KING CYRUS Is the American president like a modern day Cyrus

PRAYER - "Prayer And Praise Return To Jerusalem" Within seven months, Jews returning from Babylon settled into the cities of Judah and began donating money to rebuild the house of God. By today's values, over a million dollars was quickly raised. They gathered in Jerusalem, built an altar, and burnt offerings to the LORD. By the second year, construction began. Following David's examples, priests and Levites played musical instruments, sang and praised the LORD. Ezra 3:12 - "Many ...ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy."  PRINCIPALS - "Sheshbazzar - Zerubbabel" His Chaldean name was Sheshbazzar, honoring their sun-god. But his Hebrew name was Zerubbabel, "born in Babylon." He was the key prince of Judah who Cyrus selected when he sent the Jews and their treasures back to Jerusalem. Zerubbabel became the "Tirshatha" - governor - of the new state of Israel. He rebuilt the altar, laid the foundation and began constructing the second temple. He put away all priests who could not certify their genealogy. Ezra 2:62 - "These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood." TWO LEAVED GATES

PRINCIPLES - "Enemies Ahlways Try To Stop The Work Of God" As soon as Zerubbabel started rebuilding the house of God, old Syrian adversaries came, supposedly wanting to help. But Zerubbabel considered temple work a sacred duty of Jews, and refused outside help. Consequently, they fought against them, ultimately writing slanderous letters to Persia, accusing the Jews of rebellion, sedition and insurrection against the Persian king. Any time you take sides with God, His enemies become your enemies. For a while, they totally shut down the building project. But persevere! Right will prevail in the end.  Ezra 4:24 - "Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem."

PROPHECIES - "Isaiah Prophesies To Cyrus 200 Years In Advance" King Cyrus the Great received a divine mandate to send the Jews in Babylon back to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple. The great historian, Josephus, wrote that Cyrus discovered it when he read his name in a prophecy in the Book of Isaiah - written 200 years earlier! Isaiah 45:1-4 - "Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, ...I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me."

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