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Cyrus of Persia: The Words of a Prophet Come to Pass

The cylinder of Cyrus, king of Persia, records his capture of Babylon and edict (538 B.C.) that the Jewish exiles taken captive by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. could return to their land and rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. The cylinder records the remarkable fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy a century and half earlier that God would use Cyrus to "perform all My pleasure, even saying to Jerusalem, 'You shall be built,' and to the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'" God also foretold that Cyrus would "subdue nations before him" and "build My city and let My exiles go free" (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1,13).

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Jerusalem, ancient:

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• The Mighty Assyrian Empire Emerges from the Dust
• Archaeology and the City of David
• King David's Reign: A Nation United
• The Early Kings of Judah: Miraculous Deliverance
• The Downfall of Judah: Exile to Babylon
• Profiles of Faith - Ezra: Spiritually Restoring a People
• The 'Feasts of the Lord' in the Book of Acts
• Jerusalem: Center of Conflict, Center of Peace
• Alexander Reads About Himself in the Book of Daniel
• The Future of Jerusalem
• Jerusalem's Bright Future
• Jerusalem: Vortex of the Past - Vortex of the Future