Isaiah 45:1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
#MedoPersiankingCyrus #456bc
Ezra
1 KJV
1
¶Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by
the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of
Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom,
and put it also in writing, saying,
2
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the
kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at
Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3
Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go
up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of
Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
4
And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his
place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts,
beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem....
7
¶Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which
Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the
house of his gods.
Proverbs
21:1 KJV
The
king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it
whithersoever he will.
"In
the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we find four royal commands issued by Median
and Persian kings that could possibly qualify as the “commandment to restore
and to build Jerusalem.” The first command was by Cyrus in Ezra 1:1-11. The
second was by Darius in Ezra 4:24 and 6:1-12. The third was by Artaxerxes in
his 7th year in Ezra 7:7-26. The fourth was also by Artaxerxes in his 20th year
in Nehemiah 2:1-8."
~~ https://letgodbetrue.com/bible-topics/index/prophecy/cyrus-decree-to-rebuild/
Notes:
The
LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, the mighty king of the Medo-Persian
empire, as prophesied by Prophet Isaiah. The proof is as follows:
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Cyrus made a proclamation throughout his vast empire, and in writing too - yes,
in writing; the account is not just a fable.
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Cyrus honoured the LORD God of heaven as the source of his vast empire.
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Cyrus acknowledged that he was under the command of the LORD God of heaven, to
do His bidding, i.e. to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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Cyrus was conscious that the LORD God of heaven had His special people from Judah.
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Cyrus confessed that the LORD God of heaven was also the LORD God of Israel and
that He is THE God.
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Cyrus urged his people to be generous to the people of the LORD God of Israel
in addition to giving freewill offerings towards the house of God in Jerusalem.
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Cyrus repatriated all the vessels of the house of the LORD plundered by
Nebuchadnezzar.
Cyrus
was not a typical sly politician like so many are; he walked his talk. It was not just smooth political sloganeering to hook and wink the gullible.
Proverbs
21:1 KJV
The
king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it
whithersoever he will.
Psalm
146:3 KJV
Put
not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
But
trust in the Sovereign One who rules even the heart of the greatest monarch on
earth!
Take
comfort in thy sovereign LORD God in heaven.
