In several more readings of the last three records of the Bible; which is Ezra, Nehemiah and Ester, I have come to see more of what was going on. I must say that the three records are not consistent with the other records of the Bible. These records are not the writings of a people called Israel. Nor do they have the same consistent writing style. These records are the records of a people called Jews. I suspect them to be recordings by the ancestors of the Jews we know today. That would be Jews of Babylonian or European descent. The record of Nehemiah shows how Jews came about and how they became known as Jews. It is their image that has dominated the look of an Israelite that has now become a confused concept. When people hear the word "Jew" they thank it is referring to the twelve tribes of Israel. Through my study of the last three records in the Bible, I have now come to suspect the word "Jew" is a reference to the Babylonians that switched sides in their religious faith. I would like to make it very clear that as these understandings come about that know man is judge, not you nor I. This could also be the reason Jews today say; being a Jew is not referring to tribal or a race of people, but it is a religious practice. With this concept, it means anyone can be a Jew. The concept of a Jew has been miss understood by westerners. The word Jew is not a reference to the twelve tribes of Israel. It is more a reference to a people whom practice the religion of the twelve tribes of Israel or more accurately the religion of God. Rather or not this concept will be acceptable in the eyes of God, I do not know, we are not the Judge of that. If a person passes under the rod and enters into the covenant of piece and receives the mark, that mark is what we must respect because according to God that person has been accepted, Ezek20:37, 9:4-6. The color of that person's skin shall not be looked upon no more as a factor. According to Nehemiah Israel begin mixing with the people that has become known as Jews way back then, Neh5:5. So at this date and time we have no absolute way of knowing who has the blood of an Israelite. In looking at Gods plan, it was wise to put the concept of His religion into the hands of another. For what Israel (the black people) were going through and about to go through, they alone would not have been able to keep the concept of the religion of God through time. For most black slaves; from their youth, they are not able to hold on to or grasp a concept beyond what their masters have taught them. God Himself warned Israel about a nation they would be delivered to that is void of counsel and understanding, Deu32:28. That nation is Europ and or America, and it is only through their understanding of the KJ Bible, Israel or blacks believe Immanuel is their lord and savior. It is truly great to be able to recognize the Works of the Hands of God, blessed be His Holy name and His strange Works, blessed be the most High; the Holy one of Israel.

There is also another scenario, it is depicted in Dan11:35. This could be meaning, the enemies of Israel read the Holy Scriptures that they had taken from this people they conquered. And those that had understanding of the Holy Scriptures devised a plan to mix with Israel and change the color of Israel's skin to white. Thus was the coming of the Jew. In studying these scenarios you must constantly be aware of who is talking, is it God. If not then that scenario loses some value.

My support for this theory comes from Nehemiah5:1-13. In this portion of Nehemiah it depicts priest having and owning real estate, servants and having money, lots of it. These men are the leaders of the people in Jerusalem. And it appears that most of them were wealthy, even Nehemiah. I suspect the people they had loaned money, took wives and daughters and had as bondsmen and women, were the true Israelites. So Nehemiah is a person whose ancestors were of the Babylonian or Esau descent and mixed with the slaves known as Israelites. This is also supportive in Ester8:17. How can the oppressors just switch sides if Israel was not made to look like them? Nehemiah5:1-13 could be the first record of a freeing of slaves. We know one of the decrees by God was that the Levites were not to inherit wealth, for God is their inheritance, Num18:23. And we know Israel was not paying the tenth because they were now a defeated people. Remember this is seventy years or so after Israel and Judah is no more a nation. And the Israel was the poorest people of the lands. So the only why to explain the wealth of a Jew at this time in the Book is he had to have inherited it from a parent that was of none Israelite descent. This also explains the saying in Neh5:5. The person whom said that could see mixed babies and people, whit flesh mixed with black flesh. This also could be a prelude to Dan11:35.

In the way the last three records are recorded it is very difficult to determine the orders of the kings of Persia. History books gives us the answer but I like to stay inside of the Bible to see if things are possible only with the record we have. This is one thing I found confusing. Just in Ezra alone we have a king committing to opposite actions. The two actions that are in conflict with one another is the decrees of Artaxerxes. The first decree is Ezra4:7-23. This decree clearly shows him against the rebuilding of the Temple of God. Then in Ezra7:11-26 Artaxerxes sends out another decree as if the Temple of God is complete and he supports its existence. The way Ezra is written, first Cyrus frees the Jews to go build in Jerusalem, but this is hindered until the reign of Darius, Ezra4:5. But before the work is resumed Artaxerxes is depicted as being one of those hindrances. So the reign of kings would have to be Cyrus, Artaxerxes and Darius. But this is not possible if Artaxerxes sends Ezra up to Jerusalem to give offerings unto God in the Temple which is in Jerusalem, Ezra7:16. This is total chaos and I have found that these last three records reads like the records of Apocrypha. But maybe it is all just a hint to that one person.

As for the hidden wars, one occurred in Ezra and that's why Nehemiah is looking at and rebuilding the ruins of Jerusalem. By the time Nehemiah gets to Jerusalem the leaders of the first rebuilding of Jerusalem are dead. This would mainly be Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah, Ezra1:8 and most of the leaders. That's why Nehemiah is not depicted as conversing with Ezra, Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah any of the leaders referred to in Nehemiah7:7. I suspected them to all be dead. Nehemiah also gives us a time period of Ezra. This is found in Nehemiah 13:6. The second war would be in Ester. The third war would be in Nehemiah. The main moral of these stories is there are people on this earth whom will not desire Jerusalem to be built today. The more and more I have studied the Bible I begin to think IKgs and IIKgs could actually be a recording of when Europe met Africa. And it has been put off as it is today to make a people called Israel thank it relates to a long lost past. But there is no support for this, so it is only my imagination.