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The Persian king God used to free Israel from Babylon — even though Cyrus didn't know God
Also known as Cyrus the Great
Cyrus Cylinder (clay cylinder recording Cyrus's conquest of Babylon and policy of returning displaced peoples), discovered 1879 by Hormuzd Rassam at Babylon, housed at the British Museum, London
Cyrus 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.
Cyrus walked into Babylon like he owned the place — because he literally did now.
Cyrus CylinderThe ProphetsCyrus the Great wrote a clay press release about letting conquered peoples go home — and it lines up perfectly with what the Bible says he did for the Jews.
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