The Lord God of heaven — Or, “Yahweh, the God of heaven.” In the original Persian, the document probably read: “Ormazd, the God of heaven.…

I. THE FIRST RETURN UNDER ZERUBBABEL.

The decree of Cyrus marked an era of great importance and is therefore repeated almos…

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia
Of whom, and this edict of his, Isaiah prophesied two hundred years before he was bor…

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus. The hearts of kings are in the hand of the Lord. God governs the world by his influence on human spirits; …