Penelope
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since in the OT, of which God has anointed and given the 4 corners of the earth. Has there been another , anointed by the God of the OT?? Also Darius, lets not forget God made the Persians caretakers of Israel.
I. The Return from Exile
Chapter 1
The Decree of Cyrus. 1 A)' data-cr="#cen-NABRE-12022A">In the first year of Cyrus,a]' data-fn="#fen-NABRE-12022a">[a] king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing: 2 “Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, the God of heaven,b]' data-fn="#fen-NABRE-12023b">[b] has given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Those among you who belong to any part of his people, may their God be with them! Let them go up to Jerusalem in Judah to build the house of the Lord the God of Israel, that is, the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 Let all those who have survived, in whatever place they may have lived, be assisted by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, together with voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”
I. The Return from Exile
Chapter 1
The Decree of Cyrus. 1 A)' data-cr="#cen-NABRE-12022A">In the first year of Cyrus,a]' data-fn="#fen-NABRE-12022a">[a] king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing: 2 “Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, the God of heaven,b]' data-fn="#fen-NABRE-12023b">[b] has given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Those among you who belong to any part of his people, may their God be with them! Let them go up to Jerusalem in Judah to build the house of the Lord the God of Israel, that is, the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 Let all those who have survived, in whatever place they may have lived, be assisted by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, together with voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”