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The Persian king God used to free Israel from Babylon — even though Cyrus didn't know God
Historically Verified
The famous Cyrus Cylinder — a clay document recording his conquest of Babylon and his policy of letting displaced people go home — was found in 1879. It's at the British Museum in London.
open_in_newCyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539 BC and issued a decree letting the Jewish exiles return home and rebuild the Temple. Isaiah predicted this by name 150 years before it happened. God called Cyrus His 'anointed' (mashiach) — a pagan king used as an instrument of redemption. Wild example of God working through unexpected people. His policy of religious tolerance is corroborated by the Cyrus Cylinder, one of the most famous archaeological artifacts from the ancient Near East.