King Darius ruled the Persian Empire at the peak of its power and influence. Noted for his administrative skills and building projects, he was petitioned by the Persian governor of Trans-Euphrates to search the archives to determine the validity of Zerubbabel’s claim that King Cyrus had authorized and established funding for the temple construction in… Read More »
Blog – Esther Crowned Queen of Persia
The search for a queen was the result of Queen Vashti’s refusal to attend King Xerxes’ banquet, at his request. The objective of the search was to find a beautiful woman that would be respectful of the king and a delight to the staff, the court and the people. King Xerxes would find that he… Read More »
Blog – Meet Tattenai
Responding to complaints from his people, Governor Tattenai, of the Trans-Euphrates met with Governor Zerubbabel of Judah to determine if the construction was authorized by the Royal Court of Persia. After being informed by Zerubbabel that he was following orders issued by King Cyrus, Tattenai sent a letter to King Darius of Persia to determine… Read More »
Blog – Meet Zechariah
Zechariah offered hope and encouragement to people that has spent seventy years as captives in a foreign culture, only to be threatened by the Samaritans for working to rebuild the Lord’s house. It seemed safer to mind their own business. But, Zechariah brought a message from God, that He personally favored Jerusalem and was ready… Read More »
Blog – Meet Haggai
Under the leadership of Zerubbabel, as governor of Judah, the returning captives built an altar, for making sacrifices to God and they laid a foundation for the Lord’s house. Partly because of opposition from the Samaritans and partly because their priorities were misplaced, work on the Lord’s house had stopped. God used Haggai as a… Read More »
Blog – Construction Opposition
The action of some of the Samaritans with an Assyrian background of first offering to help with the rebuilding project and later bribing officials to work against the project may have been the beginning of a distrust between orthodox Jews and Samaritans that lasted up to and including the time Jesus was on earth.
Blog – Meet Zerubbabel
God led the heart of Cyrus, King of Persia, and now the ruler over the former Babylonian empire, to release the Babylonian captives, so they could return to their homeland. He provided resources from the Treasury to build a house of worship in Jerusalem; and he named Zerubbabel, the grandson of Jehoiachin, the former king… Read More »
Blog – Meet King Cyrus
One Hundred Fifty years ago, Isaiah prophesied that a man named Cyrus would free God’s people. Jeremiah said in seventy years the Israelites would be free to return home. That day had come; King Cyrus stood before the people and proclaimed freedom for the Israelites and an offer to rebuild a house of worship for… Read More »
Blog – Job’s Conclusion
God displayed his anger at Job’s visitors for not telling the truth about Him. He directed them to offer sacrifices to atone for their sins; and they were required to have Job pray for them. Following this, not only was Job’s health and fortune restored, but he served as an example of obedience to God… Read More »
Blog – God Continued Speaking to Job
While the calamities and pain experienced by Job were not caused by God; and during the time of suffering, Job did not disobey God, there was a character flaw that God saw in Job that needed improvement. Job displayed a haughty attitude, both to the visitors and to God. God challenged Job to understand the… Read More »
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