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Ezra 1:2 · BSB
1:2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
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…afield here, but you wonder what would draw them to intermarry with these people who aren't following Yahweh. And there's a little phrase here inEzra chapter 1, or Ezra chapter 9, rather, that I think maybe gets at the issue. Over a couple times throughout this chapter, you see this little phrase, they…
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…whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem. We looked at this last week, the decree inEzra chapter 1, which Cyrus gave. Remember that the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken the Jews captive, brought them to Babylon, and then the Babylonian…
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…every day to get to Christmas. Imagine a 70-year countdown. 70 years. That's the greatness of this prophecy. That's why, if you go back toEzra chapter 1, that's what Ezra focuses on. Not that God named the person who would end the prophecy, although that is cool. Ezra focuses on the basic fact that…
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…The first five verses here in chapter 4 tell us about the opposition that arose for the first generation that returned from exile. Remember, inEzra chapter 1, the return to the land from exile is presented as a new exodus. And then in Ezra chapter 2, the people are numbered for their march back to the…
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Morning Church. Turn with me in your Bibles to the book of Ezra. The book ofEzra, chapter 1, it's on page 362 in your Bibles. Last week, Pastor Nick gave us an overview of Ezra and Nehemiah. And two books, they were originally one book,…
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…his enemies get fed to lions, and the lions get their fill. And Daniel goes free. When he goes free, this is where the narrative is picked up inEzra chapter 1. This is how I understand it. I think if you were to make a harmony of all this, this is how it comes together. Up in Ezra chapter 1 is when Cyrus…
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…over the city as there is this destruction of the city. And then from 536 to 520 B.C., Zerubbabel builds the second temple. This is all recorded inEzra chapter 1. And then in 44 B.C., Nehemiah rebuilds the walls. So that's 44 B.C., Nehemiah rebuilds the walls, and that can be found in Daniel 9.2 and Nehemiah…
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…after Obadiah was written, year 553 BC, Edom is besieged and ceases to be a nation. Then just 15 years later, we see it recorded in the book ofEzra, chapter 1, King Cyrus, this foreign king, allows the Jews to return home and to start rebuilding their temple, to re-fortify their cities. And we see God…
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…king now over Babylon! Come on! God has put me exactly where he wants me to be so I can speak the word into Cyrus' heart. And as we look back toEzra chapter 1, we can see the words of Cyrus confirming the words of God and saying, hey, I am the anointed of God to carry out his plans. I'm going to send the…
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…king now, Over Babylon, And, God has put me, Exactly, Where he wants me to be, So I can speak the word, Into Cyrus' heart, And as we look back, ToEzra chapter 1, We can see, The words of Cyrus, Confirming the words of God, And saying, Hey, I am the anointed, Of God, To carry out, His plans, I'm going to…
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…their enemies. [SPEAKER_01]: There's your anti-Christ. [SPEAKER_01]: The decree to rebuild Jerusalem was given in 445 BC by Cyrus, 2 Chronicles 36,Ezra, chapter 1. [SPEAKER_01]: The city was rebuilt in troubled times. [SPEAKER_01]: There's a man by the name of Sir Robert Anderson. [SPEAKER_01]: In his classic…
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