111 days ago by sharetheword

[59] RETURN TO JERUSALEM Read Ezra 1–6 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia …” Ezra 1:1a NIV * * * When the prophesied seventy years of Israel’s captivity had past, God moved the heart ...

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132 days ago by G.R. ''Scott'' Cundiff

Darius' ego trip has put one of his most loyal supporters in jeopardy. The command making himself the only object of prayer was a dumb one in the first place. Who does he think he is anyway! I see that when the trap is sprung that Darius works all day long trying to find a way to reverse it. I don't ...

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135 days ago by G.R. ''Scott'' Cundiff

At the end of chapter five we find a simple statement that Darius the Mede was made king. Apparently, there's a lot of history loaded into that statement. The handwriting on the wall informed the now dead Belshazzar that his kingdom was going to be handed over to the "Medes and Persians," a confeder ...

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