Truthseeker420
Gold Member
Yes, that is how I too see it. I find it interesting how whenever a thread requires some actual thinking, Israel's enemies just suddenly disappear. Nice to meet you here.
The Babylonian excile has led me to an extensive study of Jewish/Zoroastrian relations throughout history. Little has been written on this subject but there is a wealth of information available on Zoroastrian history, scripture, teachings & obsevances as a starting point. In part I did my study with an orthodox Parsi via the internet for over 6 months. I believe the Babylonian excile is the second most important event in Jewish history, second only to the exodus. And I have wondered if Judaism could have survived without the Persian kings of the Persian empire.
The Tanakh holds the answer in praising Cyrus as a Messiah, the only non-Jew accorded Messianic stature, for having liberated the Jews from exile in Babylonia and permitting the reconstitution of the Jewish community in Judah, which was the southern part of the Davidic Kingdom. Many of the exiled Jews became complacent with their rather good lives in Babylonia and had the exile not ended under the Persians, they might well have become assimmilated into pagan Babylonian society which would have impacted on the continuation of the Jewish community
Just because someone is against genocide doesn't make them an enemy of Israel but what do you want to know?