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_'(Bucruu rv.Eara's prayer, ix. 9, that Ezra understood that the decreeto which we allude did give them the privilege of building,in Judah and Jerusalem, the wall which had beenbroken down. Aher Ezra. had beenhigh priest andgovernor in Jerusalem thirteen years, ehemiah waspermitted to go up to assist Ezra in building Jerusalemand repairin the walls; which was done in troubloustimes, under $lehemiah's administration, which lasted inall 39 years. See Nehemiah, 4th to the 7th chapterEzra and Nehemiah, both of them having served as governors49 years.Here, then, we find the fulfilment of what thetold Daniel would be done under the commandangelatwould begin the seventiv weeks, and which is the samething-" the visrkm." his decree was given 457 yearsbefore Christ: the seventy weeks began, and if theyended at the death of Christ, which we have proved didend them, then the seventy weeks ended after Christ 33years, making, in all, 490 years, which is 70 weeks ofyears.But it is evident that Gabriel has divided the seventyweeks into three parts, and I think clearly explains theuse of this division."Shall be seven weeks, and threescore and twoweeks." Then, as if you should inquire, What is sevenweeks for? he explains,"'l`he street shall be builta in, and the wall, even in troublons times." Ezra andPfelhemiah were 49 years, or seven weeks offyears, performingthese very things, which ended be ore Christ408. eelug; edition of Polyglot Bible. What issixty-two wee for? The ange has already told us,"Unto the Messiah, the Prince," that is, to the timeChrist was anointed to preach, the meaning of Messiah.Sixty-two weeks are 434 days; or weeks of yoars wouldbe 434 years, which, beginning where the seven weeksended, 408, would end 26 ears aher Christ, the earJohn be nto preachas fcyirerunner of Christ. 'I¥heri'She shalfuconfirm the covenant with man for oneweek,"weeks. 'l!hus the sevenranking in all the seventyweeks ended with the administration of Nehemiah, B.C. 408. Then the sixty-two weeks ended when John