CYRUS Ezra 1:1 THE remarkable words with which the Second Book of Chronicles closes, and which are repeated in the opening verses of the Book of Ezra, afford the most striking instance on record of that peculiar connection between the destinies of the little Hebrew nation and the movements of great... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ROYAL EDICT Ezra 1:2; Ezra 1:7 IT has been asserted that the Scripture version of the edict of Cyrus cannot be an exact rendering of the original, because it ascribes to the Great King some knowledge of the God of the Jews, and even some faith in Him. For this reason it has been suggested that... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ROYAL EDICT Ezra 1:2; Ezra 1:7 IT has been asserted that the Scripture version of the edict of Cyrus cannot be an exact rendering of the original, because it ascribes to the Great King some knowledge of the God of the Jews, and even some faith in Him. For this reason it has been suggested that... [ Continue Reading ]