

Daniel 9:24 (NASB 2020) — 24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

you won't admit after the 69th week is the 70 week

you will not believe God that Cyrus gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem

But you want to continue posting the opinion of man while ignoring all your scriptural failures

You have identified yourself without realising it.

 

[SteveB]

Sorry but you fail to recognize yourself and thus project

Then you have the perfect opportunity to wipe the dust off your feet, wash your hands and walk away.
Take the hint Tom.

you cannot show a week when atonement is made according to the decreed 70 weeks

Daniel 9:24 (NASB 2020) — 24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

you won't admit after the 69th week is the 70 week

you will not believe God that Cyrus gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem

But you want to continue posting the opinion of man while ignoring all your scriptural failures

You have identified yourself without realising it.

 

[TomL]

Then you have the perfect opportunity to wipe the dust off your feet, wash your hands and walk away.
Take the hint Tom.

As long as you reply to me and fail to recognize yourself, I will answer and show your errors

you cannot show a week when atonement is made according to the decreed 70 weeks

Daniel 9:24 (NASB 2020) — 24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

you won't admit after the 69th week is the 70 week

you will not believe God that Cyrus gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem

But you want to continue posting the opinion of man while ignoring all your scriptural failures

You have identified yourself without realizing it.