"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Cross References Ezra 1:5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites--everyone whose spirit God had stirred--prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. Ezra 3:7 They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by King Cyrus of Persia. Ezra 4:3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, "You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us." Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever. Isaiah 41:2 Who has aroused the one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, 'My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,' who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' and of the temple, 'Let its foundation be laid.'" Isaiah 45:1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: Isaiah 45:12 It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host. Daniel 6:25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language throughout the land: "May your prosperity abound. Jonah 1:9 "I am a Hebrew," replied Jonah. "I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land." Chapter Outline 1. The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple5. The people provide for their return 7. Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar Jump to Previous Appointed Build Charge Charged Commanded Cyrus Earth Heaven Heavens House Jerusalem Judah Kingdoms Laid Persia Responsible TempleJump to Next Appointed Build Charge Charged Commanded Cyrus Earth Heaven Heavens House Jerusalem Judah Kingdoms Laid Persia Responsible Temple |
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